Mary Cassatt, Mother and Child, 1890.
With wit and whimsy, Timothy J. Standring, Curator Emeritus at the Denver Art Museum, and curator of their recent groundbreaking exhibition From Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France, untangles what he refers to as “the braided narrative of a lost chapter of American art history” during the second half of the 19th Century. Whilst doing so, he’ll consider why American artists such as James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, and Mary Cassatt - all of whom exhibited impressionist tendencies during their careers - turned to France for their training during the ‘Age of Innocence’ between the American Civil War and the outbreak of the First World War.
Why did some artists find life as expats preferable to returning stateside to seek their fame and fortune? And why did some assimilate Impressionist techniques and palette, and others not? Moreover, what might have been the reception back in the United States for American artists who had trained abroad in France?
From Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France by Timothy J. Standring is published (January 2022) by Yale University Press. Ticket holders will receive a code to purchase for 30% off via the Yale University Press London website (RRP £35, offer price £24.50). UK residents only.
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