
Frank Weston Benson, The Sisters, 1899, oil on canvas; 101.6 x 101.6 cm;
Chicago (IL), Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1999.11, 1999.11
Americanos, em Florença. Sargent e os impressionistas americanos a mostra no Palazzo Strozzi, em Florença, a partir de 3 março - 15 julho de 2012, ilustra relação extremamente fértil e multifacetada que os pintores do Novo Mundo estabeleceram com Florença e outras cidades da Toscana entre os meados do século 19 e da I Guerra Mundial.

John Singer Sargent, The Hotel Room, oil on canvas; 60.9 x 44.4 cm;
Private collection
Após o fim da Guerra Civil Americana, houve um aumento substancial no número de artistas norte-americanos que viajaram para a Europa, embora, a tradição do Grande Tour do século 18 nunca tenha desaparecido.

Telemaco Signorini, The old market in Florence (sketch), 1881-1883; oil on canvas, 16 x 28.5 cm;
Viareggio, Istituto Matteucci
Os destinos principais dos pintores foram Florença, Veneza e Roma, cidades que os artistas idolatravam em sua ânsia de explorar os seus monumentos antigos e interpretar a arte do passado à sua própria maneira.

Eles também foram atraídos pelo charme e variedade da paisagens, tão diferentes de seu país, seja pela luz, pelas vistas panorâmicas evocativas ou pelo encanato pitoresco do povo local.

James Carroll Beckwith, Portrait of William Merritt Chase, 1882; oil on canvas; 198 x 96.5 cm;
Indianapolis (IN), Indianapolis Museum of Art, gift of the artist, 10.8

John Singer Sargent, Vernon Lee, 1881, oil on canvas; 53.7 x 43.2 cm;London, Tate, bequeathed by Miss Vernon Lee through Miss Cooper Willis 1935, N04787
Alguns, como John Singer Sargent, são famosos, enquanto o trabalho de outros menos conhecidos artistas estão sendo mostrado na Itália pela primeira vez.

Egisto Fabbri, Portrait of a young American Friend, 1892, oil on canvas; 137.5 x 84 cm;
Florence, Drusilla Gucci Caffarelli
A exposição está dividida em cinco seções com obras de mais de trinta artistas americanos que trabalharam em Florença.

John Singer Sargent, Miss Priestley, c. 1889, oil on canvas; 91.4 x 63.5 cm;
London, Tate, presented by Miss Emily Sargent in memory of her brother through the Art Fund 1929, N04465

John Singer Sargent, At Torre Galli: Ladies in a Garden, 1910, oil on canvas; 71.1 x 91.4 cm;
Lent by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/1388

Julian Alden Weir, Still life, 1902-1905, oil on canvas; 63.5 x 91.44 cm;
Indianapolis (IN), Indianapolis Museum of Art, James E. Roberts Fund, 26.92

Frank Duveneck, Villa Castellani, 1887, oil on canvas; 63.4 x 76.2 cm;
New York (NY), Brooklyn Museum, Healy Purchase Fund B, 78.176

William Merritt Chase, The Olive Grove, c. 1910, oil on canvas mounted on panel; 59.6 x 85 cm;
Chicago (IL), Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1992.25

Elihu Vedder, Peasant Girl Spinning, c. 1867, oil on canvas; 75 x 87.5 cm;
Chestnut Hill (MA), McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, 1988.83

John Singer Sargent, Pressing the Grapes: Florentine Wine Cellar, c. 1882, oil on canvas; 83.5 x 49.9 cm;
Fredericton (NB), Canada, The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 1959.194

Thomas Wilmer Dewing, The gossip, c. 1907, oil on panel; 30.5 x 41.6 cm;
Lent by The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, gift of Mrs. Margaret Weyerhaeuser Harmon, 70.61.24

Joseph DeCamp, The Hammock, c. 1895, oil on canvas; 111.8 x 127 cm;
Chicago (IL), Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1996.9

William Merritt Chase, Morning at Breakwater, Shinnecock, c. 1897, oil on canvas; 101.6 x 127 cm;
Chicago (IL), Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1999.30
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