Susan Vreeland is an American author who writes historical fiction and non-fiction. She is best known for her novels about art and artists, including Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Luncheon of the Boating Party, and The Passion of Artemisia. Her work often focuses on the lives of women, particularly those in the arts, and she has also written biographies of artists such as Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and novelist Henry James.