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We don't know much about the life or career of Canadian artist Eva
Theresa Bradshaw (1871-1938) apart from the luminous florals she
painted in a distinct combination of color and chiaroscuro. We do know
that she was born in 1871 in Ontario, Canada, the home of famous
painter Florence Carlyle, and that Carlyle was one of her first
teachers and the main influence Bradshaw credited in her work. Carlyle,
who trained in France, passed on her loose impressionistic brushwork
and strong sense of form to her student. Although Carlyle focused on
figurative work rather than florals, the techniques are the same and
Eva Bradshaw's dynamic forms in her simple compositions show that she
understood these principles well.
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BoldBrush Studio Team
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Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Untitled: Still Life, oil on canvas
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Untitled: Still Life, oil on canvas
Florence Carlyle, The Studio (detail), oil on canvas, 1903
Florence Carlyle, The Studio (detail), oil on canvas, 1903
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Spring Daffodils
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Spring Daffodils
Bradshaw also studied in New York under Robert Henri; looking at her
work, his color influence can definitely be seen. If Robert Henri had
painted flowers (which he didn't really), would they have looked like
this? Her floral paintings, of which she produced many because they
sold well, are striking in the bold simplified color forms, rather like
Henri's portraits. Bradshaw's work does adhere to a traditional sense
of form, however, unlike Henri's more modernistic sensibility.
Robert Henri, Segovia Girl Holding a Pitcher
Robert Henri, Segovia Girl Holding a Pitcher
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Untitled: Still Life, oil on canvas
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Untitled: Still Life, oil on canvas
Since we don't have much biographical information on her, it's a good
exercise to simply look at her paint handling and compare it with that
of her two most famous mentors, Henri and Carlyle. She did what a good
student does, she absorbed strengths from both of her mentors and
synthesized them into her own style that is strong, lively, and
distinctive.
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Still Life - Tulips and Daffodils, oil on canvas
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Still Life - Tulips and Daffodils, oil on canvas
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Still Life of Mixed Flowers, oil on canvas
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Still Life of Mixed Flowers, oil on canvas
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Untitled: Still life, oil on canvas
Eva Theresa Bradshaw, Untitled: Still life, oil on canvas
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