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1896 Chateau Thierry, France - 1988 Huntington, Pennsylvania. Known for: Impressionist landscape, urban scene and genre painting, teaching.
A well-known figure in Philadelphia art circles from the 1920s through the 1960s, Paulette Van Roekens enjoyed a long and successful career as a painter and teacher. An impressionist known for her... Read full biography
A well-known figure in Philadelphia art circles from the 1920s through the 1960s, Paulette Van Roekens enjoyed a long and successful career as a painter and teacher. An impressionist known for her love of color and her robust handling of paint, she applied her creative energies to depicting... Read full biography
A well-known figure in Philadelphia art circles from the 1920s through the 1960s, Paulette Van Roekens enjoyed a long and successful career as a painter and teacher. An impressionist known for her love of color and her robust handling of paint, she applied her creative energies to depicting landscapes, still lifes, and urban scenes, as well as vivacious depictions of people engaged in leisure pursuits and other joyful occupations. As noted by the critic Henry C. Pitz, "She gravitates toward... Read full biography
A well-known figure in Philadelphia art circles from the 1920s through the 1960s, Paulette Van Roekens enjoyed a long and successful career as a painter and teacher. An impressionist known for her love of color and her robust handling of paint, she applied her creative energies to depicting landscapes, still lifes, and urban scenes, as well as vivacious depictions of people engaged in leisure pursuits and other joyful occupations. As noted by the critic Henry C. Pitz, "She gravitates toward subjects that sparkle with pattern and bright hues—the circus, the theatre . the summer life of Philadelphia's parks . The Atlantic beach . She responds to the gay and alert aspects of life.1. The daughter of Victor van Roekens, a horticulturalist, and... Read full biography
A well-known figure in Philadelphia art circles from the 1920s through the 1960s, Paulette Van Roekens enjoyed a long and successful career as a painter and teacher. An impressionist known for her love of color and her robust handling of paint, she applied her creative energies to depicting landscapes, still lifes, and urban scenes, as well as vivacious depictions of people engaged in leisure pursuits and other joyful occupations. As noted by the critic Henry C. Pitz, "She gravitates toward subjects that sparkle with pattern and bright hues—the circus, the theatre . the summer life of Philadelphia's parks . The Atlantic beach . She responds to the gay and alert aspects of life.1. The daughter of Victor van Roekens, a horticulturalist, and his wife, Jeanne, the artist was born on January 1st 1896 in Chateau-Thierry France, about fifty miles from Paris. Not long after... Read full biography
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Keywords (40)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Contemporary Impressionism, After 1940
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •American Flag Images
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Mystic, Connecticut
- •Old Lyme, Connecticut
Art Association
- •Mystic Art Association
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club
Art Teacher
- •Henry Bayley Snell
- •Joseph Pearson
- •Leopold Seyffert
Art School
- •Moore College of Art and Design for Women, Teacher
- •Philadelphia School of Design for Women, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Mary Townsend Mason Prize, Woodmere Museum
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Mystic Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts