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Betty
Parsons
Looking Out, 1957
Oil on canvas,
50" x 40" |
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Betty
Parsons
The Swan #7, 1967
Oil on canvas, 49" x 40" |
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Jeanne
P. Miles
The Sound of Children's Laughter, 1954
Oil, platinum, gold leaf on wood, 28"x19" |
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Jeanne
Reynal
Sphere, 1950's
Cement, mixed media, 29" diameter |
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Jeanne
Reynal
Betty Parsons, 1975
Mosaic, 28 1/2" x 20" |
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Judith
Godwin
Ochreforest, 1957
Oil on canvas, 49 1/8" x 32" |
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Judith
Godwin
Longing, 1958
Oil on canvas, 69 3/4" x 36 1/2" |
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Jeanne
Reynal
Untitled, 1948
Mosaic, 22" x 30" |
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Betty
Parsons
Silver, 1972
Acrylic on wood, 16" x 20" |
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April
28th - July 23rd, 2005
Judith
Godwin, Buffie Johnson, Jeanne Miles, Betty Parsons, Ethel Schwabacher
and Jeanne Reynal.
Betty Parsons, artist and collector. Her support of new art was
matched by her support of all the male stars of the period, the
"blue chip group" of today. She began her gallery in 1946
and it continued until 1983, a year after her death.The Anita Shapolsky
Gallery and A.S. Art Foundation are pleased to honor her memory
and ideals with this historic exhibition of her work and of four
women who exhibited with her gallery.Judith Godwin, the youngest
of the group, was influenced by the New York School Artists and
Zen-paint is the ultimate realization and simply paint-but how she
uses it!
Buffie Johnson at 93, is an existentialist painter who believes
in the cycle of life and has over the years changed her style but
not her vocabulary.
Jeanne Miles was a theosophist who at times used gold and platinum
leaves in her paintings to achieve strong mystical expression and
richness of her geometrical forms.
Jeanne Reynal with mosaics developed the "direct method"
and has given this ancient art new dimension.
Betty Parsons recorded her explorations of nature with radiant light
and color over the years. She then turned to sculpture using (found)
wood.
Ethel Schwabacher used her interest in psychoanalysis and the line
combined with automatism with abstract forms, referring to nature.
She was also a student and biographer of Arshile Gorky.
Ultimately, the only quality that seems to pervade the vast range
of styles and talents is seriousness of purpose.
Gallery
Hours: Wed – Sat, 11 – 6 pm
For more information, please contact Anita Shapolsky Gallery
212 452 1094 or ashapolsky@nyc.rr.com
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Essays |
| Judith
Godwin |
| Buffie
Johnson |
| Jeanne
Patterson Miles |
| Betty
Parsons |
| Jeanne
Reynal |
| Ethel
Schwabacher |
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| 20
pages catalog BETTY PARSONS AND THE WOMEN - $10. |
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My gallery can not be called a pioneering
venture except by my going back over the years in exploratory
research. In the early 80s I began to seek out artists of the
post-war era. This was art that I grew up with and was informed
by. The pop, neo-geo, and minimalist trends of the 70’s
and 80’s left me cold.
I
found artists who had exhibited with Martha Jackson, Peggy Guggenheim,
Rose Fried, Ellie Poindexter, Betty Parsons and other “legendary”
post-war galleries in New York.
It
was not surprising, given to the vagaries of art-world taste,
to find them out of the lime-light, They re-emerged with new
bodies of work, each “one of a kind.” They have
evolved a solid, self contained and fully reasoned formal vocabulary-
not always a “signature look.” Each artist conveys
a point of view and explores the resonance of possible variations
within that view, pushing against strictures of style whenever
necessary.
There are many critics, writers, collectors and institutions
that have helped to keep the legacy of the abstract artists
of the 50’s alive. I thank them all for their belief,
guidance and perseverance. They have helped me to continue my
quest as a gallery and foundation for education and illumination
in the art world.
Anita Shapolsky
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Buffie
Johnson
Sun Wedding, 1961
Oil on canvas, 48" x 68" |
Ethel
Schwabacher
Monday II, 1955
Oil on canvas, 40" x 32" |
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Buffie
Johnson
The Bridge, 1949 - 1951
Oil on linen, 18 1/4" x 24 1/4" |
Jeanne
P. Miles
Musical
Squares, 1953
Oil, gold leaf on wood, 27" x 23"
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Jeanne
Reynal
Untitled, 1967
Mosaic, 22 1/2" x 30" |
Judith
Godwin
Propel, 1990
Oil on canvas, 24" x 30" |
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Jeanne
Reynal
Morning in Mexico
Mosaic, 30" x 24" |
Betty
Parsons
The Gavotte, 1981
Acrylic on wood, 32 1/2" x 25 1/2" x 2 1/2"
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Jeanne
Reynal
Jackie Onassis, 1975
Mosaic, 21" x 19" |
Jeanne
Reynal
Untitled, 1958
Mosaic, 30" x 22" |
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Jeanne
Reynal
Consider Lillies, 1953
Mosaic, 39" x 51 1/2" |
Betty
Parsons
Silver Grey, 1974
Acrylic on canvas, 45" x 43" |
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Judith
Godwin
Flux, 1982
Oil on canvas, 36" x 50" |
Jeanne
P. Miles
#105,
1991
Oil, gold leaf, bronze on wood,
27" diameter |
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Ethel
Schwabacher
Return and Departure, 1956
Oil on canvas, 50" x 72" |
Buffie
Johnson
The Flower Ritual, 1959
Oil on canvas, 48" x 60" |
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