July 5 - 29, 2017
EXTENDED THRU SEPT 1st
George Johanson (b. 1928)
Two Backs with Wet Sky, 1964
serigraph
edition 3 of 9
23" x 17 1/4"
Printmakers
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
White Calf, 1945
lithograph
edition of 250
10" x 12 3/4"
Spencer Moseley (1925-1998)
Woman and Still Life and Flag of All Nations, 1952
oil on canvas
31 3/4" x 34 1/4"
Exhibited: Oakland Art Museum, Western Painters' Annual, 1954
SOLD
For July, we present a historical show of more than 30 original prints by nationally known American printmakers: Thomas Hart Benton, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Childe Hassam, Armin Landeck, Rockwell Kent, J. Alden Weir, and Stow Wengenroth; alongside their Oregon printmaking peers: Charles Heaney, Gordon Gilkey, Jack McLarty, Melville Wire, William Givler, George Johanson, and John Rock, among others. Printmaking mediums presented include etching, lithography, engraving, woodblock, monotype, serigraph, embossment, etc...
There are several great print and etching shows happening around Portland throughout the summer at the Portland Art Museum, Michael Parsons Fine Art, and the Augen Gallery. Arts writer, Laurel Reed Pavic, who teaches print history at PNCA, wrote a wonderful article, "Prints on demand: Want to see my etchings?", for Oregon Artswatch about these shows.
William Givler (1908-2000)
Oregon Coast, 1943
lithograph
11 3/4" x 16 3/4"
Master American
While we regularly write about our changing monthly shows, we also remain fully engaged with the historic painters of the Northwest. Fine works by historic Oregon and Washington state artists do arrive regularly, and we'd like to share pictures of some recent arrivals with you. Mid-century modernist works include paintings by Hank Kowert, Spencer Moseley, and Otto Fried (not pictured). Hank Kowert (1924-1977) is one of our favorite Oregon landscape painters, and his poetic vision of the land, conveyed through his deeply personal and earthy color palette is always a delight to behold. Spencer Moseley (1925-1998) and Otto Fried (b.1922) were both students of the French painter Fernand Leger. Moseley taught for decades at the University of Washington, while Fried studied at the University of Oregon from 1946-1949, had a solo show at the Portland Art Museum, and enjoyed a long association with the Fountain Gallery.
Henry Pember Smith (1854-1907) is a highly regarded American artist, who worked extensively in Europe. His European works, like our Venice painting, often have vibrant, bright light, while many of his American landscape paintings are darker, and reminiscent of the Barbizon style. Forster Robson is a fine British artist, who worked actively from 1888-1906. Our Robson watercolor/gouache, dates from 1893, and quotes a passage from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream on its verso. It's quite lovely in it's 19th century, 23 karat gold frame.
Recent Arrivals
Forster Robson (active 1888-1906, British)
Midsummer Night's Dream, 1893
watercolor and gouache
30" x 40"
Armin Landeck (1905-1984)
Approaching Storm, Manhattan, 1937
drypoint etching
edition of 100
9 1/16" x 8 5/16"
Henry Pember Smith (1854-1907, American)
Venetian Canal Scene
oil on canvas
28" x 20"
In original ornate gold frame
Spencer Moseley (1925-1998)
STUKE, 1965
oil on canvas
24" x 24"
Exhibited: Bumberbiennale, Seattle, 2000
J. Alden Weir (1852-1919)
Boats at Low Tide – Isle of Man, 1889
etching
6 3/16" x 4 5/16"
William McIlwraith (1867-1940)
Home of the Forgotten Men, 1936
etching
8 5/8” x 11”
Portraying the Hooverville at Sullivan’s Gulch, near Lloyd Center.
SOLD
William Givler (1908-2000)
Eastern Oregon
lithograph
edition of 10
11 1/4" x 15"
SOLD
Charles Heaney (1897-1981)
Market Corner, October 6, 1934
woodblock print
proposed edition of 75
5 3/4" x 6 1/4"
Reception & Gallery Talk: Saturday, July 8 1:30-3:00pm
Artist George Johanson will speak about the show at 2pm.
Hank Kowert (1924-1977)
Storm, c. 1970's
oil on canvas
36" x 42"
Michael Parsons Fine Art
716 S.W. Madison
Portland, OR 97205
Phone 503-206-8601
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 12pm-5pm
E-Mail: michaelparsonsfineart@gmail.com
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Street at Saverne, 1858
from the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature' series
etching
82 known impressions
8 3/16" x 6 1/4"