The Irwin Museum Presents an Impressionism Exhibition "Finding Paradise:
California Summer"

From June 16 to September 20, the Irvine Museum in California hosts an exhibition of impressionists dedicated to the beauty of this land. The exhibition will feature work with various views of California, as it was almost a hundred years ago, before a large influx of population.

Louis Betts - Midwinter

Since the early 1900s, Southern California has become a popular destination for impressionist artists who prefer to write outdoors. This was facilitated by a mild climate and a rich variety of themes, from extensive beaches and deserts to hills and snow-capped mountains. All this can be seen here in one day.

The Irwin Museum plays a major role in the demonstration, preservation and development of this important area of American impressionism, covering the period 1890-1930.

Written in 1907 for advertising the South Pacific Railroad “Mid-Winter” and “Coronado Beach” by Louis Betts (1873-1961), depict groups of people frolic on California beaches in winter, which indicates the importance of tourism for the economy of the region in those years. Maurice Brown (1877-1941), resting in the summer of 1917 in California, depicted one of the most impressive sights of the state - Yosmite National Park. John Frost (1890-1937), who suffered from tuberculosis all his life, often visited sanatoriums located in the desert parts of California with warm and dry air.

The San Jacinto Mountains bordering Palm Springs were his favorite painting. Guy Roses (1867-1925) was a native of Southern California, and although most of his works were written in France, he was unable to get around the views of the coast in Laguna Beach. Anna Hills (1882-1930) was one of the most famous artists in California. She organized the Laguna Beach Arts Association with like-minded people, and has been president there for a long time. “Summer in the Canyon” shows us its fast and colorful technique, so necessary for captivating painting.

Anna Sidorova