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Émile Lahner: Forms!

Autoportrait, 1926 Paysage bucolique, 1926 Formes et espaces, 1928 Paysage urbain, 1948 From the artist's Wikipedia page : Emile Lahner  (28 September 1893 – 14 December 1980) was an Hungarian born painter [1]  who moved to Paris in 1924 and became part of the School of Paris, a group of international artists working in Paris between 1900 and 1940. Lahner was born in 1893 in the village of Nagyberezna in the Carpathian Mountains of Hungary. Lahner's mother died in childbirth and he became an orphan at the age of seven when his father was killed in an accident. Placed in the care of a bishop guardian, he was sent to boarding school to begin training as an engineer. Lahner abandoned his engineering career in 1921 and enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Budapest where he studied under the masters Janos Vaszary and Kochine, seminal figures in the Art Nouveau movement. During World War I, neigh...

New In The Studio

(in progress) All work acrylic on canvas, aprox. 56 x 58 in. ©Paul Behnke

Thornton Willis @ Elizabeth Harris Gallery

James Erikson:Quartet @ LGTripp Gallery

Installation view of Quartet , paintings by James Erikson A Song For You , 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 66 in. Finding A Place , 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 66 in. From the Artist's Statement: I am drawn to the simple forms of monuments and monoliths but also to their deep connection to life and death. My paintings are not about particular monuments or monoliths but I do want them to function on a similar, basic human level emotionally. I hope they are reflective of the contemporary human experience. Sunday Morning April , 2011, oil on canvas, 56 x 54 in. Slow Morning , 2012, oil on canvas, 54 x 56 in. Golden Window , 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 66 in. Scholar's Stone , 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 66 in. From an installation of Small Paintings , oil on canvas or linen. From an installation of Small Paintings , oil on canvas or linen. From an installation of Small Paintings , oil on canvas or linen. From an installat...

Don't Forget Beat Nite in Bushwick!

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A.R. Penck And The Photography of Benjamin Katz

Nachtgeistertotenvogeltanz , 1971, acrylic on canvas, 112.25 x 112.25 in.   London, 1985 Currently there are two exhibits of A.R. Penck's work showing in Manhattan. Michael Werner A.R. Penck: New Paintings January 10 - March 9, 2013 4 E 77th Street New York, NY 10075 Leo Koenig, Inc. A.R. Penck, Before the West: Select Work from the 1970's January 17 - February 23, 2013 545 W 23rd Street New York, NY 10011 Ich in Lörsfeld , 1989, 100 x 70 cm. Köln, 1985 Köln, ca. 1981 Der Wahnsinn der Vergagenheit ist Irreparabel , 1977, acrylic on canvas, 56.5 x 70 1/8 in. Der Teufel , woodcut w/ Anselm Kiefer, 1984 1993 w/ family, Köln, 1981 All photographs were taken by Benjamin Katz and are reproduced from his incredible collection of photographs, Souvenirs . Buy a copy of the book here . Images of work © A.R. Penck and/or his representatives.

Bushwick and Ridgewood: Currently Showing

  TSA: Angular Seduction January 11 - February 17, 203 Jason Karolak, Untitled (P-0928) , oil on linen, 13 x 15 in. Maya Hayuk, Bonfire (X) , acrylic on canvas on panel, 68 x 68 in. Anna Kunz, Night Painting (with Scrim) , oil and enamel on panel, fabric, tape, wood, 23.5 x 34.5 in. Karl LaRocca, Acting from Behind and Advantage with a Weapon , acrylic on panel, 27.5 x 27.5 in. (l to r) Jason Karolak, Kirk Stoller and Anna Kunz Melissa Oresky and Karl LaRocca Karl LaRocca, Silverpoint on prepared paper, 11 x 11 in. TSA   44 Stewart Ave, #49 Brooklyn, NY 11237 Parallel Art Space: Real Op January 12 - February 17, 2013 Aaron Williams and Cathy Nan Quinlan Jeff Fichera, Personal Code , oil on canvas, 60 x 80 in. Jeff Fichera, and Cathy Nan Quinlan (r) Cathy Nan Quinlan, Green Grapes, Red Gingham , oil on canvas, 18 x 18 in. Cathy Nan Quinlan,  Green Grapes, Red Gingham (detail) Par...