Andrew Stevovich: Another Time & Place

ANOTHER TIME & PLACE

STEVOVICH

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Cover: Andrew Stevovich, Queen , 2020, Oil on linen, 10 x 8 inches

In 1982 , I got a call from a great friend and client, Dr. Bernard Cohen. I had met Bernie when I first went into business in Boston in 1965, and we remained friends after my move to New York in 1972. Bernie loved collecting art, and had a good eye. He was calling to recommend that I have a look at a young painter in Brookline, saying how much he admired the work. It was an easy trip to Coolidge Corner to visit the artist; my mother lived nearby and I had grown up in that neighborhood.

Andrew lived with his wife and son in a sprawling pre-war apartment, where he maintained a light-filled room for his studio. He was a tall fellow and rather quiet as we walked from living room to dining room and through hallways, which were hung with his oil paintings, large and small. I saw figurative subjects of single or multiple figures, mostly in indoor settings, and all as quiet as my host. I walked around looking closely, initially not knowing what to make of them.

At first I could not relate these peculiar, flat, slightly foreign figures with any other artist I knew. They felt from another time and place, despite the contemporary dress and settings: restaurants, bars, theaters, et al. After a while I realized that my silence was rattling

Andrew, which was not my intention. I really liked the pictures, I just couldn’t figure them out. Despite that puzzlement, I said, “What can I do for you? Let’s work together.”

We did our first show in 1982, and the response was encouraging. Beyond that successful exhibition, I began to understand the pictures and their link to early Renaissance art. Andrew’s works don’t look like anyone else because his vision is truly his own. In the past forty plus years, his unconventional subjects have been refined and polished, but the vision has not wavered. Andrew’s work can’t be seen quickly. It takes time to sort out the compositions, color harmonies, and the complex perspectives, not to mention contemplating the narratives of each painting. I love this about Andrew’s work.

We are pleased to present a selection of his recent pictures at our New York gallery this fall, and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our first show with Andrew Stevovich. It has been four decades of friendship with Andrew and his family accompanied by an evergrowing love and appreciation of his work.

Warren Adelson President, Adelson Galleries

Drawing Loretta 2022 Oil on linen 20 x 20 inches $25,000

Polishing a Sculpture

on linen

x 10 inches

Loretta Painting My Portrait 2021-22

Oil on linen 12 x 10 inches $16,000

Five Chocolate Truffles 2022 Oil on linen 10 x 12 inches • SOLD

Four Women and a Demon

on linen

Cat Play 2021 Oil on linen 15 x 12 inches $16,500

Loop 2020 Oil on linen 13 x 13 inches $16,500

Queen 2020 Oil on linen 10 x 8 inches $12,000

Two Women Feeding a Monkey 2018 Oil on linen 18 x 20 inches $25,000

Two Women with a Monkey, Drawing #2 2017

Pencil on paper with burnt sienna pastel tone on reverse 18 x 20 inches $3,500

Drawing for Sleeping Woman with Dog 2016 Pencil on graph paper 6 x 9 inches $2,000

Subway Riders, Drawing #4 2014

Pencil on graph paper with pastel on verso 13 x 18 inches $3,500

Contemplating a Sculpture 2016

on linen

x 10 inches

Contemplating a Sculpture, Drawing #5 2016

Pencil on graph paper with green oxide pastel tone on reverse Image: 9 x 10 inches Sheet: 11 x 12 inches $2,000

Kathleen’s Heart 2018 Oil on canvas 11 x 8 inches $15,000

Eddie’s Brother 2018 Oil on linen 8 x 6 inches $7,500

Young Man Smoking 2016

on linen

1/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Nadine with a Cigarette 2018 Oil on linen 9 1/2 x 7 inches $10,000

In the Clay Room 2016 Oil on linen 14 x 12 inches $16,500

1/2

Smoking

on linen

6 inches

Little One 2018 Oil on linen 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches

SOLD