Helen M. Turner
(Louisville, Kentucky, 1858 - 1958, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Mother and Child
c. 1908
Oil on fabric
40 x 30 1/8 in. (101.6 x 76.5 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Bequest of Edwin C. Shaw
1955.87
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Turner is known for her quiet garden and domestic scenes rendered with a vigorous impressionistic technique. Despite the painting’s lush surface and the rich patterning of the fabrics and textiles she depicted, the artist reported to Akron collector Edwin C. Shaw that she was most proud of the work's timeless theme and "profound and serious" mood.
Keywords
Family lifePainting
Mother
Baby
American
Female