Judith Anderson

The Butterfly Catchers after Theodore Wendel

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Landscape with two children in foreground walking next to a fence; three other figures with butterfly nets in middleground

When he was young, Theodore Wendel joined the circus and became an acrobat. Later, he decided to pursue a more traditional profession and became an artist. He studied in the United States and in Europe and learned from the French Impressionist master Claude Monet. Wendel was one of the first American artists to adopt the Impressionists’ style of loose, obvious brushstrokes and bright colors and also their penchant for painting outdoors (en plein air). Painted at the family’s farm in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Butterfly Catchers features Wendel’s children in the foreground.

Judith Anderson
The Butterfly Catchers after Theodore Wendel, Oil on canvas 16" x 20"

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Judith Anderson The Butterfly Catchers after Theodore Wendel, Oil on canvas 16" x 20"

Inspired by:

The Butterfly Catchers, 20th century — Artist: Theodore Wendel — Oil on canvas

What does inspiration mean to you?

Connect with the artist

Judith Anderson
The Butterfly Catchers after Theodore Wendel, Oil on canvas 16" x 20"