In Harmony
Hawthorne Fine Art presents the first rendition of its annual Summer Reading show made up entirely of works by women artists
Avariety of media, from oils, pastels and watercolors to pencil on paper, will be on view during Hawthorne Fine Art’s yearly Summer Reading exhibition. This year the show, titled Images of Summer by American Women Artists, focuses solely on works by women artists whose estates the gallery represents, with several of the artists being highlighted in more in-depth retrospectives later in the year.
“Hawthorne Fine Art has long championed the work of historic female artists who overcame such obstacles in their pursuit to become professional artists,” says Megan Bongiovanni, research associate with the gallery.“we believe the exceptional talent and skill of these lady artists demands a closer look. Sharing their work now in what is the centennial year of the ratification of the 19th Amendment is especially poignant.”
Collectors can dive into the works of such artists as Mary Lane Mcmillan, Alice Muth, Grace Cochrane Sanger, Mary Cummings Brown and Mary L. Haines.“it’s fascinating to bring together the work of these 20th-century women from different regions of the country and different educational backgrounds who devoted their lives to their art,” says Bongiovanni.
She explains that while both Mcmillan and Sanger were successful book and magazine illustrators, having studied under William Merritt Chase, the work of each artist is entirely distinct.
A palette reminiscent of cotton candy, the blues, pinks and purples in Sanger’s Woodland Pool are spellbinding. “Woodland Pool glimmers with a thoughtfully chosen color palette and deliberate brushstrokes.the same technique can be found in Reading in which a leisurely summer afternoon is depicted in a radiant interior scene,”