Henri- Joseph Harpignies was a French painter and printmaker, who made a late in life debut in the Salon in 1853. Harpignies showed…
Tag Archives: Impressionist
In the Gallery: Landscape by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1893
by Kristen Zimmerman, Registrar in Art, Artists
May
21
May
22
Born on May 22, 1844, Mary Cassatt was the daughter of a wealthy family from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although her family objected to her becoming a professional artist, Cassatt received artistic training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
“Plein Air” Painting with Ellen Diamond
by Amber Sesnick, Guest Services & Marketing in Education
Apr
23
The focus of this Plein Aire Workshop in the Idyllic setting in the Cummer Gardens will be to create paintings that will focus on capturing the essence of the experience using impressionisms approach to light and color.
A dancer, sitting legs crossed upon a stool, holds a mirror up to her face. Lifting her hand to her lips, she applies lipstick just before going on stage. She is clothed in a soft pink garment that slips down to reveal her pale shoulder. The woman is surrounded by pink, blue and white floral drapery…
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