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Nuestra galería en Palm Desert está ubicada en el centro en el área de Palm Springs de California, adyacente a la popular zona comercial y de restaurantes de El Paseo. Nuestra clientela aprecia nuestra selección de arte postguerra, moderno y contemporáneo. El magnífico clima durante los meses de invierno atrae a visitantes de todo el mundo a ver nuestro hermoso desierto, y pasar por nuestra galería. El paisaje montañoso del desierto en el exterior ofrece el telón de fondo panorámico perfecto para la fiesta visual que le espera en su interior.

45188 Avenida Portola
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 346-8926

Horario:
De lunes a sábado: 9.00 a 17.00 horas

Exposiciones

Sonido y espectáculo: Harry Bertoia y George Rickey
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Sonido y espectáculo: Harry Bertoia y George Rickey

1 de junio - 30 de septiembre de 2025
Hans Hofmann: el padre del expresionismo abstracto
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Hans Hofmann: el padre del expresionismo abstracto

Del 3 de febrero al 31 de julio de 2025
El encuentro con la vida: N.C. Wyeth y los murales de MetLife
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El encuentro con la vida: N.C. Wyeth y los murales de MetLife

18 de julio de 2022 - 30 de abril de 2025
Alexander Calder: Dando forma a un universo primario
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Alexander Calder: Dando forma a un universo primario

23 de agosto de 2023 - 25 de marzo de 2025
Hans Hofmann
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Hans Hofmann

14 de agosto de 2024 - 28 de febrero de 2025
Arte por menos de 100.000 dólares
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Arte por menos de 100.000 dólares

25 de julio de 2024 - 31 de enero de 2025
La sangre de tu corazón: Intersecciones del arte y la literatura
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La sangre de tu corazón: Intersecciones del arte y la literatura

12 de septiembre de 2022 - 31 de diciembre de 2024
Flores para la primavera
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Flores para la primavera

8 de mayo de 2023 - 31 de agosto de 2024
Arte del Oeste Americano: Una colección destacada
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Arte del Oeste Americano: Una colección destacada

24 de agosto de 2023 - 31 de agosto de 2024
Primer Círculo: Los círculos en el arte
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Primer Círculo: Los círculos en el arte

14 de febrero de 2023 - 31 de agosto de 2024
Cuadros de Dorothy Hood
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Cuadros de Dorothy Hood

18 de marzo - 19 de julio de 2024
Irving Norman: Materia oscura
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Irving Norman: Materia oscura

27 de noviembre de 2019 - 30 de junio de 2024
Picasso: más allá del lienzo
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Picasso: más allá del lienzo

4 de octubre de 2023 - 30 de abril de 2024
Corte de papel: Obras únicas en papel
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Corte de papel: Obras únicas en papel

27 de abril de 2022 - 31 de octubre de 2023
Más a la vida: diálogos impresionistas de Monet y más allá
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Más a la vida: diálogos impresionistas de Monet y más allá

17 de agosto de 2022 - 31 de agosto de 2023
Alexander Calder: Un universo de pintura
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Alexander Calder: Un universo de pintura

10 de agosto de 2022 - 31 de agosto de 2023
Una época hermosa: el arte americano en la Edad Dorada
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Una época hermosa: el arte americano en la Edad Dorada

24 de junio de 2021 - 31 de agosto de 2023
Era aceptable en los 80
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Era aceptable en los 80

27 de abril de 2021 - 31 de agosto de 2023
Paul Jenkins: Coloreando el Fenómeno
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Paul Jenkins: Coloreando el Fenómeno

27 de diciembre de 2019 - 31 de marzo de 2023
N.C. Wyeth: Una década de pintura
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N.C. Wyeth: Una década de pintura

29 de septiembre de 2022 - 31 de marzo de 2023
Norman Zammitt: La progresión del color
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Norman Zammitt: La progresión del color

19 de marzo de 2020 - 28 de febrero de 2023
Georgia O
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Georgia O'Keeffe y Marsden Hartley: Mentes modernas

1 de febrero de 2022 - 28 de febrero de 2023
Maestros figurativos de América
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Maestros figurativos de América

Del 4 de enero al 12 de febrero de 2023
James Rosenquist: Pop potente
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James Rosenquist: Pop potente

7 de junio de 2021 - 31 de enero de 2023
Expresionismo abstracto: Trascendiendo lo radical
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Expresionismo abstracto: Trascendiendo lo radical

12 de enero de 2022 - 31 de enero de 2023
Mi propia piel: Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera
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Mi propia piel: Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera

16 de junio - 31 de diciembre de 2022
Josef Albers: El corazón de la pintura
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Josef Albers: El corazón de la pintura

12 de mayo - 30 de noviembre de 2022
Expresionismo abstracto: Las mujeres persistentes
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Expresionismo abstracto: Las mujeres persistentes

1 de noviembre de 2021 - 31 de agosto de 2022
Alexander Calder: Pintando el Cosmos
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Alexander Calder: Pintando el Cosmos

Del 2 de marzo al 12 de agosto de 2022
Materia de Mercedes: Una cualidad milagrosa
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Materia de Mercedes: Una cualidad milagrosa

22 de marzo de 2021 - 30 de junio de 2022
¡More! ¡More! Moore! Henry Moore y la escultura
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¡More! ¡More! Moore! Henry Moore y la escultura

3 de marzo de 2021 - 30 de abril de 2022
Elaine y Willem de Kooning: Pintar en la luz
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Elaine y Willem de Kooning: Pintar en la luz

3 de agosto de 2021 - 31 de enero de 2022
Modernismo judío Parte 2: Figuración de Chagall a Norman
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Modernismo judío Parte 2: Figuración de Chagall a Norman

30 de abril de 2020 - 31 de diciembre de 2021
American Eye: Selecciones de la Colección Pardee
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American Eye: Selecciones de la Colección Pardee

28 de febrero - 31 de diciembre de 2021
La colección Gloria Luria
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La colección Gloria Luria

16 de marzo de 2020 - 31 de octubre de 2021
Vincent van Gogh y los grandes impresionistas del Grand Boulevard
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Vincent van Gogh y los grandes impresionistas del Grand Boulevard

Del 2 de marzo al 10 de agosto de 2021
Figuras Pop: Mel Ramos y Tom Wesselmann
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Figuras Pop: Mel Ramos y Tom Wesselmann

26 de marzo de 2020 - 30 de abril de 2021
Joyas del Impresionismo y el Arte Moderno
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Joyas del Impresionismo y el Arte Moderno

Del 19 de febrero al 31 de octubre de 2020
Cool Britannia: Los jóvenes artistas británicos
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Cool Britannia: Los jóvenes artistas británicos

2 de abril - 30 de septiembre de 2020
Los californianos
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Los californianos

1 de noviembre de 2019 - 14 de febrero de 2020
Sam Francis: Del anochecer al amanecer
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Sam Francis: Del anochecer al amanecer

15 de noviembre de 2018 - 29 de abril de 2019
N.C. Wyeth: Pinturas e Ilustraciones
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N.C. Wyeth: Pinturas e Ilustraciones

1 de febrero - 31 de mayo de 2018
Las pinturas de Sir Winston Churchill
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Las pinturas de Sir Winston Churchill

21 de marzo - 30 de mayo de 2018
Ferrari y Futuristas: Una mirada italiana a la velocidad
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Ferrari y Futuristas: Una mirada italiana a la velocidad

21 de noviembre de 2016 - 30 de enero de 2017
Alexander Calder
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Alexander Calder

21 de noviembre de 2015 - 28 de mayo de 2016
Maestros del Impresionismo Californiano
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Maestros del Impresionismo Californiano

22 de noviembre de 2014 - 23 de mayo de 2015
Abstracción de pintura: Esferas de AbEx
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Abstracción de pintura: Esferas de AbEx

25 de noviembre de 2011 - 31 de mayo de 2012
Maestros del Impresionismo y del Arte Moderno
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Maestros del Impresionismo y del Arte Moderno

20 de noviembre de 2010 - 25 de septiembre de 2011
Picasso
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Picasso

20 de noviembre de 2009 - 25 de mayo de 2010

OBRA DE ARTE A LA VISTA

A major figure in both the Abstract Expressionist and American Figurative Expressionist movements of the 1940s and 1950s, Elaine de Kooning's prolific output defied singular categorization. Her versatile styles explored the spectrum of realism to abstraction, resulting in a career characterized by intense expression and artistic boundary-pushing. A striking example of de Kooning's explosive creativity is Untitled (Totem Pole), an extremely rare sculptural painting by the artist that showcases her command of color. <br><br>She created this piece around 1960, the same period as her well-known bullfight paintings. She left New York in 1957 to begin teaching at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and from there would visit Ciudad Juárez, where she observed the bullfights that inspired her work. An avid traveler, de Kooning drew inspiration from various sources, resulting in a diverse and experimental body of work.

ELAINE DE KOONING

<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Known for his ability to blend traditional Japanese techniques with modern aesthetics, Hiroshi Senju's sublime depictions of bands of cascading veils of paint evoke sensations of tranquility and awe. Senju began exploring waterfall imagery in the early 1990s, pouring translucent pigment onto mulberry paper mounted on board, creating cascading movement. In this work, "<em>Waterfall," </em>he masterfully bonds ribbons of cascading water into two curtain-like ethereal panels. Senju's interest in synesthesia is undeniable. "<em>Waterfall</em>" conjures sound, smell, and feel sensations as much as the rushing water's appearance. In the present work, he placed these dynamic elements in a context that grounds the viewer's sense of place within the natural world. A wedge of blue in the upper left corner contrasts the otherwise monochromatic palette, providing a sky association bounded by a hillside or cliff (for which Senju is known). Additionally, as the cascading water descends, it reaches a destination expanse at the bottom of the picture plane, where the force of the water disperses into a fine mist at the point of contact, serving as a visual anchor. </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Senju's finesse is evident throughout. He uses mulberry paper, a traditional Japanese material known for its delicate texture and strength. The paper's natural fibers absorb pigments in ways that create subtle gradients and fluidity, enhancing the visual effect of the cascading water. He employs traditional Nihonga techniques, such as layering washes to build depth and movement and utilizing varied brush strokes to achieve different effects. Additionally, he incorporates modern methods like the airbrush to apply fine mists of pigment, creating smooth and seamless gradients that mimic the delicate spray and vapor associated with cascading water.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Hiroshi Senju pays homage to the traditional art forms of his heritage while pushing the boundaries of contemporary art. His ability to convey the sublime through simplicity and abstraction makes this artwork a testament to his unique vision and artistic mastery. It stands as a serene reminder of nature's timeless beauty, captured through the ability of a master painter and artist.  </font></div>

HIROSHI SENJU

HERB ALPERT - Punta de flecha - bronce - 201 x 48 x 48 in.

HERB ALPERT

<div><font face=Calibri size=3 color=black>Standing at an impressive 103 inches, this elegantly spare “Sonambient” sculpture by Harry Bertoia allows us to marvel at one of the finest artisans of his generation. This piece, the tallest in the series currently available here at Heather James Fine Art, features a precise arrangement of 36 slender tines in a 6 x 6 grid. This arrangement's uniformity and symmetry are visually captivating and crucial for the sculpture's acoustic properties. The rods, austere and uncapped by finials, have an aged patina with copper undertones, suggesting Bertoia's use of copper or a similar alloy known for its resonant qualities and distinctive coloration. Given the outstanding length of these rods, the attachment method is particularly noteworthy. Bertoia meticulously inserted each rod into individual holes in the base plate using precision drilling and securing techniques such as welding that ensured the rods were firmly anchored and stable, maintaining the structural integrity essential for consistent acoustic performance.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Calibri size=3 color=black>Beyond his uncompromising nature, Bertoia's work draws significant inspiration from natural elements. This sculpture's tall, slender rods evoke images of reeds or tall grasses swaying gently in the wind. This dynamic interaction between the sculpture and its environment mirrors the movement of plants, creating an immersive, naturalistic experience. Yet when activated or moved by air currents, the rods of this monumental work initiate metallic undertones that confirm its materiality without betraying its profound connection to the natural world.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Calibri size=3 color=black>Integrating technical precision and natural inspiration depends on exacting construction that ensures durability and acoustic consistency, while its kinetic and auditory nature imbues the piece with a sense of vitality. This fusion invites viewers to engage with the sculpture on multiple sensory levels, appreciating its robust craftsmanship and evocative, naturalistic qualities. Bertoia's ability to blend these elements results in a work that is both a technical marvel and a tribute to the beauty of the natural world.</font></div>

HARRY BERTOIA

After disappointing sales at Weyhe Gallery in 1928, Calder turned from sculpted wire portraits and figures to the more conventional medium of wood. On the advice of sculptor Chaim Gross, he purchased small blocks of wood from Monteath, a Brooklyn supplier of tropical woods. He spent much of that summer on a Peekskill, New York farm carving. In each case, the woodblock suggested how he might preserve its overall shape and character as he subsumed those attributes in a single form.  There was a directness about working in wood that appealed to him. Carved from a single block of wood, Woman with Square Umbrella is not very different from the subjects of his wire sculptures except that he supplanted the ethereal nature of using wire with a more corporeal medium.<br>© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

ALEXANDER CALDER

This painting has remained in the same private collection since its creation.  Along with its companion work, "Untitled" (1991) was on display in the lobby of Chicago's Heller International Building at 500 West Monroe Street from the building's opening in 1992 until its renovation in 2015.<br><br>The November 2018 sale of Schnabel's "Large Rose Painting, (Near Van Gogh's Grave)" for $1.2 million at auction demonstrates a strong demand for the artist's work. This major sale was only the second-highest price paid for a Schnabel at auction: the record was set in November of 2017 when "Ethnic Type #14" sold for $1.4 million.  <br><br>A recent museum exhibition, "Julian Schnabel: Symbols of Actual Life" at the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, in 2018, featured several of Schnabel's large-scale paintings.

JULIAN SCHNABEL

JOHN CHAMBERLAIN - ASARABACA - papel de aluminio de peso industrial con laca acrílica y resina de poliéster - 20 x 23 x 22 in.

JOHN CHAMBERLAIN

Roger Brown es conocido por su imaginería personal y a menudo fantástica, y por sus pinturas muy estilizadas con figuras y objetos que reflejan su interés por las experiencias cotidianas. Lluvia ácida explora temas de la vida moderna y comentarios sociales que reflejan el papel del artista en la sociedad y el potencial del arte para instigar el cambio. En un plano más personal, el tema de la lluvia ácida puede simbolizar estados emocionales o psicológicos corrosivos, como la depresión, la ansiedad o la sensación de sentirse abrumado por circunstancias que escapan al propio control. Al igual que la lluvia ácida era un problema medioambiental en gran medida invisible pero devastador, la crisis de la incipiente epidemia de VIH/SIDA probablemente motivó a Brown a crear la obra para procesar el dolor personal, criticar la respuesta inadecuada de los líderes políticos y abogar por la compasión, la comprensión y la investigación médica.

ROGER BROWN

Andy Warhol es sinónimo del arte estadounidense de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y es conocido por sus icónicos retratos y productos de consumo, que mezclan la cultura popular y las bellas artes, redefiniendo lo que puede ser el arte y cómo nos acercamos a él. Aunque muchas de las obras de Warhol no representan a personas famosas, sus representaciones de objetos inanimados elevan a sus sujetos a un nivel de celebridad. Warhol representó por primera vez los zapatos al principio de su carrera, cuando trabajaba como ilustrador de moda, y volvió a tratar el tema en la década de 1980, combinando su fascinación por el consumismo y el glamour. Con su constante deseo de fusionar la alta y la baja cultura, Warhol eligió destacar algo tan omnipresente como los zapatos. El tema puede denotar pobreza o riqueza, función o moda. Warhol da un toque de glamour a los zapatos, cubriéndolos con una pátina de polvo de diamante brillante, difuminando aún más el significado entre la necesidad utilitaria y la pieza estilizada.

ANDY WARHOL

Hija del escultor minimalista Tony Smith, el arte de Kiki no se limita a un único medio o técnica, y su obra invita a menudo a múltiples interpretaciones. Club encarna la forma y las dimensiones de una pierna humana, elemento esencial para el movimiento y la estabilidad. El título de Smith invita al espectador a reimaginar una pierna como arma y a considerar la fragilidad de la condición humana, la dinámica de poder de la autonomía corporal y la compleja interacción entre fuerza y vulnerabilidad. Esta transformación de una parte del cuerpo en objeto transmite tanto protección como agresión y reflexiona sobre cómo los cuerpos específicos de un género navegan por nuestro entorno social y personal. Club ejemplifica la capacidad de Smith para crear piezas ricas en simbolismo, abiertas a la interpretación y que provocan la reflexión sobre la experiencia humana.

KIKI SMITH

"Un sueño dentro de otro sueño" es una significativa serie de pinturas y serigrafías de Ryan McGinnes que toma su nombre de un famoso poema de Edgar Allan Poe. Explorando temas como la percepción, la realidad y el subconsciente, McGinnes incorpora diversos símbolos y motivos, como formas geométricas, elementos botánicos y motivos figurativos, que organiza en intrincados patrones que parecen cambiar y transformarse ante los ojos del espectador. El título sugiere una sensación de ambigüedad e incertidumbre, que refleja la naturaleza esquiva de la realidad y la cualidad huidiza de la experiencia humana. Al abordar los temas de la percepción y la ilusión, McGinnes anima al espectador a cuestionar sus suposiciones sobre el mundo y a considerar la posibilidad de que la realidad sea más fluida y subjetiva de lo que parece.

RYAN MCGINNESS

"A drawing is simply a line going for a walk."<br>-Paul Klee<br><br>A significant draftsman, Paul Klee's works on paper rival his works on canvas in their technical proficiency and attention to his modern aesthetic.  As an early teacher at the Bauhaus school, Klee traveled extensively and inspired a generation of 20th Century Artists.  <br><br>Klee transcended a particular style, instead creating his own unique visual vocabulary.  In Klee's work, we see a return to basic, geometric forms and a removal of artistic embellishment.  "Der Hafen von Plit" was once owned by Alfred H. Barr, Jr., the First Director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

PAUL KLEE

Deborah Butterfield es una escultora estadounidense, mejor conocida por sus esculturas de caballos hechas de objetos que van desde madera, metal y otros objetos encontrados. La pieza de 1981, Sin título (Caballo), está compuesta por palos y papel sobre armadura de alambre. La impresionante escala de esta pieza crea un efecto notable en persona, presentando un ejemplo sorprendente de la célebre temática de Butterfield. Butterfield originalmente creó los caballos de madera y otros materiales encontrados en su propiedad en Bozeman, Montana y vio a los caballos como un autorretrato metafórico, minando la resonancia emocional de estas formas.

DEBORAH BUTTERFIELD

Manuel Neri fue una figura central del movimiento figurativo de la zona de la bahía en la década de 1960. En lugar de las formas abstractas, el grupo hacía hincapié en la emoción a través del poder de la forma humana. La presente obra, "Sin título" (1982), explora la forma femenina a escala real.  Neri prefirió trabajar con una sola modelo a lo largo de sus 60 años de carrera, Maria Julia Klimenko. La ausencia de un rostro en muchas de las esculturas añade un elemento de misterio y ambigüedad. El centro de la composición en "Sin título" es la estructura y la forma de la figura.  Manuel Neri está representado en numerosas colecciones de museos de todo el mundo, como la Addison Gallery/Phillips Academy; la Colección Anderson de la Universidad de Stanford; el Instituto de Arte de Chicago; el Centro de Arte Cantor de la Universidad de Stanford; el Museo de Arte de Cincinnati; el Museo de Arte Crocker de Sacramento (California); el Museo de Arte de Denver; el Museo de Arte de El Paso (Texas); los Museos de Bellas Artes de San Francisco; los Museos de Arte de la Universidad de Harvard; el Museo y Jardín de Esculturas Hirshhorn de Washington, D.C.; Honolulu Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York y la National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

MANUEL NERI

The Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) was a prosperous cultural period that helped shape Chinese history's foundations for future centuries. This era was marked by notable technological and cultural advances, including gunpowder and printing. Among artistic advances during this period was the perfection of the sancai glaze technique, which was a prominent attribute of sculpture during this period. Sancai (tri-colored) glazing; the three glaze-colors used were ochre or brown, green and clear. Glazed wares where much more costly to produce than other terracotta wares, and were therefore only reserved for the wealthiest patrons.  <br><br>The Sancai-Glazed Earth Spirit offered here depicts a "Zhenmushou." These are mythical hybrid creatures whose bodies are a combination of dogs, lions, boars and other animals. These fierce looking beasts would be found in pairs guarding the entrance of Tang Dynasty tombs.

CHINO

The Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) was a prosperous period that helped shape Chinese history's foundations for future centuries. This era was marked by notable technological and cultural advances, including gunpowder and printing. Among artistic advances during this period was the perfection of the sancai glaze technique, which was a prominent attribute of sculpture during this period. Sancai (tri-colored) glazing used the three glaze-colors were ochre or brown, green and clear. Glazed wares were much more costly to produce than other terracotta wares, and were therefore only reserved for the wealthiest patrons.  <br><br>This Sancai-Glazed Horse would have been an incredible status symbol for its owner and many have been lost to time. This sculpture is comparable to examples held in museum collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

CHINO

WALEAD BESHTY - Los Caballos en la Conquista - Ceramica Suro slip cast remnants, glaze, and firing plate - 9 1/2 x 32 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.

WALEAD BESHTY

<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>In Harry Bertoia's oeuvre, "<em>Willow</em>" stands apart as an extraordinary synthesis of natural inspiration and innovative metalwork. Its cascading strands of stainless-steel capture the weeping elegance of a willow tree's drooping branches while introducing a dynamic, interactive quality through its shimmering surface and subtle responsiveness to movement. The strands—whether referred to as "tinsels," "filaments," or "tendrils"—reflect the delicacy of natural forms, blending artistry with technical mastery.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Bertoia, a visionary sculptor with an unparalleled ability to transform industrial materials into organic beauty, likely employed meticulous processes to create "<em>Willow,</em>" cutting thin sheets of stainless steel into fine strips and expertly attaching them to a central core, positioning each strand to flow like water or sway like leaves in the breeze. The tactile quality of the strands, which respond to air currents or touch, invites the viewer into a contemplative engagement with the work, much like one might feel beneath the canopy of a willow tree.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This piece epitomizes Bertoia's lifelong fascination with nature, stemming from his early years in the rural village of San Lorenzo, Italy. His sensitivity to the organic world continually informed his artistic practice, from his celebrated Sonambient sound sculptures to creations like “<em>Willow</em>, “which reimagine the relationship between form and environment. As he once said, "I no longer hold onto terms like music and sculpture. Those old distinctions have lost all their meaning."</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3> </font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Once again , Bertoia captivates us by reaching beyond the traditional boundaries of sculpture, delivering a work that is as much a sensory experience as a visual one. It is a harmonious blend of natural inspiration and innovative artistry, a reminder of the sacred beauty found in the intersection of art and the natural world.</font></div>

HARRY BERTOIA

CHARLES ARNOLDI - Sticky Wicket - acrílico, pasta de modelar y palos de madera contrachapada - 44 1/4 x 91 x 3 in.

CHARLES ARNOLDI

WILLIAM WENDT - Laguna Hills - óleo sobre lienzo - 25 x 30 in.

WILLIAM WENDT

MARC QUINN - Lovebomb - foto laminado sobre aluminio - 108 1/4 x 71 3/4 x 37 3/4 in.

MARC QUINN

SETH KAUFMAN - Lignum Spire - bronce con pátina verde - 103 1/2 x 22 x 17 in.

SETH KAUFMAN

The Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) was a prosperous cultural period that helped shape Chinese history's foundations for future centuries. This era was marked by notable technological and cultural advances, including gunpowder and printing. Among artistic advances during this period was the perfection of the sancai glaze technique, which was a prominent attribute of sculpture during this period. Sancai (tri-colored) glazing; the three glaze-colors used were ochre or brown, green and clear. Glazed wares where much more costly to produce than other terracotta wares, and were therefore only reserved for the wealthiest patrons.  <br><br>The Sancai-Glazed Earth Spirit offered here depicts a "Zhenmushou." These are mythical hybrid creatures whose bodies are a combination of dogs, lions, boars and other animals. These fierce looking beasts would be found in pairs guarding the entrance of Tang Dynasty tombs.

CHINO

EDGAR ALWIN PAYNE - Barcos venecianos en Sotto Marino - óleo sobre panel - 23 3/8 x 26 1/4 in.

EDGAR ALWIN PAYNE

La escultura Willow de Harry Bertoia resuena como una expresión de gracia y delicadeza; cualidades que contradicen las asociaciones habituales que tenemos con las propiedades intrínsecas de la aleación de la que está hecha. Esta versión suspendida -la versión rara de Willow- parece tener una presencia consciente de sí misma; una que se deleita en ese contraste de propiedades. Sin embargo, no invita a nada más que a un placer existencial al contemplarlo.  Piensa en Willow como una versión audazmente articulada de Calder, si este último maestro tuviera en mente una evocación más orgánica o corpórea. Suspendido, domina su área pero respeta su relación espacial con su entorno. La luz, la forma y el espacio son herramientas conceptuales del escultor. Pero, ¿a quién se le ocurriría utilizar un material reflectante que se asocia más fácilmente con la inflexibilidad y la fuerza tensorial para crear un ramillete de hilos de acero inoxidable en cascada, suspendidos en el espacio, como una flora y tan graciosamente bellos?

HARRY BERTOIA

JOANNA POUSETTE-DART - Sin título (Estudio sobre el desierto rojo) - acrílico sobre panel de madera - 33 1/2 x 42 x 3/4 in.

JOANNA POUSETTE-DART

A finales de la década de 1990, Manuel Neri comenzó a transformar numerosas esculturas de escayola en bronce, volviendo con frecuencia a obras anteriores para producir nuevas versiones imaginadas de cada pieza. Estas series, casi indistinguibles en forma y superficie, exploran el impacto de diferentes combinaciones de color y marcas que implican diversas acciones, como incisiones, cepillados, raspados o capas de materiales. Experimentando con distintas técnicas de marcado, Neri pudo explorar la interacción entre forma, color, textura y luz. En el contexto de la Figura de pie n.º 3, Neri limitó su paleta a un esquema cromático análogo, diluyendo la pintura para crear sutiles gradaciones que realzan el exterior elegante y refinado de la escultura.

MANUEL NERI

Las primeras obras de papel maché de Manuel Neri abrieron camino en la técnica escultórica, y su enfoque de la pintura de sus esculturas refleja su profundo compromiso con el potencial expresivo del color y la forma. La elección y colocación de los colores en Hombre Colorado II crea una respuesta particularmente visceral que refleja su comprensión matizada de la dimensión psicológica y emocional del color. Conceptualizado y producido en 1958, Hombre Colorado II refleja una época en la que Neri y su esposa Joan Brown estaban involucrados en un rico intercambio artístico de creatividad y contribuyeron significativamente a la evolución de sus respectivos estilos y al Movimiento Figurativo del Área de la Bahía, en el que desempeñaron un papel vital.

MANUEL NERI

MEL RAMOS - Lola Cola; A.C. Annie; Della Monty; Tobacco Red - cuatro litografías offset en color - 30 3/4 x 25 1/4 pulg. c/u.

MEL RAMOS

AI WEIWEI - Sillas "Fairytale" - madera - 49 x 45 x 17 1/2 in.

AI WEIWEI

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<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Clyfford Still occupies a monumental position in the history of modern art, often heralded as the earliest pure abstract painter to work on an expansive scale. By the early 1940s, Still had already arrived at a radically abstract visual language that transcended the aesthetic frameworks of his peers, rejecting representational imagery and producing canvases that were immense in size and conceptual ambition. Pollock famously confessed that “Still makes the rest of us look academic,” and Rothko once kept a Still painting in his bedroom as a guiding inspiration. His work was, as critic Clement Greenberg remarked, “estranging and upsetting” in its genuine originality, a raw and elemental confrontation of form and color that defied conventional expectations.<br><br></font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>For viewers familiar with Still’s oeuvre, his paintings typically evoke a powerful physicality: vast canvases covered in richly textured layers of pigment—earthy blacks, ochres, siennas, and cadmiums—applied with a trowel-like rigor that recalls weathered geological formations. These thickly encrusted surfaces often alternate with more thinly painted passages, all juxtaposed against large swaths of bare canvas that lend his compositions a sense of immense scale and open-ended possibility. This aesthetic, rooted in the grandeur of raw and elemental presence, often manifests as jagged, opaque forms whose stark contrasts convey a primal energy.<br><br></font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>“PH-589”,</em> on the other hand, marks a transition in Still’s career, where his already profound engagement with abstraction began to evolve toward greater spareness and a deeper exploration of the expressive potential of voids and open space. Painted in 1959, the expected density of his earlier surfaces gives way to a lighter touch and a more restrained use of paint. Against largely unpainted ground, two jagged shapes of continental significance hang suspended, their edges torn and irregular, as if wrested from the canvas itself. The bare canvas, which had served as a compositional counterpoint in Still’s earlier works, now asserts itself as a dominant feature, heightening the power of the painted forms while introducing an ethereal sense of light and space.<br><br></font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>This shift was both aesthetic and philosophical. By the late 1950s, Still had grown increasingly disenchanted with the art world, distancing himself from its commercial and critical structures<em>. “PH-589”</em> is an anticipatory event before his move to rural Maryland in 1961 that coincided with a period of introspection and formal refinement when Still began to strip his compositions down to their essential elements. As Still explained, he sought to fuse color, texture, and form into “a living spirit,” transcending their materiality to evoke the human capacity for transcendence.</font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><br><br>This painting signals the burgeoning openness of Still’s later works, where the interplay of painted forms and unpainted ground would become a defining characteristic. By the 1960s and 1970s, Still’s palette grew lighter, his gestures sparser, and his use of emptiness more deliberate, creating compositions that were at once monumental and ephemeral. Yet the seeds of that evolution are already present here in the restrained yet powerful interplay of color and space. His revolutionary approach to abstraction—both in scale and in spirit—provided a foundation upon which the Abstract Expressionists built their legacy. At the same time, his work resists easy interpretation, demanding instead an unmediated confrontation with its raw, elemental presence. With its terse eloquence and rhythmic vitality, this painting is both a culmination of Still’s early achievements and a momentous portent of his later innovations.</font></div>

CLYFFORD STILL

Of the many modernist painters who imbued their geometries with a spiritual dimension, Agnes Martin is the one whose paintings resonate most deeply with a life of ascetic simplicity. In 1967, she left New York City and the art world, renounced worldly pursuits, and embarked on an eighteen-month odyssey across the untamed Western American landscape. It was the prelude to a life of seclusion, where on a remote mesa near Cuba, New Mexico, Martin built a sanctuary by hand, shaping adobe and timber into a unique domicile. Living without the conveniences of a telephone, electricity, or indoor plumbing, she practiced the art of life, not the life of a painter. That deeply devoted spiritual and moral quest separates Agnes Martin from the geometric visionaries such as Piet Mondrian or Ad Reinhardt, with whom she would otherwise be associated. After a seven-year hiatus, 62-year-old Martin reemerged in 1974 to renew her journey creating radiant minimalist paintings. <br><br>"No. 7" (1974) is among the earliest paintings from this second major phase of her career. Intent upon emphasizing a dramatic reorientation emphasizing color rather than the line or tabulated grids of her pre-1967 work, a distanced viewing of the pale, luminescent bands allows for an expansive appreciation of subtle, radiant shifts between the color zones. Numerous natural phenomena and elements embedded in the New Mexican desert experience may have inspired these new and expansive ideas. The sheer verticality of its mesas, cliffs, and ravines, or the shafts of light that dramatically stream through gaps in clouds to the desert floor, may have inspired the vertical orientation here. Yet the impact of "No. 7" (1974) is most assuredly delivered via her devotion to Buddhist and Daoist ideals that seek beauty from within, not from extraneous points of reference. Martin asks the viewer to think of her repetitive shafts or bands of pale color as a sort of mantra as much as a visual experience. She challenges the capacity of our imagination, encouraging it to run free and consider this work as an object of contemplation, knowing well that her paintings require a degree of commitment. And as if to admonish those without the patience to absorb the impact of the otherworldly mystical radiance inherent in the paintings or how they affect one's greater awareness of the potential for expressing the sublime, we have her comment, "There's nobody who can't stand all afternoon in front of a waterfall."

AGNES MARTIN

Cottonwood Tree (Near Abiquiu), New Mexico (1943) by celebrated American artist Georgia O’Keeffe is exemplary of the airier, more naturalistic style that the desert inspired in her. O’Keeffe had great affinity for the distinctive beauty of the Southwest, and made her home there among the spindly trees, dramatic vistas, and bleached animal skulls that she so frequently painted. O’Keeffe took up residence at Ghost Ranch, a dude ranch twelve miles outside of the village of Abiquiú in northern New Mexico and painted this cottonwood tree around there. The softer style befitting this subject is a departure from her bold architectural landscapes and jewel-toned flowers.<br><br>The cottonwood tree is abstracted into soft patches of verdant greens through which more delineated branches are seen, spiraling in space against pockets of blue sky. The modeling of the trunk and delicate energy in the leaves carry forward past experimentations with the regional trees of the Northeast that had captivated O’Keeffe years earlier: maples, chestnuts, cedars, and poplars, among others. Two dramatic canvases from 1924, Autumn Trees, The Maple and The Chestnut Grey, are early instances of lyrical and resolute centrality, respectively. As seen in these early tree paintings, O’Keeffe exaggerated the sensibility of her subject with color and form.<br><br>In her 1974 book, O’Keeffe explained: “The meaning of a word— to me— is not as exact as the meaning of a color. Color and shapes make a more definite statement than words.” Her exacting, expressive color intrigued. The Precisionist painter Charles Demuth described how, in O’Keeffe’s work, “each color almost regains the fun it must have felt within itself on forming the first rainbow” (As quoted in C. Eldridge, Georgia O’Keeffe, New York, 1991, p. 33). As well, congruities between forms knit together her oeuvre. Subjects like hills and petals undulate alike, while antlers, trees, and tributaries correspond in their branching morphology.<br><br>The sinewy contours and gradated hues characteristic of O’Keeffe find an incredible range across decades of her tree paintings. In New Mexico, O’Keeffe returned to the cottonwood motif many times, and the seasonality of this desert tree inspired many forms. The vernal thrill of new growth was channeled into spiraling compositions like Spring Tree No.1 (1945). Then, cottonwood trees turned a vivid autumnal yellow provided a breathtaking compliment to the blue backdrop of Mount Pedernal. The ossified curves of Dead Cottonweed Tree (1943) contain dramatic pools of light and dark, providing a foil to the warm, breathing quality of this painting, Cottonwood Tree (Near Abiquiu). The aural quality of this feathered cottonwood compels a feeling guided by O’Keeffe’s use of form of color.

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

WILLEM DE KOONING - Mujer en un bote de remos - óleo sobre papel colocado sobre masonita - 47 1/2 x 36 1/4 in.

WILLEM DE KOONING

<div>The stands are: 32 H x 19-3/4 W x 19-3/4 D in.  Rat: 27 7/8 x 12 7/8 x 20 7/8 in. Ox: 29 1/8 x 20 1/8 x 16 7/8 in. Tiger: 25 7/8 x 14 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. Rabbit: 27 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. Dragon: 35 7/8 x 18 1/8 x 25 7/8 in. Snake: 27 7/8 x 14 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. Horse: 29 1/8 x 12 1/4 x 22 in. Ram: 25 1/4 x 20 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. Monkey: 27 1/8 x 12 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. Rooster: 24 x 9 x 16 7/8 in. Dog: 25 1/4 x 14 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. Boar: 27 1/8 x 16 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.  World-renowned Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei is a sculptor, installation artist, architectural designer, curator, and social and cultural critic who has been exhibiting his work internationally since the late 1990s. His artistic practice is inextricably linked with cultural engagement and willingly crosses barriers between different media—cultural, artistic, and social. It was perhaps his detention from 2011 until August 2015 by the Chinese government that brought his views to the greatest audience. Ai Weiwei now lives in Germany and continues to create new works and uses his significant international profile to promote artistic and personal freedom.  These twelve sculptures depict the animals associated with the traditional Chinese zodiac. Ai Weiwei’s cycle references a European rendering of the zodiac animals designed by the Italian Jesuit Giuseppe Castiglione. The original sculptures were built in the eighteenth century for an elaborate water-clock fountain at the Yuanming Yuan (Old Summer Palace), which was ransacked in 1860. By recreating the lost and displaced statues, Ai Weiwei engages issues of looting, repatriation, and cultural heritage while expanding upon ongoing themes in his work concerning the “fake” and “copy” in relation to the original.  Ai Weiwei now works in Berlin, Germany.</div>

AI WEIWEI

Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight.

ALFRED SISLEY

A principios de la década de 1870, Winslow Homer pintaba con frecuencia escenas de la vida en el campo cerca de una pequeña aldea agrícola famosa durante generaciones por sus notables plantaciones de trigo, situada entre el río Hudson y los Catskills, en el estado de Nueva York. Hoy en día Hurley es mucho más famoso por haber inspirado una de las mayores obras de Homer, Snap the Whip (Chasquear el látigo), pintada el verano de 1872. Entre los muchos otros cuadros inspirados en la región, Muchacha de pie en el campo de trigo es rico en sentimientos, pero no demasiado sentimentalista. Está directamente relacionado con un estudio de 1866 pintado en Francia y titulado In the Wheatfields (En los campos de trigo), y con otro pintado al año siguiente de su regreso a América. Pero, sin duda, Homero se habría sentido más orgulloso de éste. Se trata de un retrato, un estudio de vestuario, un cuadro de género en la gran tradición de la pintura pastoril europea, y un espectacular tour de force atmosférico a contraluz, impregnado de la luz de las horas crepusculares que se desvanece rápidamente, animado con notas lambiscentes y floridas y toques de espigas de trigo. En 1874, Homer envió cuatro cuadros a la exposición de la Academia Nacional de Diseño. Uno se titulaba "Muchacha". ¿No podría ser éste?

WINSLOW HOMER

Widely recognized as one of the most consequential artists of our time, Gerhard Richters career now rivals that of Picasso's in terms of productivity and genius. The multi-faceted subject matter, ranging from slightly out-of-focus photographic oil paintings to Kelly-esque grid paintings to his "squeegee" works, Richter never settles for repeating the same thought- but is constantly evolving his vision. Richter has been honored by significant retrospective exhibitions, including the pivotal 2002 show,  "Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting," at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.  <br><br>"Abstraktes Bild 758-2" (1992) comes from a purely abstract period in Richter's work- where the message is conveyed using a truly physical painting style, where applied paint layers are distorted with a wooden "Squeegee" tool. Essentially, Richter is sculpting the layers of paint, revealing the underlayers and their unique color combinations; there is a degree of "art by chance". If the painting does not work, Richter will move on- a method pioneered by Jackson Pollock decades earlier.  <br><br>Richter is included in prominent museums and collections worldwide, including the Tate, London, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among many others.

GERHARD RICHTER

<div>In the mid-1920s, Rufino Tamayo embarked on the crucial development phase as a sophisticated, contemporary colorist. In New York, he encountered the groundbreaking works of Picasso, Braque, and Giorgio de Chirico, along with the enduring impact of Cubism. Exploring painterly and plastic values through subjects sourced from street scenes, popular culture, and the fabric of daily life, his unique approach to color and form began to take shape. It was a pivotal shift toward cosmopolitan aesthetics, setting him apart from the nationalist fervor championed by the politically charged narratives of the Mexican Muralist movement.  By focusing on the vitality of popular culture, he captured the essential Mexican identity that prioritized universal artistic values over explicit social and political commentary. The approach underscored his commitment to redefining Mexican art on the global stage and highlighted his innovative contributions to the modernist dialogue. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>Like Cézanne, Tamayo elevated the still life genre to some of its most beautifully simple expressions. Yet high sophistication underlies the ease with which Tamayo melds vibrant Mexican motifs with the avant-garde influences of the School of Paris. As "Naturaleza Muerta" of 1935 reveals, Tamayo refused to lapse into the mere decoration that often characterizes the contemporary School of Paris art with which his work draws comparisons. Instead, his arrangement of watermelons, bottles, a coffee pot, and sundry items staged within a sobering, earthbound tonality and indeterminant, shallow space recalls Tamayo's early interest in Surrealism. An overlayed square matrix underscores the contrast between the organic subjects of the painting and the abstract, intellectualized structure imposed upon them, deepening the interpretation of the artist's exploration of visual perception and representation. In this way, the grid serves to navigate between the visible world and the underlying structures that inform our understanding of it, inviting viewers to consider the interplay between reality and abstraction, sensation and analysis.</div>

RUFINO TAMAYO

KENNETH NOLAND - Pasaje - acrílico sobre lienzo - 69 1/2 x 140 1/2 pulg.

KENNETH NOLAND

The frame of reference for Irish American Sean Scully’s signature blocks and stripes is vast. From Malevich’s central premise that geometry can provide the means for universal understanding to Rothko’s impassioned approach to color and rendering of the dramatic sublime, Scully learned how to condense the splendor of the natural world into simple modes of color, light, and composition. Born in Dublin in 1945 and London-raised, Scully was well-schooled in figurative drawing when he decided to catch the spirit of his lodestar, Henri Matisse, by visiting Morocco in 1969. He was captivated by the dazzling tessellated mosaics and richly dyed fabrics and began to paint grids and stipes of color. Subsequent adventures provided further inspiration as the play of intense light on the reflective surfaces of Mayan ruins and the ancient slabs of stone at Stonehenge brought the sensation of light, space, and geometric movement to Scully’s paintings. The ability to trace the impact of Scully’s travels throughout his paintings reaffirms the value of abstract art as a touchstone for real-life experience.<br><br><br>Painted in rich, deep hues and layered, nuanced surfaces, Grey Red is both poetic and full of muscular formalism. Scully appropriately refers to these elemental forms as ‘bricks,’ suggesting the formal calculations of an architect. As he explained, “these relationships that I see in the street doorways, in windows between buildings, and in the traces of structures that were once full of life, I take for my work. I use these colors and forms and put them together in a way that perhaps reminds you of something, though you’re not sure of that” (David Carrier, Sean Scully, 2004, pg. 98). His approach is organic, less formulaic; intuitive painter’s choices are layering one color upon another so that contrasting hues and colors vibrate with subliminal energy. Diebenkorn comes to mind in his pursuit of radiant light. But here, the radiant bands of terracotta red, gray, taupe, and black of Grey Red resonate with deep, smoldering energy and evoke far more affecting passion than you would think it could impart. As his good friend, Bono wrote, “Sean approaches the canvas like a kickboxer, a plasterer, a builder. The quality of painting screams of a life being lived.”

SEAN SCULLY

Tom Wesselmann will undoubtedly be remembered for associating his erotic themes with the colors of the American flag. But Wesselmann had considerable gifts as a draftsman, and the line was his principal preoccupation, first as a cartoonist and later as an ardent admirer of Matisse. That he also pioneered a method of turning drawings into laser-cut steel wall reliefs proved a revelation. He began to focus ever more on drawing for the sake of drawing, enchanted that the new medium could be lifted and held: “It really is like being able to pick up a delicate line drawing from the paper.”<br><br>The Steel Drawings caused both excitement and confusion in the art world. After acquiring one of the ground-breaking works in 1985, the Whitney Museum of American Art wrote Wesselmann wondering if it should be cataloged as a drawing or a sculpture. The work had caused such a stir that when Eric Fischl visited Wesselmann at his studio and saw steel-cut works for the first time, he remembered feeling jealous. He wanted to try it but dared not. It was clear: ‘Tom owned the technique completely.’<br><br>Wesselmann owed much of that technique to his year-long collaboration with metalwork fabricator Alfred Lippincott. Together, in 1984 they honed a method for cutting the steel with a laser that provided the precision he needed to show the spontaneity of his sketches. Wesselmann called it ‘the best year of my life’, elated at the results that he never fully achieved with aluminum that required each shape be hand-cut.  “I anticipated how exciting it would be for me to get a drawing back in steel. I could hold it in my hands. I could pick it up by the lines…it was so exciting…a kind of near ecstasy, anyway, but there’s really been something about the new work that grabbed me.”<br><br>Bedroom Brunette with Irises is a Steel Drawing masterwork that despite its uber-generous scale, utilizes tight cropping to provide an unimposing intimacy while maintaining a free and spontaneous quality. The figure’s outstretched arms and limbs and body intertwine with the petals and the interior elements providing a flowing investigative foray of black lines and white ‘drop out’ shapes provided by the wall. It recalls Matisse and any number of his reclining odalisque paintings. Wesselmann often tested monochromatic values to discover the extent to which color would transform his hybrid objects into newly developed Steel Drawing works and, in this case, continued with a color steel-cut version of the composition Bedroom Blonde with Irises (1987) and later still, in 1993 with a large-scale drawing in charcoal and pastel on paper.

TOM WESSELMANN

ALBERT BIERSTADT - El Golden Gate - óleo sobre lienzo - 27 3/8 x 38 3/4 pulg.

ALBERT BIERSTADT

<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Irving Norman conceived and created <em>The Human Condition</em> at a time when he must have reflected deeply on the totality of his life. Given its grand scale and cinematic treatment, it impresses as a profound culmination of his artistic journey, synthesizing decades of themes, insights, and experiences into a single monumental work. A man of great humility and an artist of uncommon skill, he translated a horrendous war experience into impactful allegories of unforgettable, often visceral imagery. He worked in solitude with relentless forbearance in a veritable vacuum without fame or financial security. Looking to the past, acutely aware of present trends, he knew, given the human predicament, he was forecasting the future. As one New York Times reviewer mused in 2008, "In light of current circumstances, Mr. Norman's dystopian vision may strike some…as eerily pertinent," an observation that recalled recent events.<br><br></font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Irving Norman's figures, manipulated by their environment and physical space, are of a style that exaggerates the malleability of the human form to underscore their vulnerability and subjugation. This literal and symbolic elasticity suggests that these figures are stretched, compressed, or twisted by the forces of their environment, emphasizing their lack of autonomy and the oppressive systems that govern their existence. While these figures reflect vulnerability, Norman's structural choice in <em>The Human Condition</em> creates a stark juxtaposition that shifts attention toward the central tableau. A commanding female figure, rising above the calamitous failures and atrocities of the past, is joined by a man, forming a symbolic "couple,” suggesting the unity and shared responsibility of a new vision. Their hands, magnified and upturned, present these children as a vision offering hope and renewal for the future. The gesture, combined with the futuristic clothing of the diminutive figures, reinforces the idea of an alternative path—a brighter, forward-looking humanity. The central tableau acts as a metaphorical offering, inviting the viewer to consider a future untouched by the weight of darkness from which these figures emerge.<br><br></font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Here, Norman underscores a hopeful, if not optimistic, vision for generations ahead. The structural decision suggests a deliberate shift in focus: the darker scenes relegated to the sides represent the burdens, past and present. At the same time, the central figures embody the potential for a future shaped by resilience and renewal. This juxtaposition distinguishes <em>The Human Condition</em> as a reflection of Norman's later years, where a tempered hope emerges to claim the high ground over the war-mongering, abject corruption, frantic pleasure-seeking, and the dehumanizing effects of modern society.<br><br></font></div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Throughout his long career, Norman stood tall in his convictions; he turned, faced the large, empty canvases, and designed and painted complex, densely populated scenes. As for recognition, he rationalized the situation—fame or fortune risked the unsullied nature of an artist's quest. Ultimately, <em>The Human Condition</em> is a summation of Norman's life and work and a call to action, urging us to examine our complicity in the systems he so vividly depicted. Through meticulous craftsmanship and allegorical intensity, it is a museum-worthy masterwork that continues to resonate, its themes as pertinent today as they were when Norman painstakingly brought his vision to life.</font></div>

IRVING NORMAN

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