This experience gave Perry a rare opportunity to study the sources of Impressionism-notably Japanese fabrics and prints-in depth. For nine summers the Perrys rented a house at Giverny, near Monet’s, and although he never took pupils, he often advised Perry on her art.īetween 18, the family resided in Japan. Perry sought out the artist and became his close friend. It was in 1889, when she was 41 years old, that Perry saw her first Impressionist painting (a work by Claude Monet). She also trained in Munich and copied old-master paintings in Italy, England, and Spain. and Japan.Īfter marrying, Perry and her family traveled widely, living in Paris from 1887 to 1889, where Lilla studied painting. Perry developed a solid reputation during her lifetime as a painter and a poet, helping to promote Impressionism in the U.S.
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