This morning my wife and I went to the Clark Art Museum in Williamsville, MA. Unlike most high quality museums, The Clark is located in a rural setting. Thus, visiting this museum is an annual ritual, during the summer months, which we eagerly look forward to.
The current major exhibition is titled: A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875-1945. The work on display whether it is drawings, paintings or embroidery is impressive.
The above watercolor: "Girl in a Bonnet with her Head on a Blue Pillow(Maisie)", was painted in 1902 by British artist Anna Alma-Tadema(1867-1943) and is simply stunning to see in person.
Anna was the daughter of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema(1836-1912) a well known Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom. Both were known for paintings characterized with detail.
Anna's watercolors sold for high prices and she could select her buyer. However, after her father passed away, she struggled as her housing situation became unstable.
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