Review: “The Artistic World of Eugenia Errazuriz”

This recently opened exhibit at the Dixon Museum chronicles the life, friends, family and artist friends of Eugenia Errazuriz, the wife of a late 19th century Chilean ambassador. In addition to being an ambassador, her husband, Jose tomas Errazuriz was also an amateur painter. During the course of her life in France, England and Spain, she consorted with and sponsored numerous impressionist, cubist and realist painters- including Picasso and John Singer Sargent. This display has paintings and water colors of these artist and more. In addition to her sponsorships, Eugenia was also know for her minimalist decor and cubist needlepoint. Samples of both are also on display.