Detail from Robert Henri’s “Kathleen,”1924, oil on board. Huntington Museum of Art (John Spurlock)
This spring, the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine celebrates the evocative, timeless beauty of late 19th and early 20th century American art with two exhibitions of American Impressionist paintings.
American Impressionism: Treasures from the Daywood Collection, features paintings from the acclaimed collection of the Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia. A companion exhibition,
St. Augustine in a New Light: American Impressionism from the Collection of the Lightner Museum is curated from the Lightner’s own collection. The exhibitions will run from April 8, 2021-July 5, 2021.
American Impressionism: Treasures from the Daywood Collection showcases work from a transitional time in American art when painters abandoned the rigors of academic styles and subjects. Inspired by their European counterparts, they turned to intimate scenes of the cultivated countryside and fig
Today
Periods of rain. Thunder possible. High 79F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%..
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Rain, heavy at times, in the evening. Rain ending with partial clearing overnight. Thunder possible. Low 53F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Updated: April 10, 2021 @ 12:55 pm
As the sun fights the mid-winter clouds, an unusually high number of colorful orchids are brightening the conservatory at the Huntington Museum of Art.