The Passing Storm, Shenandoah Valley
Alexis Fournier 1924 Oil on cardboard
Virginia Historical Society Lora Robins Collection of Virginia Art
As late as the 1920s, painters still looked to find bucolic scenery in the Valley. Here Alexis
Fournier shows that nature is always renewing itself, and in turn the spirit of those who depend
upon the land for their well being. Fournier was a Minnesota painter who in 1893 had traveled
to Paris for training. Working on site in the Valley, probably in Rockingham County or further
north, he adapted French Impressionism to an idyllic setting.
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