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Post-Reception of Postwar Abstraction

6/25/2013

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What a wonderful evening we had last Thursday. The gallery was full of old and new friends alike. The new exhibition was met with enthusiasm and interest. Many people were eager to see work by artists whose works they normally had to travel to New York City to view. Others were interested in seeing work they had not been exposed to before. A number of paintings found buyers and many people plan to revisit the exhibition during the month.
The other exciting news of the evening was the opening of the back exhibition rooms. These were previously the back offices for FA Gray. After six weeks of renovations we could not be more pleased with the results.

We hope all who are interested will have the opportunity to visit the gallery to see the exhibition and the expanded gallery. In many ways, after nine years of business, it feels like we just opened;  the excitement and energy is invigorating.  
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Opening Reception: Postwar Abstraction

6/18/2013

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The paintings have come in from Boston, New York, Chicago, Santa Fe, and San Francisco  We are almost ready for Thursday evenings opening, we hope everyone will have a chance to see this exhibition.

Postwar Abstraction

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 20th 5-7pm

Show Dates: June 20th - July 27th

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New Arrival: Warren Sheppard

6/6/2013

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PictureWarren Sheppard (18-58-1937), "Moon Light Sail"
The Banks Gallery recently acquired this exquisit marine scene by Warren Sheppard. This small gem is one of Sheppards best works depicting a moonrise over the coast of Rye, NH.

Warren W. Sheppard  (1858 - 1937)
"Moon Light Sail"
8" x 12", oil on canvas
Price on Request



A student of Dutch marine artist, Mauritz de Haas, Warren Sheppard built two successful careers around his love of the sea: marine painting and yacht designing.  

He was born in Greenwich, New Jersey, a town on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, which has been associated with ships and shipping since the earliest Colonial times.  His father was a sea captain and the young Sheppard took many voyages with his father to make artistic studies.  He learned perspective drawing at Cooper Union in New York City in addition to his studies with de Haas.  In 1879, he spent four months sketching Mediterranean port cities including Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples and Messina in Sicily.  Between 1888 and 1893, he also studied painting in Venice and Paris. 

By the time he was in his mid-thirties, he had established himself as a successful illustrator and painter.  The yachts he painted were the most lavish of his day, owned by the wealthiest of men.  He was an expert in the design and rigging of ships of present and earlier times.  His work was highly regarded for its authenticity as well as its artistic merit.

Sheppard was also an expert navigator and sailed a number of famous yachts in races.  Twice he was to command Tamerlane when it won the New York to Bermuda run.  His book, Practical Navigation, was used for many years by the United States Naval Academy.  Though he retired from the sea, Sheppard continued to paint until his death in Brooklyn, New York in 1937.

 

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New Arrival: James Coe 

6/6/2013

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PictureJAMES COE, "ICE ON THE CREEK"
One of our favorite new arrivals, James Coes "Ice on the Creek". Coe is simply at his very best with subtle colors and a powerful composition that creates abstract shapes with the ice, water, snow, and grass.

James Coe
"Ice on the Creek"
24" x 36", oil on linen
$7,500 

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