Rivers of France – Artistic Inspiration
Landscapes alongside the rivers of France influenced so quite a few of the world’s excellent artists – and produced some of the world’s fantastic artwork treasures. Feel Giverny (Monet)… Paris (Picasso, Gaugin, Manet, Pissarro, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec and so quite a few additional)… Provence (van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Chagall, to identify a few). Their performs are centerpieces of museums the globe above – and the French landscapes that captured their imaginations so several many years ago are yours to discover today. Meet up with some of the artists and the places – including a fantastic inside ofTauck presentation by artist Jill Steenhuis who gives insights into the globe of Vincent van Gogh.
American-born French Impressionistic painter Jill Steenhuis, our travel companion, provided us with an unique presentation that shares insights into the daily life of artist Vincent van Gogh – and how his daily life and creative journey have formed her have. An Atlanta indigenous, Jill has lived in Aix-en-Provence since 1980, portray in the landscapes of Provence. After graduating from Sweet Briar College with a BFA in studio art, she attended The Leo Marchutz Faculty of Painting and Drawing in Aix. In the 1980s and 1990s, Jill was a single of the exceptional artists to have a studio at the Château Noir, exactly where Cézanne experienced his studio in the late 19th century. Jill has exhibited in solo displays in New York City, Greenwich, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, Dallas, and San Francisco, among other major American metropolitan areas, as properly as in Aix-en-Provence and Paris.
Her get the job done is element of the long lasting collections of quite a few museums and essential non-public collections in The usa and in France. Jill appeared on “Good Morning America” and served as the Cézanne professional for the Smithsonian Institute for the 100th anniversary of the painter’s dying she is the Cezanne and Van Gogh expert for American museums who take a look at the south of France. Specializing in oil painting, lithography and watercolor, Jill captures the essence of Provence with her very own personal poetry and lively electrical power – “In my painting, the catalyst is nature. By means of the act of portray, my soul engages in a dialogue.”
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