James A. Michener Art Museum
138 South Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Doylestown, PA 18901
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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
Paulette Van Roekens - Artist Info
About Paulette Van Roekens: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (4)
All MuseumsPhiladelphia Sketch Club
235 South Camac Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107Reading Public Museum
500 Museum Road
Reading, PA 19611-1425The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102