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for Lillian Mathilda [?] Genth
American, 1876 - 1953
Lillian first studied art under Eliott Daingerfield at the School of Design for Women in Philadelphia. She won a two-year European fellowship in 1900, the year of her graduation. In Paris, she studied with James MacNeil Whistler and at the Academie Colorossi.
Upon her return, Genth set up a studio in Philadelphia, and quickly established her reputation as a painter of nudes in sunlit arcadian landscapes. True to her schooling, she considered the criticism and advice of Daingerfield to be the most important influence on her work.
Genth was well travelled, she painted throughout Europe, especially in Brittany and Spain. In 1928, two years after a trip to North Africa, Genth abandonned nudes to paint Oriental and Spanish women. Landscapes of Spain and America also entered her work during this period. By 1931, the same year she visited Japan, China and Siam, Genth begun a series of church scenes as well as bullfights. She died at her home in New York.
Upon her return, Genth set up a studio in Philadelphia, and quickly established her reputation as a painter of nudes in sunlit arcadian landscapes. True to her schooling, she considered the criticism and advice of Daingerfield to be the most important influence on her work.
Genth was well travelled, she painted throughout Europe, especially in Brittany and Spain. In 1928, two years after a trip to North Africa, Genth abandonned nudes to paint Oriental and Spanish women. Landscapes of Spain and America also entered her work during this period. By 1931, the same year she visited Japan, China and Siam, Genth begun a series of church scenes as well as bullfights. She died at her home in New York.
