Boston Expressionist Artist- David Aronson

David Aronson Man with Bird
oil pastel, 12 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.

David Aronson Suzanna and the Elders
pastel on paper, 31 1/4 x 37 3/4 in.

Cavalier Galleries is pleased to present a group of works by David Aronson (1923-2015) as part of our exhibit of The Boston Expressionists now on view in our New York gallery. Throughout his artistic career Aronson touched on subjects of Judaism, Christianity, mysticism, and modernism, and also worked in a variety of mediums creating paintings in oil and encaustic, works on paper, as well as sculpture. Tying the body of work together is the strong focus on Figuration which Aronson, and other Boston Expressionists, often used to represent moral, spiritual, and psychological conundrums. As the son of a rabbi, Aronson often struggled with the tension between his Orthodox Jewish upbringing and his artistic aspirations, as his work often explored biblical themes.  

Aronson was a renowned member of the arts community in Boston, beginning with his education at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, where he studied under the influential Karl Zerbe, following in the footsteps of other leading expressionists Hyman Bloom and Jack Levine.  He went on to become a respected professor at Boston University where he had a hand in forming the Fine Art Department, and continued to live and work in the Boston area for nearly 60 years. 

His accolades include receiving both the Judges Prize and Popular Prize from the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston in 1944, and being one of the youngest artists invited to participate in the Major Exhibition entitled Fourteen Americans at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946.  In 1979 the Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University, The Jewish Museum, and the National Academy of Design in New York all hosted retrospectives of his painting and sculpture. Later in his career Boston University also hosted a comprehensive retrospective of his work in 2005, and the Danforth Museum featured a solo exhibition of Aronson’s work in 2009.  Furthermore, his work is included in the permanent collections of over 50 museums worldwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Aronson passed away in July of 2015; more about his life and career can be seen in this New York Times article by Sam Roberts, published July 14, 2015.

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Dynamic Expressionist paintings by Hyman Bloom

Hyman Bloom Last Still Life
oil on canvas, 56 x 46 in.

       
       Hyman Bloom Rabbi Holding Torah
        oil on canvas, 56 x 40 in.

        

As part of our Boston Expressionists Exhibit in New York, Cavalier Galleries is showing a number of paintings of rabbis by artist Hyman Bloom (1913–2009), together with several of Bloom’s still-life paintings. Many of Bloom’s works feature rabbis in synagogues, however, none of these are thought to have been specific rabbis or synagogues that Bloom knew personally, but a combination of memory and fantasy. Bloom used the rabbis and the synagogues as a spiritual conduit to convey something far deeper than a simple event or moment in time.

If Bloom’s rabbi portraits are key examples of his spiritual work, his still-life paintings are unquestionably more personal and reflect his personal tastes. In these still-life paintings, we see collections of carnival glass—glass vessels with very high-keyed color—which Bloom loved to collect and which evidently attracted him because many of them had the same bold colors seen in his works. Along with many other pieces of exotica, Bloom was a connoisseur of exotic fabrics, and in each still life, he places a large piece of fabric hanging like a spectre over the glassware, thus creating a scene that is at once vibrant and in some ways, haunting.

Hyman Bloom was a major figure in mid-20th century American art. Bloom was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Latvia and in 1920, he emigrated with his family to the United States. He lived most of his life in Boston and is known as a founder of the school of painting that came to be known as Boston Expressionism. Bloom and Jack Levine (1915–2010) were both influential in the emergence of Boston Expressionism. Levine tended to focus more on humor and social commentary, while Bloom devoted himself to painting the spiritual as well as personal.

At first, Bloom was associated with the growing Abstract Expressionist movement. William de Kooning and Jackson Pollock—who first saw Bloom's work at an exhibition in New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)—considered Bloom "the first Abstract Expressionist artist in America”. Bloom's still-life, figural, and landscape paintings with their vibrant colors and expressive brushwork have influenced many other artists who followed in his footsteps in Boston and beyond. Bloom achieved considerable acclaim before the age of 30: in 1942, thirteen of his paintings were included in the Museum of Modern Art exhibition "Americans 1942: 18 Artists from 9 States", curated by Dorothy Miller. MoMA purchased Bloom's The Bride and The Synagogue from that exhibition for its collection. In 1950, Bloom, along with Pollock, de Kooning, and Gorky, were among a small group of artists selected to represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale.

Today, Bloom's paintings and large scale drawings can be found in the collections of MoMA, Boston's Museum of Fine Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum, The National Academy of Design, and several other institutions across the country.


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WORK OF THE WEEK: Featuring Alexander Krivosheiw

                                                                 Alexander Krivosheiw, Amour II, 2014 
                                                                            bronze, 32 x 27 x 20 in.

Krivosheiw's sculptures are mesmerizing, dynamic and curvilinear with a sophisticated balance between representation and abstraction. They seem timeless with their organic movement and musical forms. Alexander joins traditional hand-fabricated craftsmanship with innovative, iconoclastic concepts realized in bronze and aluminum. The reflection of the surrounding on the polished surface of metal gives an entirely new life to the piece and creates a strong connection with it's environment. Krivosheiw draw inspiration from varied sources including industrial design, ancient Greek cultures, and modern design aesthetic and is intrigued by the fundamental nature of metal's longevity and strength, as well as its inherent elegance.

Alexander was born in New York in 1976. Received his B.A. with Honors in sculpture from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. While enrolled at School, he embarked upon an intensive seven-year apprenticeship with sculptor Kevin Barrett, where he developed and honed his welding and fabrication skills for large-form sculpture. 

His work is in many museums and private collections such as: Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida.Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation. He exhibited at Soho Grand Hotel, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art, Dave Parsons Studio all in New York and many other reputable galleries nationally and internationally.  

WORK OF THE WEEK: Featuring Joseph McGurl

Joseph McGurl, Journey through Time and Space, Plein Air Italian Landscapes

oil on panels, 49 x 58 in. (each panel 9 x 12 inches)

"Journey through Time and Space, Plein Air Italian Landscapes" is a nine painting collection by Joseph McGurl, a leader in the current American landscape school.  McGurl is one of the few contemporary realists who does not include the use of photography in his art. He is a devoted plein air painter which allows him to connect with the landscape on a personal level and gain a deeper understanding of his subject. Rather than relying on photography, McGurl often works on site, exploring the light, form, space, and color through paint.

In the picture below, you can see his site size painting method and how when his drawing and colors are accurate, it blends into the scene. He doesn't always follow what he sees this closely, but sometimes there is not much about the subject that needs changing.

Joseph McGurl was born in Massachusetts in 1958. He grew up working with his father, James McGurl, who is a muralist and his most influential teacher. He graduated from Massachusetts College of Art with a dual major in painting and education and also studied in England and Italy. After college, he worked for a period of time as a yacht captain, sailing the east coast from Maine to the Caribbean. In search of a more solid training in drawing, he sought out Robert Cormier, a devotee of the French Academy methods, and for two years he studied figure drawing under him. Joseph synthesizes academic figure drawing skills with sight-size landscape painting resulting in a new and unique approach to addressing the landscape.

Mr. McGurl's paintings have been included in several museum exhibitions in Massachusetts, New York, California, and Rhode Island as well as being exhibited in numerous group museum exhibitions which travelled throughout the country. He has had retrospective solo shows at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, The Cahoon Museum of American Art, and the Saint Botolph Club of Boston. The Arnot Art Museum's Representing Representation, a survey of the most significant representational work being done today, included his work as an example of contemporary landscape painting. He is in the collections of the New Britain Museum of American Art, The Cape Cod Museum of Art, The Mellon Collection, The Forbes Collection, Sen. John Kerry, and the Cahoon Museum of American Art. McGurl has been designated a Living Master by the Art Renewal Center in New York. He has been elected to the Guild of Boston Artists, was a Copley Master with the Copley Society of Boston, and is a signature member of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America. His many awards include the Guild of Boston Artists Gold Medallion, The Art Renewal Center's International Salon First Place in Landscape, American Fine Art Magazine Award of Excellence, and the John Singleton Copley Award for Artistic Achievement.

You can view additional works by Joseph McGurl on our website:

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Please contact the galleries for additional details.

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WORK OF THE WEEK: Featuring Nina Maguire

                                   Nina Maguire, Central Park Winter, 2015

                          Acrylic on canvas with mounted rice paper, 24 x 30 in.

“My paintings are reflective of my world – people, situations and things that are closest to 

me. When I paint I draw upon this attachment to capture a mood or emotion – a fleeting 

impression of a time, place or state of mind - hopefully involving the viewer in the intimacy

of that moment.” - Nina Maguire

Maguire's winter scene illustrates a majestic snowy evening in New York’s Central Park. 

The opacity of colors and the sensitivity of the light reflecting on the snow create a beautiful

and mysterious atmosphere. The effect of the foggy city skyline in the background and the 

perspective of the curving ground in the foreground draw the viewer in to the scene, as if 

experiencing it themselves. 

Nina Maguire is the recipient of numerous awards for her excellence in acrylic painting; 

her most recent honors include: The Women of Achievement Award for outstanding 

professional accomplishment from her alma mater The College of New Rochelle (2015); 

Second Prize in the Small Works Open Juried Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild (2015), 

the Allied Artists of America Award, Catharine Lorillard 118th Open Exhibition (2014); 

First Place in the “Visions, 2014”, Mamaroneck Artists Guild Members Juried Award 

Show (2014); Frank C. Wright Medal of Honor, American Artists Professional League

(2013); the Jamie Dworman Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (2012); and 

The Winsor & Newton Award, National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic (2012).

You can view additional works by Nina Maguire on our website:

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Please contact the galleries for additional details.

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WE LOVE NEW YORK!

It's a beautiful time of year in New York City, and that seems to have inspired many of our artists to get out and paint in The Big Apple! Over the last few weeks, stunning paintings inspired by New York City have been continuously arriving in the galleries, and we can't wait to share them!

John Terelak "Times Square Winter"

Joseph McGurl "Twilight, Hudson River"

Leonard Mizerek "Grand Central Terminal"

Leonard Mizerek "Night Mist, 59th Street Bridge"

Nina Maguire "Central Park Winter"

Additional works are available by each of these artists, you can view them on our website:
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Please contact the galleries for additional details about these paintings
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HOLIDAY AUCTION DECEMBER 3-7

Cavalier Auctions Annual Holiday Auction will be open for bidding from 3pm EST on Thursday, December 3 through 5pm EST on Monday, December 7.
Register and place your bids today! All works ship in time for Christmas!

Works included by Jan Pawlowski, Robert Stark, Lori Zummo, Louis Guarnaccia, Marla Korr, Nina Maguire, Debranne Cingari, Ruth Orkin.

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Alan Eddy - Catboats

Louis Guarnaccia - Cruising Schooner, Nantucket

Nina Maguire - North Street, Veils of Fog

Leonard Mizerek - Night Lights

Jan Pawlowski - Horse & Buggy

Stephen Pitliuk - 20 Martinis is Plenty in Sconset