Fluorine stettheimer biography of christopher

Stettheimer’s most famous works are the four paintings in the Cathedrals series now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

They are The Cathedrals of Broadway (1929), The Cathedrals of Fifth Avenue (1931), The Cathedrals of Wall Street (1939), and The Cathedrals of Art (1942). Her faux-naïf, fluorescent style has been regarded as a fountain of exuberance from a semi-trained, instinctive artist; in truth, she was a highly trained draftsman who could turn a torso with the best of the academics.

Bloemink’s stress on Stettheimer’s formal training shores up her position that she was no naïve.” 

The Gay & Lesbian Review

“This impressive biography tells how Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944) came to occupy the center of the New York art scene.

. The book is very beautifully designed and printed, with a wealth of color illustrations of artwork and photographs of the extravagantly-decorated living and working environment where Stettheimer exhibited her paintings to a select audience.”

Artblog

"Writing about Stettheimer in 1980, Linda Nochlin called her a 'Rococo subversive.' It might have seemed like a joke, but she meant it.

. . Bloemink’s newly published biography serves as a necessary corrective: For starters, the artist was a dedicated feminist who actually enjoyed single life. Every contribution, however big or small, is very valuable for our future. Surviving photographs of her various homes and studios are all that now remain of her furniture and interior design skills; they record a campy aesthetic that embraced lace and cellophane in equal parts.

Barbara Bloemink’s new biography continues in Nochlin’s provocative spirit. P. 266-7.

Susan Laxton. In her will, she left her paintings to her sisters to distribute at their discretion, and Ettie Stettheimer donated them to various institutions as Florine had always said she wanted.