Rivers of France – Artistic Inspiration

Landscapes together the rivers of France encouraged so lots of of the world’s wonderful artists – and made some of the world’s excellent artwork treasures. Feel Giverny (Monet)… Paris (Picasso, Gaugin, Manet, Pissarro, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec and so quite a few more)… Provence (van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Chagall, to name a few). Their performs are centerpieces of museums the world in excess of – and the French landscapes that captured their imaginations so many yrs in the past are yours to discover nowadays. Meet some of the artists and the destinations – together with a fabulous withinTauck presentation by artist Jill Steenhuis who delivers insights into the environment of Vincent van Gogh.

American-born French Impressionistic painter Jill Steenhuis, our travel spouse, offered us with an unique presentation that shares insights into the lifestyle of artist Vincent van Gogh – and how his existence and artistic journey have formed her have. An Atlanta indigenous, Jill has lived in Aix-en-Provence because 1980, portray in the landscapes of Provence. Soon after graduating from Sweet Briar School with a BFA in studio artwork, she attended The Leo Marchutz College of Painting and Drawing in Aix. In the 1980s and 1990s, Jill was a single of the unusual artists to have a studio at the Château Noir, wherever Cézanne had his studio in the late 19th century. Jill has exhibited in solo demonstrates in New York Metropolis, Greenwich, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, Dallas, and San Francisco, amongst other major American towns, as nicely as in Aix-en-Provence and Paris.

Her operate is element of the everlasting collections of various museums and essential private collections in America and in France. Jill appeared on “Good Morning America” and served as the Cézanne professional for the Smithsonian Institute for the 100th anniversary of the painter’s loss of life she is the Cezanne and Van Gogh professional for American museums who pay a visit to the south of France. Specializing in oil painting, lithography and watercolor, Jill captures the essence of Provence with her very own private poetry and lively energy – “In my portray, the catalyst is mother nature. By means of the act of painting, my soul engages in a dialogue.”

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