Bessie Davidson | An Australian Impressionist in Paris

Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965) was an Australian painter🎨 known for her impressionist, light-filled landscapes and interiors.Davidson was born on 22 May 1879 in North Adelaide, South Australia, to a family of Scottish and English origin.In 1904, after her mother's death, she went to Europe to study art in company with Preston.They spent the first few months in Munich, where Davidson studied briefly at the Künstlerinner Verein, before moving on to Paris.There she studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, under René-Xavier Prinet🎨, where she met and began a lifelong friendship with Philippe Besnard's future wife, Germaine Desgranges. She also took classes with Raphael Collin, Richard Miller and Gustave Courtois. ... Read more .. »
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