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Pergola
12 x 16", oil
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An
impressionist painter, Isabelle Ferry lived primarily in Easthampton,
Massachusetts but kept a studio in Boothbay Harbor, Maine
where she was a prominent artist and gave art lessons. She
also painted in Bermuda.
She was born in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, and studied in
Paris with Adolphe William Bouguereau, and Robert Fleury.
Returning to America, she took lessons from Robert Henri and
Dwight Tryon.
She was known for brightly colored paintings of thick impasto
and her subjects included New England bays, cottages, and
gardens.
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