Guarisco Gallery 2012

Early in America’s history, the academic training offered by American art academies lacked the richness of education available in Europe. It was necessary for artists to travel abroad to receive a complete technical training. Later, many of America’s premiere Impressionists made pilgrimages to France, including Theodore Robinson, Theodore Butler, Richard Miller, and Karl Albert Buehr. Melbourne H. Hardwick American, 1857-1916 Old Village Road signed, watercolor on paper 14" x 10" (27-1/2" x 23-1/2" fr.) Luther E. Van Gorder American, 1861-1931 Giverny signed, d. 1895, o/c 10” x 14” 19” x 23” fr. Harry B. Lachman American, 1886-1975 Grey Day, Brittany signed, o/p 11” x 14” (17” x 20” fr.) Giverny Giverny, a charming village known for its scenic landscape, was an important location for the Im- pressionists during the late 19th century. Though there were many artists colonies in France at this time, Claude Monet’s move to Giverny attracted a great number of fledgling artists from Europe and the United States who were eager to study with the great Impressionist master. Americans Abroad