Preparing for the Matinee
Edmund Charles Tarbell · 1907
Why it's great
A woman in a gown sits in a room and prepares to go out, in a calm and elegant room. Edmund Tarbell was a Boston painter who made graceful pictures of women at home. The light and the quiet mood are lovely. It's a charming piece of American Impressionism.
Where to see it
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Edmund Charles Tarbell was born in Massachusetts and was a leading Boston painter. He taught at the Museum School in Boston and painted graceful pictures of women in sunlit rooms. He later lived in New Hampshire. He died in 1938.
