This past summer my wife and I made our annual pilgrimage to the Clark Art Museum in Williamstown, MA. The featured exhibit was titled, A Room of Her Own: Women Artists - Activists in Britain (1875 - 1945).
Among the artwork was this watercolor painted by Anna Alma-Tadema (1867-1943), the daughter of well known painter, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. She was a British artist and suffragette known for her painting of flowers, portraits, buildings, and interiors. The level of detail, accuracy, and painterly ability are stunning.
I searched for a postcard of this painting to purchase at the museum store but had no such luck. the photograph isn't perfect because the glass covering the image was reflective, creating shadows that don't exist in the actual watercolor.
For those who have not been to the Clark, it is a world class museum of the like you may see in an urban environment, yet it is situated in a picturesque rural setting.
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