"Meadow with Queen Anne's
Lace," William John Whittemore, 1885.
A Century of Painting at Spanierman Gallery
NEW YORK CITY - Spanierman Gallery, LLC will host ": A Century of
Painting, 1840-1940," an exhibition of oils and watercolors by
American painters, including works by Thomas Cole, Childe Hassam,
Winslow Homer, Eastman Johnson, Willard Metcalf, Georgia O'Keefe,
John Frederick Peto, Theodore Robinson, John Singer Sargent, and
John Henry Twachtman.
Also featured will be works by Edward Barnard, Howard Chandler
Chritsy, John Joseph Enneking, Aaron Harry Gorson, Max Kuehne,
Harriet Lumis, Robert Nisbet, Hovsep Pushman, and William John
Whittemore.
Featuring 80 works, this exhibition will capture many aspects of
America's diverse artistic heritage while demonstrating the
emphasis, adhered to by so many artists over the course of a
century, on expressing moods of tranquility and quietude in their
works.
This tendency reflects the response to a time of dramatic change
in American life when the frontier became settled, when urban
centers grew explosively, and when industrial manufactures spread
as the nation's technological prowess grew. In their images of
restful places and contemplative figures, native artists from
1840 through 1940 epitomized the desire of the populace of the
day for respite from the bustling, often competitive atmosphere
of daily life.
In the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century period in
particular, when it became apparent that the wilderness was
quickly vanishing and that city life harbored significant
dangers, artists created serene images that echoed the longing
for "an age of contemplation, of quiet delight in nature and her
romantic moods, of lyric poetry, of life unhurried." (Robert W.
MacBeth, Memorial Exhibition of Painting by Charles Warren Eaton,
1938.)
The exhibit continues through January 30. Hours are Monday
through Saturday, 9:30 to 5:30. Phone 212/832-0208
