Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Florence Esté (1860–1926) was an American painter in oils, watercolors and pastels and an etcher and engraver, born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was particularly well known for her landscapes, which were said to have been influenced by Japanese artworks and were noted for their \"harmony of color\". Her obituary in the New York Times referred to her as \"one of the best known women landscape painters.\"In 1874, she traveled to France with Emily Sartain, studying with Tony Robert-Fleury and working in the comrade d'atelier of Emily Sartain and Jeanne Rongier.Between 1876 and 1882, she studied with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Around 1886–1887, she, her friend Cecilia Beaux and other young women artists such as Dora Brown and Julia Foote studied with William Sartain in private art classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women where his sister Emily Sartain was principal.In 1884, Esté learned to etch on the press of Stephen Parrish. Parrish and fellow etcher Stephen Ferris were enrolled in the men's life class at the Pennsylvania Academy. A number of the women at the Academy became significant in the American etching revival, including Esté, Gabrielle Clements, Blanche Dillaye, Margaret Lesley, Margaret Levin, and Mary Franklin.Florence Esté moved permanently to France in 1888. In Paris she enrolled at the Academie Colarossi and studied with Alexander Nozal (1852–1929) and Raphael Collin (1850–1916). She remained in France during the first world war. Her compatriot Elizabeth Nourse reported in 1915 that \"Florence Esté is painting again in Paris after an exciting summer, for the village where she was working had to be evacuated at the approach of the enemy.\"She became a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in France around 1909 and exhibited at the Paris salons. Her painting Un Bourg breton (A Breton village) was purchased by the French government in 1918. Her painting La Vallée (The Valley) was purchased by the State in 1921. Some of her paintings were hung in the Luxembourg Gallery in Paris.She was also an honorary member of the Philadelphia Water Color Club, and continued to exhibit in America at the Annual Philadelphia Watercolour Exhibition, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Her watercolors won the PAFA prize in 1925."@en }
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- Florence_Esté abstract "Florence Esté (1860–1926) was an American painter in oils, watercolors and pastels and an etcher and engraver, born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was particularly well known for her landscapes, which were said to have been influenced by Japanese artworks and were noted for their \"harmony of color\". Her obituary in the New York Times referred to her as \"one of the best known women landscape painters.\"In 1874, she traveled to France with Emily Sartain, studying with Tony Robert-Fleury and working in the comrade d'atelier of Emily Sartain and Jeanne Rongier.Between 1876 and 1882, she studied with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Around 1886–1887, she, her friend Cecilia Beaux and other young women artists such as Dora Brown and Julia Foote studied with William Sartain in private art classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women where his sister Emily Sartain was principal.In 1884, Esté learned to etch on the press of Stephen Parrish. Parrish and fellow etcher Stephen Ferris were enrolled in the men's life class at the Pennsylvania Academy. A number of the women at the Academy became significant in the American etching revival, including Esté, Gabrielle Clements, Blanche Dillaye, Margaret Lesley, Margaret Levin, and Mary Franklin.Florence Esté moved permanently to France in 1888. In Paris she enrolled at the Academie Colarossi and studied with Alexander Nozal (1852–1929) and Raphael Collin (1850–1916). She remained in France during the first world war. Her compatriot Elizabeth Nourse reported in 1915 that \"Florence Esté is painting again in Paris after an exciting summer, for the village where she was working had to be evacuated at the approach of the enemy.\"She became a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in France around 1909 and exhibited at the Paris salons. Her painting Un Bourg breton (A Breton village) was purchased by the French government in 1918. Her painting La Vallée (The Valley) was purchased by the State in 1921. Some of her paintings were hung in the Luxembourg Gallery in Paris.She was also an honorary member of the Philadelphia Water Color Club, and continued to exhibit in America at the Annual Philadelphia Watercolour Exhibition, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Her watercolors won the PAFA prize in 1925.".