thurwanger

Updated: May 2, 2025

<b>THURWANGER, FELICITÉ CHASTANIER.</b> This remarkable artist, not long since, when eighty-four years old, sent to the exhibition at Nice which is, in a sense, a branch of the Paris Salon three portraits which she had just finished. "They were hung in the place of honor and unanimously voted to belong to the first class." Mme. Thurwanger was the pupil of Delacroix during five years.

Clara Erskine Clement Waters - Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.

This occurred about forty-five years ago; since then we have signally changed all that! Delacroix, who was an enthusiast in color, was the leader of one school of his time, and was opposed by Ingres, who was so wanting in this regard that he was accused of being color-blind. Mme. Thurwanger had a curious experience with these artists.

Clara Erskine Clement Waters - Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.

An hour later Delacroix came to watch the work of his pupil, and after a few minutes exclaimed: "I am so happy, my dear girl, to see that you have the true and only spirit of art. Never forget that in Nature there is no line, no outline; everything is color!" In 1852 Mme. Thurwanger was in Philadelphia and remained more than two years.

Clara Erskine Clement Waters - Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.