Madeleine O'Brien
(1873 - 1956)
Madeleine O'Brien was active/lived in New York. Madeleine OBrien is known for portrait, land-and seascape, coastal painting.
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Biography Madeleine O'Brien
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Director, Southold Historical Society, Southold, NY, 2009.
MADELEINE O'BRIEN (April 16, 1873 - March 23, 1956)
Figure and landscape painter. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Geraldine Hanley (1852-1917) and Joseph O'Brien (1836-1907). Joseph was the owner of a very successful dry goods store located at 151 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.
The family's journey from Brooklyn to Bridgehampton, Long Island began when Joseph became ill while traveling on business and his doctor suggested going to the country to recover. Joseph visited Bridgehampton, and was so taken with the place that he constructed a l
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