Painting depicting a person wearing a white dress sitting upright on a blanket spread over a grassy expanse and reading with an umbrella and fan nearby.
Berthe Morisot, French, 1841–1895. Reading, 1873. Oil on canvas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1950.89.

Women Impressionists and the Land

Women Impressionists and the Land

March 6, 2027 - June 20, 2027
Target Galleries
General Admission $20; Contributor Member+ Free (additional tickets $16); Youth 17 and Under Free

See Impressionism in a new light and meet the women artists who changed the landscape of modern painting. “Women Impressionists and the Land” brings together around 70 paintings, drawings, prints, and decorative arts by Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Marie Bracquemond, Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, and others.

Moving beyond the domestic subjects for which many of these artists are best known, this exhibition explores forests, waterways, farms, gardens, and parks as places of experimentation, independence, and discovery. Featuring works from Mia, the Musée d’Orsay, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other public and private collections, this exhibition reveals a fresh side of Impressionism.

“Women Impressionists and the Land” is organized by the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Presenting Sponsor: Bank of America | Major Sponsor: Nora McNeely Hurley Foundation

Resources

Exhibition Catalogue

The book explores the way in which landscape imagery contributed to the rise in status of women artists in France during the years 1860–1910. It examines a range of works and favored iconographical themes, such as marine and agricultural scenes, parks, and gardens.

Special Events

Vitality Arts: Impressionist Flowers in Watercolor

Develop your watercolor painting skills and increase your sensitivity to working with complementary colors in this five-week watercolor class.

Tuesdays, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
March 23–April 20, 2027

Berthe Morisot, French, 1841–1895. Reading, 1873. Oil on canvas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1950.89.