Florence Esté

[8] Around 1886–1887, she, her friend Cecilia Beaux and other young women artists such as Dora Brown and Julia Foote studied with William Sartain in private art classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women where his sister Emily Sartain was principal.

Parrish and fellow etcher Stephen Ferris were enrolled in the men's life class at the Pennsylvania Academy.

Her compatriot Elizabeth Nourse reported in 1915 that "Florence Esté is painting again in Paris after an exciting summer, for the village where she was working had to be evacuated at the approach of the enemy.

Fifty women participated as artists and donors in this revolutionary show, making up one sixth of the contributions.

"[23] Among Esté's good friends included fellow students from the Pennsylvania Academy, Elizabeth MacDowell, Alice Barber Stephens, Mary K. Trotter, and Gabrielle D.

Florence Esté, Un Bourg breton , purchased by the French government in 1918
Florence Esté, La Baie de l'Orne , 1911
Black and white photograph of Florence Esté, The First Snow , watercolor, ca. 1909
November by Florence Esté, b&w reprint