WOMEN IMPRESSIONISTS
BERTHE MORISOT, MARY CASSATT, EVA GONZALÈS, MARIE BRACQUEMOND
There is a widespread interest in Impressionist painting, and exhibitions on this accessible movement often draw a large and diverse audience. Unfortunately, most of these events display remarkable few works by the female contemporaries of Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, and Pissarro.
Yet there were quite a number of professional female artists in the second half of the nineteenth century, and the exceptional, attractive oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, drawings, and etchings in this volume are by four of the most significant. The works by these French and American artistsBerthe Morisot, a central figure in the Impressionist movement; Mary Cassatt, a very independent artist and a respected colleague of Degass; Eva Gonzalès, one of Manets most talented pupils; and Marie Bracquemond, whose small oeuvre is of the highest qualityreflect their various lives and experiences as women. Until now, they have never been exhibited together, and this publication contains many unfamiliar and surprising images, waiting to be discovered by both fans of and newcomers to Impressionism. ( German edition SBN 978-3-7757-2078-6)
Exhibition schedule: Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, February 22-June 1, 2008 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, June 21September 21, 2008
