Women artists in Paris, 1850-1900

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Title:

Women artists in Paris, 1850-1900

Author:

Madeline, Laurence, author.

ISBN:

9780300223934

9781885444455

Personal Author:

Madeline, Laurence, author.

Publication Information:

New York, NY : American Federation of Arts ; New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2017]

Physical Description:

ix, 277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color portraits ; 29 cm

General Note:

Published on the occasion of the traveling exhibition of the same name organized by the American Federation of Arts and held at Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, October 22, 2017-January 14, 2018; Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, February 17-May 13, 2018; and Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, June 9-September 3, 2018.

Contents:

Foreword / Into the light: women artists, 1850-1900 / Painting the femme peintre / Women artists and Impressionism / Marie Bracquemond, Impressionist innovator: escaping the fury / Female artists in the Nordic countries: training and professionalization / Plates -- Artists biographies / Female painters at the Paris salon

Abstract:

Paris was the epicenter of art during the latter half of the nineteenth century, luring artists from around the world with its academies, museums, salons, and galleries. Despite the city's cosmopolitanism and its cultural stature, Parisian society remained strikingly conservative, particularly with respect to gender. Nonetheless, many women painters chose to work and study in Paris at this time, overcoming immense obstacles to access the city's resources. 'Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900' showcases the remarkable artistic production of women during this period of great cultural change, revealing the breadth and strength of their creative achievements. Guest Curator Laurence Madeline (Chief Curator at Musées d'art et d'histoire, Geneva) has selected close to seventy compelling paintings by women of varied nationalities, ranging from well-known artists such as Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Rosa Bonheur, to lesser-known figures such as Kitty Kielland, Louise Breslau, and Anna Ancher.

Subject Term:

Women painters -- France -- Paris -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.

Women artists -- France -- Paris -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.

Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.

Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.

Expatriate artists -- France -- Paris -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.

Geographic Term:

Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.

Added Author:

Alsdorf, Bridget,

Kendall, Richard,

Becker, Jane R.,