Having studied under Ingres and presented work at several Paris Salons and Impressionist exhibitions, Marie Bracquemond was riding high when her husband, the painter and engraver Felix Bracquemond, criticised her move towards Impressionism so astringently that she gave up painting for good. But her reputation today is as strong as it was in her lifetime, and she gets a room of her own at an exhibition of landscapes and outdoor scenes by women Impressionists at the Saint Louis Art Museum (17 October–10 January 2027). The show includes recently discovered paintings by not only Bracquemond but also Berthe Morisot and her older sister Edma, who both brought the influence of their teacher Camille Corot to depictions of the northern French countryside. Also on view are works by Mary Cassatt, Rosa Bonheur and Louise Abbéma, whose monumental depiction of herself and her lover Sarah Bernhardt is a highlight of the exhibition.
Find out more from the Saint Louis Art Museum’s website.
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