12 Facts About Marianne Stokes

Marianne Stokes settled in England after her marriage to Adrian Scott Stokes, the landscape painter, whom she had met in Pont-Aven.

Marianne Stokes first studied in Munich under Lindenschmit, and having been awarded a scholarship for her first picture, Muttergluck, she worked in France under Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret, Colin and Gustave Courtois.

Marianne Stokes painted in the countryside and Paris, and, as with many other young painters, fell under the spell of the rustic naturalist Jules Bastien-Lepage.

Marianne Stokes's style continued to show his influence even when her subject matter changed from rustic to medieval romantic and biblical themes.

Marianne Stokes's work was shown at the Grosvenor Gallery, New Gallery, and the Society of British Artists.

Marianne Stokes exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.

Marianne Stokes held a joint exhibition with her husband at the Fine Art Society in 1900.

The Stokeses lived in St Ives where Marianne Stokes was a member of the Newlyn School.

Adrian Stokes concentrated on landscapes, with images of hay-harvesting and picturesque cottages, while Marianne Stokes painted portraits showing the fine detail of the garments.

Marianne Stokes abandoned oils, inspired by the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and prompted by the translation work of Christiana Herringham.

Marianne Stokes painted flat compositions in tempera and gesso, her paintings giving the impression of being frescoes on plaster surfaces.

Marianne Stokes was an Associate of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours.