Henry Sturgis Drinker
Oil on canvas, 47.99 x 34.57 inches / 121.9 x 87.8 cm
National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute |
Considered by many to be the finest woman painter active
in America at the beginning of the twentieth century,
Beaux was not only technically masterful in her rich,
vigorous manipulation of paint and her subtle orchestration
of color, but also as a keen observer and an innovative
designer. By 1902 Beaux was recognized as one of the top
portrait painters in America. In Philadelphia from 1895
to 1915, she had an appointment at the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts, the first woman teacher to be hired
in a full-time position. She also spent much time in New
York City and was close friends with William Merritt Chase,
Abbott Thayer, and Childe Hassam. |
Hall of Fame of American Portrait Painting