Dutch Utopia: Americans in Holland painted luminous views
05 02 10
Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland, 1880-1914 looks at the work of a group of American artists who visited or settled in the Netherlands in the decades around 1900. The exhibition explores several themes, including the contrast of the simplicity of Dutch country life with the growing industrialization of America; the allure of Holland's quaint villages and seaside towns to artists; and the defining traits of "Dutchness," such as fields of brilliant tulips and pretty peasant girls in lace caps. The artists included in painted visions of Holland included William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, John Singer Sargent and Cincinnatians John Twachtman and Elizabeth Nourse.
In September 2010 this exhibition will travel to the Singer Laren Museum in the Netherlands.
Source:
Cincinnati.com
