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'''Louise Abbema''' was a French ] painter and designer, born in ] on ], ]. She began painting in her early teens, studying under such notables of the period as ], ] and ], and first received recognition for her work at eighteen when she painted a portrait of ], who was a life-long friend and, many believe, her lover. Mme. Abbema went on to paint portraits of other contemporary notables, and also painted panels and murals which adorned the Paris Town Hall, the ], numerous theatres including the ], and the Palace of the Colonial Governor at ], ]. She was a regular exhibitor at the ], where she received an honorable mention for her panels in ]. Abbema was also among the female artists whose works were exhibited in the Women's Building at the ] ] in ]. A bust Sarah Bernhardt had sculpted of Abbema was also exhibited there. |
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Abbema specialized in oil portraits and ], and in many of her works showed a heavy influence from Chinese and Japanese painters, as well as contemporary masters such as ]. Flowers were a frequent motif in her works. Among her best known are "The Seasons," "April Morning," "Among the Flowers," "Winter," and portraits of Emperor ] of ], ], and ]. She was also an accomplished printmaker, sculptor, and designer, as well as a writer, making regular contributions to the journals ''Gazette des Beaux-Arts'' and ''L'Art''. |
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Among the many honors conferred upon Louise Abbema was nomination as official painter of the ]. She was also awarded a bronze medal at the ] ] and in ] was inducted into the ]. She died in ] in ]. As the contributions by women to the arts in past centuries receive more critical and historical attention, her works are enjoying a renewed popularity. |
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