Hattie Saussy (American/Georgia, 1890-1978) , "Madame John's Legacy", watercolor on paper, signed

Hattie Saussy (American/Georgia, 1890-1978) , "Madame John's Legacy", watercolor on paper, signed lower right, sight 10 3/8 in. x 14 1/8 in., framed, overall 19 5/8 in. x 22 5/8 in. x 1 1/8 in. Provenance: Knoke Fine Arts, Marietta, GA. Note: For muNote: For much of the twentieth century, Hattie Saussy was closely associated with the art community of Savannah where she was born. Saussy traveled extensively, both nationally and internationally, as a young adult seeking to perfect her impressionistic style of painting, and she studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later the Parsons School for Design), the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League of New York. She faced a number of challenges in her life, including blindness in one eye from a childhood accident, World War I while living in Europe, and a broken hip in her later years. The artist painted portraits of family and friends, although she is perhaps best known for her sun-dappled, lush landscapes of the South, often captured en plein air on her travels throughout the region. Saussy's work can be found in important public and private collections nationwide. Ref.: Klacsmann, Karen Towers. "Hattie Saussy (1890-1978)." New Georgia Encyclopedia. May 26, 2015. www.georgiaencyclopedia.org. Accessed Mar. 3, 2023.
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