Lilla Cabot Perry (1848-1933)
Lilla Perry was much associated with Claude Monet and was instrumental in bringing French Impressionism and Monet’s style to America. She had a special relationship with Monet, having lived near him in Giverny, France. Although he never took students, he often advised her. Monet told Perry that her forte was “plein air” figures out of doors.
She introduced the first of Monet’s paintings to the Boston area and was disappointed when it went largely unappreciated. Perry’s work focused mostly on Society women and their daughters.