Reflections of the Seine: Inspirations from France

Saturday, September 14th, 2024

The Erin Hanson Gallery // McMinnville, Oregon

You are invited to an art exhibition celebrating 150 years of impressionism. This collection was inspired by contemporary impressionist Erin Hanson's journey to France to retrace the steps of her artistic forefathers.

To fully appreciate the scope of this new collection, one must look back to the dawn of impressionism in 1872. The first official painting of the movement was Monet's Impression, Sunrise (1872), which was included in the "Exhibition of the Impressionists" in Paris in April 1874. The first impressionist exhibition showcased artists, including historical greats Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Sisley, and Cezanne. The media summarily shunned these artists, and their paintings were scorned as mere "impressions."

By the turn of the century, impressionism had spread to the far reaches of the world, from the cold reaches of Canada (The Group of Seven) to California's Monterey Peninsula (Early California Works). Even Russian impressionists captured their lyrical interpretations of life. Impressionism had spread globally.

Almost 100 years later, a new artist picked up her brush and was inspired to paint in impressionist style after an experience at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California.

Erin Hanson's first experience with impressionism came during a school field trip, during which the class saw van Gogh's painting Irises (1889). A few days later, while gardening with her mother, she realized with some surprise that the real irises in her garden were not as beautiful as the ones she had witnessed on the walls of the Getty. The wheels started to turn.

From 2007 to the present, Erin Hanson has focused on creating a new brand of impressionism. Inspired by van Gogh, Monet, light, nature, and color, Hanson has painted over 3,000 works in the style she dubbed Open Impressionism. Her collectors and fans now span the globe, and her works adorn the walls of private collectors, corporate collections, resorts, wineries, and museums internationally.

For over five years, Erin Hanson mapped out a comprehensive route to retrace Monet's and van Gogh's steps. The route took her from Paris to Giverny, Etretat to Le Havre, Bordeaux into Arles and Antibes, and everywhere.

Hanson stood in the very spots where the great masters stood and was inspired by the views that captured Monet's and van Gogh's imaginations.

This new collection is a culmination of over 100 years of artistic rebels.

All are invited to experience Reflections of the Seine: Inspirations from France at The Erin Hanson Gallery on September 14th, 2024.

D A T E + T I M E
Saturday, September 14th, 2024
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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1805 NE Colvin Ct
McMinnville, Oregon

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