California Impressionism And Its Artists

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California Impressionists, a 1997 Crocker Art Museum exhibit originated by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Irvine Museum. It brings paintings broght together by major artists who adopted the techniques of painting directly from nature using short brush strokes from French Impressionism. They likewise sought to capture ephemeral effects of light and atmosphere of California landscape motifs. Works by artists working in both Northern and Southern California are featured, allowing comparisons between their approaches. Of special importance are the paintings created by William Merritt Chase and Childe Hassam during their visits to the state in 1914. These compliment views created by artists such as Bischoff, Rose and Wendt, who spent significant portions of their life working on the West Coast.

 

 

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Louis Betts (1873-1961),  Mid-Winter, Coronado Beach, c. 1907, Oil on canvas, 29" x 24", Courtesy of Irvine Museum

 

 

Franz A. Bischoff (1864-1929), Roses, n.d. Oil on canvas, 30" x 40," Joan Irvine Smith Collection

 

 

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