Henerietta Hammond Picking Apples - Masterpiece Jigsaw Puzzle
Eric Pape (American 1870-1938)
Laurel Ink 500 piece puzzles measure 18" x 24".
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Henrietta Hammond Picking Apples (from back of puzzle box)
Eric Pape (American 1870-1938)
American art in the decades prior to the Civil War concentrated on defining a national identity among artist. Throughout the mid nineteenth century, artists such as Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt and Frederic Church conveyed a patriotic message though a realistic style of painting. During the 1860's, the panoramic pastoral and wilderness scenes that had been rendered in the patriotic air seemed outdated. These young artists sought to break free from aesthetic tradition by becoming more directly linked to international trends.

Paris was the common hub for artist such as Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and Alfred Sisley, who were reveling against the tradition of academic art. In the 1870's and 1880's, this group of artist (labeled "Impressionists") received hostile responses from the Parisian art critics who considered their work loose, unpolished and sketch-like.

The French Impressionists were first inspired to paint outdoors in an attempt to capture the transformations taking place in their urban environment. This new approach to painting led to the Impressionists to scrutinize the effects of light and color on an entirely new level. Soon, their concentration was fixed on capturing the quality of atmospheric light, the reflections affecting the object, and the juxtaposition of colors. Many American artists were inspired by the French Impressionists' new outlook, which challenged traditional methods and developed a new way of looking at their world.

Eric Pape began his studies in New York under the tutelage of Emil Carlson, but soon moved to Paris to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. After extensive travels in Europe and Egypt, Pape returned to America to open his own school in Boston, the Eric Pape School of Art. He was also the illustrator of such literary works as The Scarlet Letter, The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, and The Poetical Works of Madison Cawein.

Although Pape is a difficult artist to categorize, his 1910 painting, Henrietta Hammond Picking Apples, reflects a strong Impressionistic influence. His wide brushstrokes, use of bright colors, and lush choice of scenery reflect a unique understanding of the Impressionistic style. Pape's talent extended far beyond one given style or medium, and his works were well received by the public and in the Paris Salon where he exhibited.

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