Americans in Spain : painting and travel, 1820-1920 / Brandon Rudd and Corey Piper ; with contributions by Eugenia Afinoguenova, M. Elizabeth Boone, Valerie Ann Leeds, Francesc Quilez Corella.
"A triangulation of interests / Brandon Ruud and Corey Piper -- Importing the picturesque / Eugenia Afinoguenova -- "The most picturesque scenes abound in the lower quarters" / Brandon Ruud -- Mariano Fortuny and Americans in Spain / Francesc Quilez Corella -- Learning about Spain / M. Elizabeth Boone -- "Not to be confounded with the mere act of copying" / Corey Piper -- "Spain is different" / Valerie Ann Leeds -- Checklist of the exhibition.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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