Details

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Exhibited

at Allan Stone Projects. Purchased items will be available for collection at Crozier Fine Arts, 1 Star Ledger Plaza, Newark, NJ as of Thursday, December 13th.

Catalog summary

LORRAINE SHEMESH b.1949 BATHING SUITS signed; signed and titled on the overlap oil on canvas Canvas: 44 by 64 in. (111.8 by 162.6 cm) Framed: 45 by 65 in. (114.3 by 165.1 cm) Executed circa 1986-88. Please note that this work will be exhibited at Allan Stone Projects. Purchased items will be available for collection at Crozier Fine Arts, 1 Star Ledger Plaza, Newark, NJ as of Thursday, December 13th. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner Exhibited New York, Allan Stone Gallery, Lorraine Shemesh , March 1988 Shemesh’s masterly drawings and paintings memorialize the ephemeral to create something lasting. In her early drawings, food and everyday objects are reverentially depicted in detailed splendor, alluding to the pleasure of excess. These early works lay the groundwork for her later paintings of swimmers, a restrained yet powerful series which captures the nuanced portrayal of bodies underwater through their expressionist brushstrokes and rich layers. In Shemesh’s work, life is displayed as spirited, dynamic and open-ended – a pervasive sensibility throughout the Allan Stone Collection, where she has had numerous exhibitions over almost four decades. Shemesh has exhibited at The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; The Frye Art Museum, Seattle; The National Academy Museum, New York; Akron Art Museum; Nasher Museum of Art, Durham; De Cordova Museum, Lincoln; Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; and Museum of The City of New York, among others. Lorraine Shemesh is a member of the National Academy of Design in New York City, a two-time Watershed Residency recipient and a Yaddo Fellowship recipient. Please note that this work will be exhibited at Allan Stone Projects Catalogue note Shemesh’s masterly drawings and paintings memorialize the ephemeral to create something lasting. In her early drawings, food and everyday objects are reverentially depicted in detailed splendor, alluding to the pleasure of excess. These early works lay the groundwork for her later paintings of swimmers, a restrained yet powerful series which captures the nuanced portrayal of bodies underwater through their expressionist brushstrokes and rich layers. In Shemesh’s work, life is displayed as spirited, dynamic and open-ended – a pervasive sensibility throughout the Allan Stone Collection, where she has had numerous exhibitions over almost four decades. Shemesh has exhibited at The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; The Frye Art Museum, Seattle; The National Academy Museum, New York; Akron Art Museum; Nasher Museum of Art, Durham; De Cordova Museum, Lincoln; Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; and Museum of The City of New York, among others. Lorraine Shemesh is a member of the National Academy of Design in New York City, a two-time Watershed Residency recipient and a Yaddo Fellowship recipient.