View of the Jardin du Luxembourg, Looking Toward the Panthéon, Paris
Artist
Susan Watkins
(American, 1875 - 1913)
Dateca. 1908
MediumOil on board
Dimensions9 5/16 × 12 13/16 × 1/8 in. (23.7 × 32.5 × 0.3 cm)
Overall, Frame: 11 3/4 × 15 3/8 in. (29.8 × 39.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 11 3/4 × 15 3/8 in. (29.8 × 39.1 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.138
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Not on viewLabel TextSusan Watkins American (1875-1913) Untitled (View of the Jardin du Luxembourg, looking toward the Panthéon, Paris), ca. 1908 Oil on board Goldsborough Serpell Bequest 46.76.138 Inspired by the brilliant palette and broken brushwork of the Impressionists, Watkins in 1908 painted a series of spirited, brightly-colored oil studies of Parisian scenes executed, as the Impressionists prescribed, en plein-air (out-of-doors). Several of these small oils depict the famed parks of Paris-Luxembourg, Monceau, Tuileries-focusing on quiet, contemplative urban spaces removed from the bustle of the city's streets. Surely meant for Watkins herself, these lively studies stand in marked contrast to the artist's more formal, and more public, Salon efforts, which are often characterized by muted, tonal palettes and a smoother, academic application of paint.
