Erika´s garden of the arts is a scenic historic place in the heart of the artist s village of Barbizon near Fontainebleau, which became the center of the pre-impressionist painting movement in the middle of the 19th century.
Realizing her dream, Erika bought the 200 year old studio located in the grande rue in Barbizon in 1989. The house was a gathering place for artists, writers and poets such as Madame Marc Lodge who translated the works of the Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn and Madame Drue Tartière who wrote her book:
An American Womans Story of Traffic in Patriots published in New-York in 1946. The studio has been entirely restored and turned back to its original splendor. Since the reopening of the studio Erika´s aim and joy is to share the beauty of her house and to pursue the tradition of creativity by presenting her work.
Erika Gagé was born in Germany and started her career in Paris (Gallery Diana, place Vendôme). She has regularly participated in exhibitions in the Grand-Palais. She has shown her works throughout France and abroad and gained international recognition by wining numerous awards, among them the Grand Prix of the International Salon in Barbizon in 1977.. Her paintings have been purchased by collectors and museums worldwide.
Erika paints local landscapes and flowers in which she expresses her love of nature. Her work also includes abstractions and cityscapes in which she demonstrates her fascination for the play of lights. Erika never restricts herself to one specific direction or actual trend in painting and considers the diversity of her work as her freedom. This is why her paintings are a constant surprise and a never ending discovery.