Strokes of Genius: Texas Impressionism

Oct. 7–Dec. 17, 2021
J. Wayne Stark Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 1110

Strokes of Genius: Texas Impressionism highlights exemplary impressionist works from award-winning Texas artists from the late 1800s through the 1930s. Works featured comprise selections from the William and Linda Reaves Collection of Texas Art, as well as from other important private and museum collections across the state.

With its ascent in the United States from about 1885 to 1920, Impressionism was brought to Texas by artists who had travelled to Europe and other parts of the U.S. Texas artist Emma Richardson Cherry described the “school” of impressionism as: “Pure prismatic effects of color, the brilliancy of day light, and vibration of atmosphere are the points of this school of painting.”

See sweeping brushstrokes of Texas landscapes, fields of wildflowers, and people going about their daily lives in this homage to color, light, and atmosphere.

This exhibition represents the second installation in the Texas Art Project series.

 

Exhibition Catalogue

Image of a spread inside the exhibition catalogue. On the left hand page is a painting of the hill country landscape with cactus and brush. On the right is a triptych of a Texas pasture with cactus in a muted gold frame.

Explore this catalogue to see all of the artworks from the exhibition and to learn more about impressionist works by Texas artists of the 20th century.
 

 
 
 
 

 

Gallery Talk

Michael Grauer, McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture and curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, gave a gallery talk in the Stark Galleries on Oct. 7, 2021. Grauer presented his extensive knowledge about art, the history of impressionism in the world and Texas, and shared personal stories about specific works and artists in the exhibition. Below is the gallery talk he presented.

 

Virtual Tours

Move and click your mouse inside the views below to see this exhibition.