Fauvist Master

In the early 1920s, Louise met Henry Hugh Breckenridge, an influential artist and art teacher, and began attending his summer painting academies in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was at this Art Colony that she developed her Fauvist and Impressionist style, for which she later became well-known. Many of her paintings are of scenes in this area. 

Fauvism is a style of painting that emerged in France in the early 1900s. It is characterized by the use of bright colors and bold brushstrokes, and by the choice of lighthearted material, such as cheerful landscapes and scenes. The name comes from the term "Les Fauves", which is French for “The Wild Beasts” and was used to describe the French painters who first developed the style.