Ernest Fiene (1894-1965), Hudson River Boat II, 1927, 26 x 28 inches, oil on canvas

Cutting Edge: Connecticut Artists Explore Precisionism

Mattatuck Museum, CT
March 5 - April 30, 2023

In the 1920s, the United States entered the Machine Age and a group of artists developed a style that captured the zeitgeist: Precisionism. This exhibition focuses on the work of Connecticut artists who employed fine art and design to speak to these technological and social changes.

D. Wigmore Fine Art has loaned works by Ernest Fiene (1894-1965) and Niles Spencer (1893-1952).


Doris Lee, Oklahoma!

Doris Lee (1904-1983), Oklahoma!, 1943, 18 x 28 inches, oil on canvas

Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee
Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA
September 26, 2021 - January 15, 2023 (revised dates)

New York Times article on exhibition.

Travels to: Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA, February 6 - May 8, 2022; Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida, June 5 - September 18, 2022; and Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, October 30, 2022 - January 15, 2023


Raymond Johnson, Oil No. 7

Raymond Johnson (1891-1982), Oil No. 7, 1941, 22 x 30 inches, oil on canvas

Another World: The Transcendental Painting Group, 1938-1945
The Albuquerque Museum, NM (June 26 – September 26, 2021)

An exhibition with catalogue showing the New Mexico abstract group including Raymond Jonson and Emil Bisttram

Travels to: Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK (October 15, 2021 – February 20, 2022); The Baker Museum/Artis-Naples, Naples, FL (March 26- July 24, 2022); Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA (August 28 – November 20, 2022); and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (December 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023)


Luigi Lucioni (1900-1988), Indian Textures, 1933, 18 x 27 inches, oil on canvas

Luigi Lucioni: Modern Light
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
June 25 - October 16, 2022

Over 40 works by Luigi Lucioni, known for his hyper-realistic detail, from the late 1920s into the 1980s. The exhibition has received lots of media coverage, including a review in The Wall Street Journal.

Featuring Indian Textures, 1933, The Chinese Room at Laurelton Hall, 1928, and Barns along the Road, 1948 from our gallery inventory.


Jan Matulka, Jazz Comosition #2

Jan Matulka (1890-1972), Jazz Composition #2, c. 1927, 21 x 14 1/2 inches, gouache on paper

Songs without Words: The Art of Music
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
November 20, 2021 - March 6, 2021

Featuring Carl Holty (1900-1973) and Jan Matulka (1890-1972)


Tadasky, C-182

Tadasky (b. 1935), C-182 (Orange, Yellow, White with Black), 1965, 56 x 56 inches, acrylic on canvas

Moving Vision: Op and Kinetic Art from the Sixties and Seventies
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OK
February 22 - May 16, 2021

An exhibition featuring OKCMOA's rich holdings in this area, including works by Tadasky, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Mon Levinson, Reginald Neal, and Julian Stanczak


Richard Anuszkiewicz, Convex-Concave

Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930-2020), Concave-Convex, 1966, 72 x 108 inches, acrylic on canvas

Vertigo. Op Art and Kineticism
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Germany
Nov 23, 2019 - April 19, 2020, extended to August 23, 2020

Organized with Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (MUMOK),
Vienna, Austria, May 25 - October 26, 2019

Featuring Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930-2020)


George Biddle (1885-1973), Paternity, 1937

George Biddle (1885-1973), Paternity, 1937, oil on canvas, 30 x 39 3/4 inches

The Broadmoor Art Academy and Its Legacy, 1919-1970
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO
October 12, 2019 - January 12, 2020

Featuring work by George Biddle (1885-1973), Doris Lee (1904-1983), and Arnold Blanch (1896-1968)


Sally Michel, Sandpit with Birds, c. 1955

Sally Michel (1902-2003), Sandpit with Birds, c. 1955, oil on board, 9 x 24 inches

Summer with the Averys
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
May 11 - September 1, 2019

An exhibition celebrating the Avery family style with works by Milton Avery, Sally Michel, and their daughter March Avery

 

Charles Hinman, Orange Sunspot, 1979

Charles Hinman (b.1932), Orange Sunspot, 1979, acrylic on shaped canvas, 45 1/2 x 36 x 2 1/2 inches

Charles Hinman: Structures, 1965–2014
Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC
April 18 - July 31, 2019

Featuring shaped canvases from the 50 year carreer of artist Charles Hinman

Read The Washington Post review here


Virginia Berresford, Coral Shell, 1944

Virginia Berresford (1904-1995), Coral Shell, 1944, 20 x 15 inches, watercolor on board

Imagining Florida: History and Myth in the Sunshine State
The Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
November 13, 2018- March 24, 2019
Curated by Jennifer Hardin

Featuring Virginia Berresford (1904-1995), Doris Lee (1905-1983), and Sally Michel (1902-2003)


Hannes Beckman, Vertical Accents, 1962

Hannes Beckman (1909-1977), Vertical Accents, 1962, oil on board, 18 x 18 inches

Interactions. Bauhaus and America
Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kultur, Münster, Germany
November 9, 2018 - March 10, 2019
Curated by Dr. Tanja Pirsig-Marshall

Featuring Hannes Beckmann (1909-1977), Sue Fuller (1914-2006), and Julian Stanczak (1928-2017)


Francis Celentano, Hexagonal Metamorphosis, 1968

Francis Celentano (1928-2016), Hexagonal Metamorphosis, 1968

Action<->Reaction, 100 Years of Kinetic Art
Kunsthal Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Sept 22, 2018 - Jan 20, 2019
Curated by Serge Lemoine

Featuring Francis Celentano (1928-2016)


Charles Green Shaw (1892-1974), The Smoker, 1935

The Jazz Age
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
March 24- July 8, 2018
Curated by Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D.

Featuring Charles Biederman (1906-2004), Carl Holty (1900-1973), Jan Matulka (1890-1972), and Charles Green Shaw (1892-1974)


Rockwell Kent, Winter Evening, 1945

Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), Winter Evening, 1945

A Life and Art of His Own: The Paintings of Rockwell Kent from North Country Collections
The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, NY
April 8, - July 22, 2018
Curated by Caroline Welsh


Tadasky, C-185, 1965

Tadasky (b.1935), C-185, 1965

Fool the Eye
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
November 18, 2017- March 4, 2018

Featuring Tadasky (Tadasuke Kuwayama) (b. 1935)


W Hunt Diederich, Rooster Charger, c. 1927-1929

W Hunt Diederich (1884-1953), Rooster Charger, c. 1927-1929

Carl Walters and Woodstock Ceramic Arts
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of
New York at New Paltz, NY
February 4 through May 21, 2017
Curated by Tom Wolf

Featuring William Hunt Diederich (1884-1953), Waylande Gregory (1905-1971) and Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1970)


Charles Green Shaw, Contrasting Pairs, 1940

Charles Green Shaw (1892-1974), Contrasting Pairs, 1940

Dynamic Structures: American Abstract Artists
Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
March 2- July 8, 2017
Curated by Kathryn Koca Polite

Featuring Balcomb Greene (1904-1990), Gertrude Greene (1904-1956), Charles Green Shaw (1892-1974), and Esphyr Slobodkina (1908-2002)


Dale Nichols, Spring Turning, 1946

Dale Nichols (1904-1995), Spring Turning, 1946

Rural Modern: American Art Beyond the City
Brandywine River Museum of Art
October 29, 2016- January 22, 2017
Curated by Amanda Burdan

Featuring Dale Nichols (1904-1995)


Doris Lee, Table with Fruit, 1957

Doris Lee (1904-1983), Table with Fruit, 1957

Feast for the Eyes
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
July 30- November 6, 2016

Featuring Doris Lee (1905-1983) and Charles Green Shaw (1892-1974)