Jane Peterson earned acclaim as one of the leading American painters of the early 1900s. Unconventionally independent for her era, Peterson traveled extensively for her artistic pursuits. Her adventurous spirit led her to join Louis Comfort Tiffany on a painting expedition to Alaska and the Canadian Northwest in his private railway car. While studying in Paris, Peterson lived around the corner from Gertrude and Leo Stein, who introduced her to leading artists and intellectuals including Picasso and Matisse. Traveling and painting with John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, and more, Peterson had an entourage that was influential and powerful. Peterson’s artistic style is characterized by her bold use of color and sunlight as well as the wide-ranging geography of her subject matter. She painted views along the New England coast, street scenes in Paris and New York City, Venetian boating regattas, and areas of North Africa and Istanbul.
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