Artist
Catherine Madox Brown
British, 1850–1927
Catherine Madox Brown was a British Realism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art. Catherine Madox Brown was born in London.
Overview
Catherine Madox Brown Hueffer (11 November 1850 – 1927) was an English painter and model associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. She was the daughter of painter Ford Madox Brown and the wife of writer Francis Hueffer.
Early life
Brown was born out of wedlock as the first child of Ford Madox Brown and Emma Matilda Hill on 11 November 1850 in London. She was named after her maternal grandmother and was also known as Cathy. Brown and her mother posed as the mother and child in Pretty Baa-Lambs. Brown's parents married in 1853.
Marriage and family
Brown married Francis Hueffer on 3 September 1872. They had two surviving sons, Ford Madox Ford (1873–1939) and Oliver Madox Hueffer (1877–1931), both writers. Their daughter, Juliet Catherine Emma (1881–1944), married Russian revolutionary journalist David Soskice, with whom she had three sons including Frank Soskice, future Home Secretary. Francis Hueffer died in January 1889. Emma left Catherine all of her property after her death in September 1890.
Artistic career
Brown began painting along with her half-sister Lucy Madox Brown, while they modelled and worked as assistants under their father. Other female Pre-Raphaelite artists such as Georgiana Burne-Jones, the sister of Thomas Seddon and Marie Spartali Stillman also took lessons in the same studio.
Exhibitions
'Uncommon Power': Lucy and Catherine Madox Brown at the Watts Gallery 28 September 2021 – 20 February 2022.
Collections represented
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