Hortense Ferne
1885 – 1976
Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (born NYC, 1885–1976) was a painter, etcher, and lithographer in New York City and Philadelphia. Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Chrysler Museum of Art, the Mattatuck Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Hortense Ferne is known for Figure, portrait, and still life painting, graphics.
The following biography is based on information provided to AskART.com by Richard Blacher:
Hortense Ferne is one of the women whose work during the first half of the 20th century helped pave the way for later women artists who are now even more famous than she.
Ferne was born in New York City and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and William Merritt Chase, whose influence can clearly be seen in her work. She is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, The Smithsonian, and many other museums and galleries.
In l975 she was honored by the National Association of Women Artists in recognition of her dedicated service to that organization and for her contribution to our country's culture. (1975 was International Women's Year) In "Who Was Who In American Art," there is a list of additional credits.
Hortense Ferne is known for Figure, portrait, and still life painting, graphics.
The following biography is based on information provided to AskART.com by Richard Blacher:
Hortense Ferne is one of the women whose work during the first half of the 20th century helped pave the way for later women artists who are now even more famous than she.
Ferne was born in New York City and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and William Merritt Chase, whose influence can clearly be seen in her work. She is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, The Smithsonian, and many other museums and galleries.
In l975 she was honored by the National Association of Women Artists in recognition of her dedicated service to that organization and for her contribution to our country's culture. (1975 was International Women's Year) In "Who Was Who In American Art," there is a list of additional credits.
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