The European Golden Era

1870-1920

October 20, 2009 - November 20, 2009

The end of the 19th century to the advent of World War I marked a “Golden Era” of peace, prosperity, and advancement in France characterized by relative calm and political stability. Abby M Taylor Fine Art is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings and sculptures from the “European Golden Era 1870-1920”.

1930 - 1950

Artistic Explorations

August 1, 2009 - September 1, 2009

Coburn + Evans + Sander

Three Iconic Photographers: Offerings from private photgraph collections

June 25th to July 29th, 2009

Abby M Taylor Fine Art is pleased to present a varied and intriguing trove of photography by Frederick Evans, August Sander, and Alvin Langdon Coburn from the archives of several collectors. Each photographer is unique in his approach and subject matter. The exhibition opens on June 25, 2009 and will run through July 10, 2009. All works are available for purchase.

Hovsep Pushman: Window to the Exotic

American, 1877-1966

January 2009

Featuring 8 Important Master Works From a Private Collection

Georges Noël: Origins of Graffiti

Fifty Years of Painting

Sanford Smith's Art20 Art Fair, November 7th - 10th, 2008, Gallery Exhibition November 12th - 30th, 2008

Noël emerged in the 1950’s as one of the significant pioneers of the Group Informel or “Tachisme”. This movement was to Paris and Europe what Abstract Expressionism was to America. Noël’s inspiration was the graffitied walls of Paris. The scrawls, scratching or incising into the building created layers of markings that sparked his fascination for symbols and use of writing. Abstraction lost center stage in the late seventies and eighties. Noël never sought to adjust his oeuvre to be “current”. Now in 2008 we are able to evaluate his work from 1980 forward and great works were achieved during this time. Works that even though they did not receive critical attention, are relevant, timeless and offer fully matured statements.

Albert Wein: A Six Decade Survey of an American Modern Master

September 17, 2008 - October 18, 2008

For six decades, Albert Wein maintained his conviction that the "essence" of the subject and composition is the most important part of a work of art. This goal is primarily what enabled Wein's body of work to succeed through a changing time and world. Wein describes the process of making art as "stripping it down of all its extraneous detail and getting to the very core of the matter." When he passed away in 1991, Wein had come through a full revolution with his work, and a lifetime of distinction remained.

Selections of Four Great American Sculptors

Joe Brown, Robert Cook, Donald De Lue and Albert Wein

April 9, 2008 - May 7, 2008

In Selections of Four American Sculptors, works by Joe Brown, Robert Cook, Donald De Lue and Albert Wein are on view. Their independently significant careers represent the diverse world of twentieth century American sculpture. All the works are period casts and display each sculptor’s particular style and technique. Please contact the gallery for biographies and exhibition information.

Chromophilia: The Impact of Color

The Impact of Color 1945-1975

February 2008

An exploration of color theory amongst some of the world's most prominent figures of the Abstract Movement, including Karel Appel, Norman Bluhm, Ralph Della-Volpe, Larry Rivers and John Sennhauser.

Georges Noël: 11 Palimpsest Paintings

Post-War Abstraction

October 2007

Georges Noël was born in Béziers, France in 1924. He studied both painting and sculpture in Pau. Influenced greatly by the art informal and Noveau Réalisme movements that emerged at this time, Georges Noël believes in gesture, objects and the accident. The imagery within each painting is inspired by primitive and archaic symbols, graffiti art and musical scores. After moving to Paris in 1955, his artistic career began to flourish, and it continued to accelerate when he relocated to the United States

Eleanor Parke Custis

American, 1897-1983

Online Exhibition

Born in the District of Columbia, Eleanor Custis is directly descended from Martha Washington. In 1915, she enrolled in a three-year program at the Corcoran School of Art with Edmund Tarbell, and she also studied with Henry Snell. Widely traveled, she did watercolor sketches in Europe and Guatemala. She was also a successful childrens' book and magazine cover illustrator and belonged to several art associations including the American Watercolor Society, the Washington Watercolor Club, the North Shore Arts Association, the Boston Art Club, and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. Her summer studio was in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where she settled permanently in 1960. After 1935, her interest turned to photography about which she wrote and illustrated a book, "Composition and Pictures."