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Mary Holland Bacher
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Bacher was the first artist from Cleveland to achieve international renown, and this portrait of his wife exemplifies the Impressionist style he adopted after studying in Paris during the late 1880s. The painting’s unusual subject testifies to the emergence of tennis as one of the few sports of the era in which women could participate without being considered inappropriately masculine or uncouth.
| Artist / Maker | Otto H. Bacher |
|---|---|
| Date | 1891 |
| Culture / Origin | United States, Ohio, Cleveland |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 90.6 x 57.4 cm (35 11/16 x 22 5/8 in.) |
| Department | American Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Painter and printmaker Otto Bacher was the first artist from Cleveland to earn international renown in the art world. Born in Cleveland, Bacher grew up in a neighborhood bordering the east bank of the Cuyahoga River near the mouth of Lake Erie. A childhood pastime of sketching shipping activities in the busy port eventually led to a job painting inscriptions on commercial vessels. He became interested in art during his teen years and studied with De Scott Evans and also… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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