Ogunquit Museum of American Art: 2007 Auction Artworks

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The 3nd Annual OMAA Almost Labor Day Auction
will be Saturday, September 1. 2007

Below you will find images of some of the artworks that will be auctioned off at this year's auction. (Click on the images to see them larger.)

Tim Beavis lives and paints in Kittery Point, Maine. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and educated at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The artist’s work has been exhibited extensively throughout the East, including at the Currier Gallery of Art and the University of New Hampshire. His paintings can be found in numerous private collections. He is represented by Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH. This painting is donated by the artist.

Edward Betts’ watercolors have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including shows at the Whitney, Brooklyn and Metropolitan Museums of Art. His works are part of numerous public collections, including the National Academy of Design, the Fogg Museum of Art, the New Britain Museum of American Art, and the OMAA. Betts has received many honors during his distinguished career, including the John Singer Sargent Award, and Silver Medals of Honor from the American Watercolor Society. This painting is a gift from the artist.

MJ Blanchett received her BFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout New England, including a 2005 show at the OMAA. Blanchett is a masterful painter of light and shadow, known for her painterly brushstrokes and forceful colors. She is represented by Nahcotta Gallery in Portsmouth. This painting is a gift from the artist.

A graduate of Cornell University, Anthony D'Alessandro is well known as a plein air painter and colorist. Over the years, he has studied art and traveled in Europe, primarily in Italy and France. His work has been shown extensively throughout New England, including seven one person exhibits and numerous juried shows. D'Alessandro is director of D'Alessandro Fine Art Gallery in York, Maine. This painting is donated by the artist.

Michael Culver, Summer Sun Blocked, 1995, 17 1/2 x 13 1/2", acrylic on watercolor paper

Michael Culver has an MA in Painting from the University of Louisville. His work has appeared in solo exhibits at the Headley Whitney Museum and the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art. He is a recipient of a Fulbright Grant, and his work is found in public collections such as the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and the OMAA. He is represented by Mathias Fine Arts, Trevett, Maine. The painting is a gift from the artist.

Rudolph Dirks was the creator of one of America’s first cartoon strips, The Katzenjammer Kids. In 1975, he was the first artist unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame of the Museum of Cartoon Art. He was also a fine "serious" painter whose work was included in the influential 1913 Armory Show. Dirks also received the bronze Medal for painting in the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition. One of the founding members of the early Ogunquit Art Colony, Rudy spent his summers in Ogunquit from 1914 to his death in 1968. This paintings is donated by John Dirks.

John Dirks, Family, 1979, 13 3/4 x 6 x 3 3/4", mixed metals and cast stone

John Dirks is a sculptor who has created over 500 metal fountains. His sculpture and fountains are in public buildings and private collection throughout the U.S. and in Europe. His sculptures, Man of Assisi and Aerial, are among the most popular pieces in the OMAA’s permanent collection. From 1954-1979, Dirks drew the well known cartoon strip The Captain and the Kids. He is also the OMAA Director Emeritus. This sculpture is donated by the artist.

Katherine Doyle, Persephone in Maine, 2006, 26x20", pastel and charcoal on paper

Katherine Doyle has a BFA in art and art history from America University, and has also studied at the University of Louvain in Belgium. Her works have been shown in a variety of venues, including the 2003 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, and at the OMAA. Doyle is represented in the permanent collections of the Mississippi Museum of Art, and the Verona, Italy Museum of Modern Art. This work is donated by the artist.

Alan Feltus, Seated Couple, 2007, 10 3⁄4 x 7 1⁄2”(image), pencil on paper

Alan Feltus holds an MFA from Yale University. He has received many honors during his career, including a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome, two Pollock-Krasner Foundation fellowships and a Tiffany Foundation Grant. His work is represented in numerous public collections, including the National Museum of American Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gardens, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. This drawing is a gift from the artist.

Jeff Fichera has an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania and a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art. He has also studied at the Pont Aven School of Art in Brittany, France. In 2004, a solo exhibition of his work was held at the OMAA. His paintings are in numerous private collections, and in the OMAA Permanent Collection. This painting (which was included in his 2004 OMAA exhibition) was donated by the artist.

Don Gorvett, Mill on the Merrimack, Specter of the Past, 2006, 11 x 22 1⁄2”, Reduction woodcut print(1/20)

Don Gorvett is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. His work is found in numerous public collections, including the Portland Museum of Art, the Cape Ann Historical Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex, the Currier Museum of Art, and the OMAA. Gorvett’s unique reduction woodcut prints have been show throughout the U.S., most recently at the Fitchburg Art Museum, and in West Germany. Gorvett is the owner of Piscataqua Fine Arts in Portsmouth, NH. This print is a gift from the artist.

DeWitt Hardy, Seated Nude, 1968, 9 x 12”, watercolor and pencil on paper

DeWitt Hardy is a respected watercolorist, teacher and theatrical scenic designer who studied at Syracuse University. His paintings can be found in many private and public collections, including the British Museum, the Smithsonian, the Cleveland Museum, the Library of Congress, and the OMAA. Hardy is a long-time member of the Ogunquit Art Association. The watercolor is donated anonymously.

Richard Haynes, Jr., Boys on Porch, 1999, 5 x 6 1/4", oil wax crayon on vellum

Richard Haynes is a painter and photographer who holds an MFA from Pratt Institute, and has taught at McIntosh College. He has been awarded an Artist-in-Residence from the Currier Museum of Art and an Artist Fellowship from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. His work can be found in many public collections, including the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Currier Museum of Art, the Avery Institute and the University of New Hampshire. The works are gifts from the artist.

Edward Hergelroth, Seascape, 1980, 3 1⁄2 x 5 3⁄4”, watercolor on paper

Edward Hergelroth studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy and held an MFA from the Tyler School of Fine Arts. He was Chair of the Art Education Department of Temple University, and later taught privately. Hergelroth had over a dozen solo exhibitions of his work and was included in numerous east coast group exhibits. A long-time member of the Ogunquit Art Association, his work is represented in many private collections in the U.S. and Europe. This painting is donated by John Dirks.

Sean Hurley, Portsmouth Harbor, Etching, 2007, 9 1⁄4 x 23 1⁄2”(image), artist’s proof

Sean Hurley is completing his final year as a BFA candidate in printmaking at the University of New Hampshire. He is currently Director of Workshops at Piscataqua Fine Arts Gallery in Portsmouth, NH. His work may be viewed on his web site at www.artbysh.com. This print is a gift from the artist.

Ted Jazlow studied at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and at the Cooper Union School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work has been included in numerous group and solo exhibitions and is found in many private collections. The artist, who is a long-time member of the Ogunquit Art Association, lives and works in New Jersey. This painting is a gift from the artist.

Ray Kass has had more than thirty five solo exhibits during his long career, and has received many awards including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. He taught for many years at Virginia Tech, and is now Professor Emeritus of Art at that institution. An internationally recognized painter and writer, his works are found in numerous private and public collections. This work is an anonymous gift.

Wolf Kahn is one of the most respected and widely collected artists of his generation. His oils and pastels are in numerous public collections in the U.S. and in Europe, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, The National Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the OMAA. This plein-air pastel depicts the view from the Rock Garden Inn near Bath, Maine. The pastel is a gift from the artist.

Brigitte Keller has exhibited extensively, both in the U.S. and in Europe. She studied at the Art Students League, New York University, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Keller’s paintings are in numerous collections, including William College, IBM, the Massachusetts Bat Association, and the OMAA. She is represented by Mathias Fine Arts, Trevett, Maine. This painting is donated by the artist.

Jim Kelly has shown extensively throughout New England, including at the Fitchburg Art Museum, the University of New England Gallery and the Currier Gallery of Art. His work is found in numerous private and public collections. This work is donated by the artist.

Don Lent, who has an MFA from Yale University, has taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara and at Bowdoin and Bates Colleges. His work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. in numerous group shows and in fourteen solo exhibitions. Two of the solo exhibits were at Bowdoin College (1967) and at Bates College (1971). Lent’s work is found in many private and public collections. This drawing is donated by the artist.

A Berwick resident since 1994, Richard Brown Lethem has been an active painter and draftsman for over forty years. His work has been shown nationally in numerous museum shows and he has had fifteen one-person gallery exhibitions. Lethem is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and a Richard Florsheim Grant. He has previously taught at Columbia University and the Kansas City Art Institute, and is currently on the faculty of the University of Southern Maine. This work is a gift from the artist.

Gus Mager, White Terrace and Clinton Place, Newark, 1912, 12 x 8 3/4", watercolor and gouache on paper

Guss Mager was a painter, cartoonist and illustrator. He was widely exhibited during his lifetime, showing at the Whitney Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. A member of the Salon of Independent Artists and the Salons of America, he was included in the famous 1913 Armory Show. Mager said: “I try to paint with my heart and with my senses without worrying about style.” His work is found in many collections, including the Whitney Museum and the Newark Museum of Art. This work is donated by John Dirks.

Conrad Marvin, Winchester Boat Club (Massachusetts), 1985, 16 x 20", silver bromide print

Conrad Marvin, who lives in Iowa City, Iowa, is a member of the Ogunquit Art Association. A former student of Ansel Adams, he works primarily in large format black and white film, utilizing either a 4x5 or 5x7 view camera. His work has been shown in numerous venues, including at the Portland Museum of Art and the DeCordova Museum. He was given a solo exhibition at the OMAA in 2006, and his work is part of the OMAA collection. This photograph is donated by the artist.

Brookie Maxwell, Sea Takes Us – Sea Brings Us Back, 2007, 14 1/2 x 11", Giclee print of original mixed media painting

Brookie Maxwell is the founder of New York City’s Creative Arts Workshop for Kids. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, her body of work includes visual art, theatre, dance and sound. Her work has been exhibited in various venues, including John Jay College, the New York State Museum, and the OMAA. She is represented in New York by Gallery 138. This work is donated by the artist.

Evelyne Harper Neill, Marginal Way Triptych, 2006, 6 1/4 x 17", oil on panel

Evelyne Harper Neill has an MA from the University of New Hampshire, and has also studied at the University of Mexico. A long-time member of the Ogunquit Art Association, her work has appeared in numerous venues, including the Marshall Store Gallery and at the Ogunquit Arts Collaborative Gallery. Her work is found in many private collections in the U.S., France and England. This painting is a gift from the artist.

Stephen Pace, Horses at Beach, 1981, 22 1⁄2 x 30”, Lithograph on paper (21/22)

One of the most respected abstract expressionists, Stephen Pace studied at the Art Students League and with the painter/teacher Hans Hofmann. He had over 50 solo exhibitions, including shows at the Walker Art Center, Brandeis University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the Evansville Museum of Art. His work is found in over 50 museum collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design and the OMAA. This print is a gift from Mrs. Stephen Pace.

Ed Payne ( ? – 1955), Billy the Boy Artist (original tear-sheet), c. 1920, pen and ink and watercolor

Ed Payne was a staff artist on the Boston Globe newspaper, and drew the comic strip Billy the Boy Artist from 1899-1954. The Globe was one of the first newspapers to carry a color comic strip section and published many strips by house artists such as Payne. Billy the Boy Artist was the longest running of these strips.

Lincoln Perry graduated from Columbia University, and has an MFA from Queens College. Known as “a figurative painter of narratives,” he is an accomplished easel painter, muralist and sculptor. His paintings can currently be viewed in a solo exhibition at the OMAA. Perry’s work can be found in numerous public collections, including murals at Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia, the Federal Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida, and at One Penn Plaza in Washington, DC. These drawings are a gift from the artist.

Dennis Rafferty graduated from Kansas University. He has been a public school teacher, and a watercolor instructor at the Kansas City Art Institute. Rafferty moved to Maine in 1989 and now teaches privately in Kennebunkport. Last August, he was accepted into the New England Watercolor Society’s Biennial Open Exhibit. He is represented by Mast Cove Gallery and Cygnet Gallery. His work can be found in numerous private collections. This watercolor is donated by the artist.

Scott Schnepf received his MFA from Kansas State University. Since 1981 he has been a Professor of printmaking, painting and drawing at the University of New Hampshire. His work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the country, and is included in many private and public collections including the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Library of Congress. This painting is a gift from the artist.

Wendy Turner grew up in Kittery, Maine and graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute. She is a much respected watercolorist known for her depictions of the Maine coast, and more recently her seascapes. She has exhibited extensively throughout the Northeast and her work is in many private and corporate collections, and the OMAA permanent collection.

Charter Weeks, New Hampshire Barn Raising, 2007, 13 x 19”, gelatin silver print

Charter Weeks studied photography with Harry Callahan at the Rhode Island School of Design. Weeks has photographed in many locales throughout the world. His work has appeared in photography annuals, national magazines, and commercial publications, as well as in galleries and museums. In 2004, he was a finalist in the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Competition. This photograph is a gift from the artist.

Don Williams is a ceramic artist who creates contemporary functional wares and sculpture. His work is found in numerous private collections. The artist’s home and studio is located in Deerfield, NH. This ceramic work is donated by the artist.

Betty Bryden-Wills, Looking Down, Date unknown, 29 x 21”, Ink and watercolor on paper

Betty Bryden-Wills, who now lives and works in Pennsylvania, is a former President of the Ogunquit Art Association. A card and toy designer, her work can be found in many private and public collections, including the DeCordova Museum and the Roberson Center for the Arts and Science.

Charles H Woodbury, Figures, c.1915, 5 1/2 x 7 1/4"(each image), litho pencil on paper

Charles H. Woodbury, Dog at Rest, 1915, 5 1/2 x 7 1/4"(each image), litho pencil on paper

Charles Woodbury was an internationally known marine painter and teacher, whose summer school helped establish the famous Ogunquit Art Colony. Although recognized for his paintings, he was a superb draftsman whose drawings are as much admired and respected as his oils. Woodbury’s work is found in many public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the OMAA. These drawings are a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Peter Woodbury.

Jamie Wyeth, The Islander, 2006, 23 x 27 1/2", Giclee print, signed, #25/50
The artist has created for the OMAA auction a one-of-a-kind watercolor and ink remarque in the bottom right margin of this print:

Jamie Wyeth is one of the most respected and well known artists of his generation. His works may be found in numerous public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the John F. Kennedy Library and the Farnsworth Art Museum. Wyeth is especially admired for his astute and affectionate "portraits" of animals, such as The Islander.

The 3nd Annual OMAA Almost Labor Day Auction will be Saturday, September 1. 2007

The 3nd Annual OMAA Almost Labor Day Auction
will be Saturday, September 1. 2007