Two Cows in Woods

With scintillating flecks of green and yellow, Miller captures the warmth of dappled sunlight on a pasture and grove of trees. Her brushwork—simultaneously free and precise—records the anatomy of two cows with remarkable economy. The artist draws upon multiple artistic movements to render these naturalistic forms, from the fragmented brushstrokes of Impressionism to the flattened planes of early abstraction. 

Born in Philadelphia, Miller studied at Lafayette College, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland before attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). In 1916, she became a resident artist, instructor, and co-director of PAFA's summer school in Chester Springs. Later in life, she moved to California to teach in the state education program. Miller exhibited widely at institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Academy of Design, and numerous venues in California and the Midwest. 

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