Marie Braquemond, On the Terrace at Sèvres, 1880
Impressionism’s Women Artists
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Tuesday, April 18th at 7 pm – on Zoom
Lecture by Beth S. Gersh-Nesic, PhD
Art historian Beth S. Gersh-Nesic, PhD, will lecture on the women artists who contributed significantly to the radically innovative Impressionist movement: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Marie Braquemond, Eva Gonzalès, Lila Perry, Cecilia Beaux, and the sculptor Camille Claudel. Dr. Gersh-Nesic is the director of the New York Arts Exchange, an arts educational service, and an adjunct professor at Mercy College. Her most recent publication is a translation: Pablo Picasso, André Salmon, and “Young French Painting,” introduced by Salmon expert Jacqueline Gojard (Za Mir Press, 2022). Her articles on Impressionism and other modern movements/artists can be found on Smarthistory and ThoughtCo.com. She currently contributes to the online magazine Bonjour Paris.
