in Paris 1850–1900. Style Anna Klumpke was primarily a genre painter, often painting pastoral scenes featuring static figures, usually female. Her painting, Catinou Knitting, was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1887. This sentimental image proved highly popular in reproduction and is still sold in hand-painted copies. She also painted portraits, many of which were women. Awards and honors 1885 – honorable mention, Paris Salon 1888 – first prize, Académie Julian, Paris, France 1889 – Temple Gold Medal, for the painting In the Wash-House, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She was the first woman ever to receive this award. 1919 – Silver medal (médaille d'argent de la Reconnaissance française), Medal of French Gratitude (La Reconnaissance Française), awarded by Anna and her mother by the government of France in relation to her sister Augusta and her brother in law Jules' contributions to France during WWI. 1924 – Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur, France 1936 – Officier of the Légion d’honneur, awarded for her eight years of membership, France Bibliography Autobiography Other publications by Klumpke – The first edition of this book was leather-bound and illustrated with seven heliogravure plates, 200 photographic plates of Bonheur's paintings and bound by the Hicks-Judd Bindery of San Francisco. Notable works References Further reading External links at San Francisco Columbarium 1856 births 1942 deaths American portrait painters American women painters American genre painters Artists from San Francisco Recipients of the Legion of Honour Use mdy dates from August 2011 American LGBT artists Académie Julian alumni American expatriates in France Lesbian artists Painters from California 19th-century American painters 20th-century American painters 20th-century American women artists 19th-century American women artists