Historical November 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Elliot Smith Gallery, 360 North Skinker Boulevard at McPherson, features Bill Kohn: Andalusian Sketchbooks and Sam Wayne: Figures in a Landscape November 2 through December 3.
A reception for the artists will be Sunday, November 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. Bill Kohn: Andalusian Sketchbooks at Elliot Smith Gallery is presented in conjunction with Bill Kohn: Sabbatical Exhibition at Bixby Gallery Washington University November 9 through November 24.
An opening reception will be in Bixby Gallery November 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. with Bill Kohn presenting a slide lecture in Steinberg Auditorium at 4:30 p.m. Bill Kohn: Andalusian Sketchbooks and the Sabbatical Exhibition are the culmination of Kohn’s year long sabbatical in Seville, Spain.
These paintings are Kohn’s colorful, joyous tribute to Andalusia and the people of Seville. Capturing the brilliant sunlight and the deep, cool shadows of the streets of Seville in jewel-like tones, these new paintings have an acute sense of place and a mysterious timelessness. Kohn first exhibited many of these works at the invitation of the mayor of Seville at the Royal Alcazar. Bill Kohn is a Professor of Art at Washington University and a long-time favorite among St. Louis collectors.
He has exhibited at the St. Louis Art Museum and the Indianapolis Museum along with galleries in Chicago and New York. Sam Wayne: Figures in a Landscape features paintings of luminous nudes in landscapes of meadows, forests, and beaches. Both sensuous and mystical, these glowing pink figures are reminiscent of mythical nymphs or muses inhabiting moody landscapes. Small and exquisite, each of Wayne’s paintings offer a dreamy, almost romantic, and private world. Sam Wayne is an Associate Professor of Art at St. Louis Community College at Meramec.
He has shown his work at the St. Louis Art Museum, the Cleveland Museum and Steinberg Gallery. Wayne was recently awarded an M-AAA/NEA Fellowship for Painting.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday or by appointment.
For more information, contact Elliot Smith or Roseann Weiss at (314) 726-1170.
Original photograph caption
“Arcos-Las Manjas” by Bill Kohn, 1986. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1986, page 6. Photographer not credited. Printed artwork title retained.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1986.
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