by Gary | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Anders Zorn (Swedish), Portrait of Mrs. Walter Rathbone Bacon (Virginia Purdy Barker), 1897. This artist is most famous among painters for what is known as the “Zorn Palette.” Our best guesses at the modern equivalents of his pigments are titanium white,...
by Gary | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Philip Guston, American, “This Be Not I,” 1945. This painting is special to me. As WWII comes to an end, young city boys play outside with whatever they can find to engage their imaginations. The kind of “pretend” play we enjoyed before...
by Gary | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gustav Klimt, Austrian, “Meadow in Flower.” Most of us are familiar with Klimt’s popular decorative figure paintings from what is called his “Golden Period.” Here is one of his lesser known landscapes. Look past the impressionist...
by Gary | Jan 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gustav Vigeland (Norwegian). Granite. A mother pleading with her despondent son. My friend Kevin Kresse introduced this sculptor to me. Vigeland designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal, and has a dedicated sculpture park for his work in bronze and stone in Oslo. One can...
by Gary | Jan 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jacek Yerka (Polish), “Illegal Production of Light.” The inside-outside theme is prominent in his work. I love the ones that are most intimate in detail; one senses the presence of an individual, but that person is never depicted. A theme in my own world....
