“American Impressionism emerged in the late 1880s when a generation of American artists studied abroad to absorb the new palette and compositions that were modernizing painting in France. Landscapes and domestic scenes by these American Impressionists are as wonderfully fresh and sparkling as those by their more familiar French counterparts. These artists, attracted to the light and color of painting outdoors, celebrate a modern view of life as America entered the twentieth century.”
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Same Painting, Image From Wikimedia (via GAC)
Which Image Do You Prefer?
The color differences in these images is disconcerting. Has anyone seen the real thing at the Smithsonian? Inquiring minds want to know. 🧐
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Robert Lewis Reid At Sunnyside
Robert Lewis Reid at The Smithsonian
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~Sunnyside
At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet 
Your work is amazing, well done
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I appreciate your kind words and your visit, Waleed. 🙂🌻🙏
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Both
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Thanks for your input, marronbleu. 🙂🌻
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I am more of a fan of the aqua version, although both look stunning. What a beautiful and thoughtful painting. If you do find out which one resembles the original more closely, please let us know. 🙂 Thank you!
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The more teal version is the one on the Smithsonian website, but since I have not seen it in person, I cannot verify that it really looks like this. The deeper blue photo is from Google Arts and Culture (https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-mirror/gwF8y4AhZPTGPA?hl=en) who usually have reliable photos, hence my confusion. When I get to visit the Smithsonian, I will report my findings! lol 🙂🌻
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I definitely prefer the original💖
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Thanks for adding your thoughts, Luisa. 🙂🌻
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You’re more than welcome 💙
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Both lovely, I prefer the second more vivid of theses two
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Thanks for adding your thoughts, HOH. 🙂🌻
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😊my pleasure
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I like the first version, aqua and I think that’s the one from the Smithsonian website. My guess is the second ‘more purple’ image has gone through a Photoshop filter but honestly this could be completely wrong. I’m not only finding different versions (colours) of paintings online these days but also works attributed to well-known artists that leave me dubious as to their origin.
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Exactly, Steven! When there is this much color discrepancy I assume that Photoshop must be involved, unless the artist painted two versions with different color schemes. I tried to find evidence for this but can only verify the version on the Smithsonian website. Thanks for adding to the conversation. 🙂🌻
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I have not seen it in person, but I prefer the blue.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Mary. 🙂🌻
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I find it a strange composition. Why is the woman holding a mirror in such an odd angle? Why is there no reflective image in the mirror?
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That hand holding the mirror looks strange. I think I might have titled this painting ‘The Screen’ and not ‘The Mirror’ since the mirror doesn’t seem to have a purpose. Then I wondered if the title reflects the fact the the woman does seem to ‘mirror’ the screen in color, etc… No answers, just more questions! Thanks for your thoughts, Rosaliene. 🙂🌻
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That’s another possibility. As a storyteller, I hear her insisting on holding on to the mirror: “Deal with it. It’s my portrait. I get to decide.” 😀
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Hahaha – I do love how your mind works, Rosaliene! 🙂🌻
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