The art and culture of Spain significantly influenced many of America's most renowned 19th- and 20th-century artists. Mary Cassatt visited the country early in her career and first garnered the attention of the French Impressionists with her paintings of Spanish themes. William Merritt Chase, fascinated with Spanish art, traveled to Madrid and its environs to paint landscapes and study at the Prado. And Robert Henri not only drew on the country's culture and traditions as a personal muse but repeatedly brought his art students to Spain as part of their training. Featuring works by all of these artists, as well as others such as John Singer Sargent and Thomas Eakins, this handsome volume reveals the important and varied ways that Spain inspired a century of American artists.
Distributed for the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Chrysler Museum of Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA (February 12-May 16, 2021)
Milwaukee Art Museum (June 11-October 3, 2021)
About the AuthorBrandon Ruud is the Abert Family Curator of American Art at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Book InformationISBN 9780300252965
Author Brandon RuudFormat Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Yale University PressPublisher Yale University Press