Untitled
Josephine Couper
Artwork
Episcopal Church, Spartanburg, SC
1867-1957
Oil on canvas
16 in x 20 in
Circa 1925
Label:
When she was an impressionable twelve-year-old, Josephine Sibley Couper made her first trip abroad. The experience transformed her from something of a tomboy to a young girl eager for art lessons. As an adult, she studied with William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League and took a plein-air workshop in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
In the mid-1920s, Couper took refresher courses with Hugh Breckenridge who encouraged her to paint more vividly by incorporating obvious brushwork and bright colors. Episcopal Church, Spartanburg, SC displays his influence: intense, distinct daubs of pigment define flowers and leaves as the building radiates sunshine on one side, casting the flank in purple shadows.
As Published In:
Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, 2015
As Exhibited In:
Care Through Conservation: Behind the Scenes at the Johnson Collection, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, May 8–August 7, 2020
Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, November 1, 2015–January 3, 2016, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA, January 16–April 10, 2016, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN, January 16–April 10, 2016, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC, May 19–August 5, 2017, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA, October 13, 2017–March 25, 2018, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, August 28–December 13, 2018
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