Eva Scott Fényes

Eva Scott Fényes (1849-1930) was an American painter known for watercolor landscape of the American west.[1] She was also known for her philanthropic activities.

Eva Scott Fényes
Born1849 (1849)
New York
Died1930 (aged 80–81)
NationalityAmerican
Known forWatercolor

Biography

Fényes was born in 1849 in New York. She was married twice. In 1878 she married William Muse, with whom she had one child. That marriage ended in divorce. Her second marriage was to Adalbert Fényes in 1896.[2]

Between marriages Fényes moved to New Mexico and then traveled in Europe, Egypt, and the Middle East.[3] Though never a professional artist, Fényes was an accomplished watercolorist. With the urging of Charles Fletcher Lummis she created over 300 landscapes which often included Southwest architecture features such as missions and adobe structures.[3][2][4]

Soon after her second marriage, Fényes and her husband settled in Pasadena, California.[1] She commissioned Robert D. Farquhar to design a house, known as the Fenyes Mansion, and now the home of the Pasadena Museum of History.[5] Fényes was a member of the Landmarks Club of California, the Pasadena Music and Art Association, and the Southwest Society. She also served on the board of trustees of the Southwest Museum.[3]

Fényes died in 1930.[6] Her watercolors and sketchbooks are in the collections of the Southwest Museum and the Pasadena Museum of History.[3]

  • The Mission of San Gabriel Arcangel, circa 1900
  • The Belfry and Bells of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, 1902

References
  1. "Eva Scott Fenyes". AskArt. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. Gibbons, Cuyler (3 May 2016). "The Evolution of Eva Fenyes". Pasadena Magazine. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. "Eva Scott Fenyes". Autry’s Collections Online. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. "Three Wise Women". New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. "Fenyes Mansion". National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "Fényes, Eva Scott, -1930". LC Linked Data Service. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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