With works like En Plein Soleil (In Open Air) demonstrating her handling of techniques like using brisk brushwork to capture dappled light in outdoor scenes.
Initially mentored by avant-garde master Édouard Manet, Eva Gonzalès assimilated influences from the nascent Impressionism blooming around her to become an accomplished belle époque painter in her own right who championed modern femininity. With works like En Plein Soleil (In Open Air) demonstrating her handling of techniques like using brisk brushwork to capture dappled light in outdoor scenes. Her untimely death from childbirth complications truncated a career traversing fine portraiture and lyrical landscapes. Through leadership activities promoting acceptance of women artists, Gonzalès exemplified the gradual early shift toward acknowledging creative talents regardless of gender.