But the painter Joseph Stella (1877-1946) looked to nature for respite, escaping his Manhattan studio to visit the New York ...

A guide to key strands in early 20th-century American painting, from industrial landscapes and rural vistas to Paris and abstraction. Featuring works offered in Modern American Art on 17 April 2025.

Flowers, Italy, Joseph Stella, oil on canvas, circa 1930. The artist began painting flowers, he said, “to learn the secret of the vibration of their colors.” Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona ...