Five American Impressionists: Cassatt, Robinson, Tarbell, Sargent, and Chase
A new study explores the influence of European art on five prominent American Impressionists. Mary Cassatt, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1844 and relocated to Paris in 1865, studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme and established a friendship with Edgar Degas, exhibiting her work with the movement in several years, including 1879 and 1886. Vermont native Theodore Robinson (1852–1896) developed a connection with Claude Monet, winning prestigious awards in 1890 and 1891. Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862–1938), from Massachusetts, led a painting department after studying in both Boston and Paris. John Singer Sargent, born in 1856 in Florence, became renowned for his portrait work.
Key facts
- Mary Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania in 1844 and moved to Paris in 1865 to study with Jean-Léon Gérôme.
- Cassatt exhibited with the Impressionists in 1879, 1880, 1881, and 1886.
- Theodore Robinson was born in Irasburg, Vermont, in 1852 and was close friends with Claude Monet.
- Robinson won the Webb Prize in 1890 and the Shaw Fund Prize in 1891.
- Edmund C. Tarbell founded the Guild of Boston Artists in 1914 and was part of The Ten.
- John Singer Sargent was born in Florence, Italy, in 1856 and met Monet in 1876.
- William Merritt Chase was born in Indiana in 1849 and worked in Munich before returning to America.
- The article features works from the National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Terra Foundation for American Art, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Entities
Artists
- Mary Cassatt
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Edgar Degas
- Theodore Robinson
- Claude Monet
- Edmund Charles Tarbell
- John Singer Sargent
- Isabella Stewart Gardner
- Henry James
- John D. Rockefeller
- William Merritt Chase
Institutions
- National Gallery of Art
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Terra Foundation for American Art
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Académie Julian
- Museum School
- Corcoran School of Art
- The Ten
- Society of American Artists
- Guild of Boston Artists
Locations
- Pennsylvania
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Irasburg
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Giverny
- Massachusetts
- Boston
- Washington, DC
- Chicago
- Florence
- Italy
- Europe
- North Africa
- Worcestershire
- England
- New York City
- Indiana
- Munich
- Germany