Minerva Josephine Chapman (1858-1947)
- MINERVA JOSEPHINE CHAPMAN (1858-1947)
- Lilacs
- Oil on canvas
- 16 x 12 ½ inches
- Signed lower right; Inscribed “Étude Fleurs”
Best known for her role in the revival movement for miniature watercolor paintings on ivory, Chapman also produced a large body of work in oil, painting miniatures, full-size landscapes, still lifes, portraits and interiors in an Impressionist style. This still life depicts lilacs in a blue vessel against a dark background. Where Chapman’s early palette included bright greens and blues, this painting reflects the more subdued tones of purple, gray and russet, which she adopted after 1895.
