GALERIE D'ORSAY: CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS & COUNTING!

GALERIE D’ORSAY CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS & COUNTING!

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Boston Magazine’s ‘Faces of Women in Business, 2019’ From Left to Right: Martha S. Folsom, Sallie Hirshberg and Kristine Feeks Hammond Photo: Ben Flythe

GALERIE D’ORSAY

CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS & COUNTING! In the autumn of 2000, I opened a gallery on the first block of Newbury Street, Boston’s main shopping district. If you’ve known us for a while, you’ve probably heard parts of this story at some point or another!

What a number of you may not know is that this dream began years earlier, on a trip to Paris, where I found myself captivated by the caliber of art in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay. My decision was clear: one day I was going to bring that same level of art to collectors visiting my own gallery. Unlike at the d’Orsay, however, anyone visiting here could fall in love with that same museum-quality artwork and take it home with them. Twenty years later, GALERIE D’ORSAY is still fulfilling that dream.

Sallie Hirshberg Founder & Art Historian

Chris Kelley Partner

“I just want to congratulate Sallie and her team at Galerie d’Orsay for 20 years of excellence!

When Sallie and I decided to open a gallery in Boston we wanted to have the finest gallery in town. We felt we would achieve this by getting a great location, hiring the very best staff possible and offering a wider variety and higher quality of art than anyone else. I believe we have achieved these goals and then some.

I want to thank all our wonderful clients who have supported us through the years, as well as every one on the Galerie d’Orsay team for their tireless efforts.

Here’s to 20 more!” - Chris Kelley

Something that visitors and collectors may overlook—although we do try to make it look easy—is the amount of effort that goes into acquiring those masterworks. The amount of research and consideration that goes into each piece that ends up on your walls is significant. Behind every Matisse, Picasso and Chagall we offer are countless others that we’ve researched and then dismissed. Our exacting standards are our hallmark and our reputation. Our world-class roster of living artists, each with extensive credentials, is no different; we set the bar high and our artists consistently rise to the occasion.

I am also so incredibly proud of our staff, as Galerie d’Orsay would not be the same without their very personal touch. Our gallery Co-Directors, Kristine Feeks Hammond and Martha S. Folsom, bring an unparalleled level of expertise to their roles. I first met Kristine in the summer of 2003; her passion for art history is simply infectious and she’s led our popular lecture series since 2015. Martha’s thirty years of experience on Newbury Street—with her eye for thought-provoking installation—ensures each of our artists truly shine. Both of these incredible women bring a sense of optimism and enthusiasm to everyone they meet, and there is no doubt in my mind that they are a major factor in Galerie d’Orsay’s success over the past twenty years.

Lastly, a sincere THANK YOU to each and every one of YOU, as you are our collectors and enthusiasts.

So much of our business comes from your word-of-mouth referrals. We’ve seen your collections grow, your lives enriched by the works that hang on your walls. We’ve helped you (and even some of your children) choose works of art for your homes. I’d rather not say how many years I’ve been doing this but there is one thing I am certain of—the extraordinary power of art. In trying times, in times of change and uncertainty, the powerful lift one feels from art is palpable.

Cheers to twenty years and counting!

Sallie Hirshberg, Founder • Kristine Feeks Hammond, Co-Director • Martha S. Folsom, Co-Director

Galerie d’Orsay | 33 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 | 617.266.8001 |

info@galerie-dorsay.com

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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Dutch, 1606–1669 Rembrandt’s affinity for the meticulous etching technique, combined with his extraordinary talent and ingenuity, resulted in a remarkable body of over 300 etchings that has yet to be surpassed. He is still considered one of the greatest etchers in art history.

Rembrandt van Rijn, “Descent from the Cross: Second Plate,” 20 5/8” x 16”

Rembrandt van Rijn, “Canal with a Large Boat and Bridge,” 3 3/8” x 4 5/16”

Rembrandt van Rijn, “Self-Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill,” 8 1/16” x 6 3/8”

Anne Hawley, Former Director of the Isabella Gardner Museum, pictured with Sallie Hirshberg as seen in Back Bay Cronicle

Galerie d’Orsay proudly opened its doors in 2000 with a prestigious show of Rembrandt etchings, featuring rare 17th-century/lifetime works and original copper plates etched and pulled by Rembrandt’s own hands. This seminal show coincided with a highly praised Rembrandt exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; it was such an honor to partner with the Gardner Museum to raise funds with a silent auction of a suite of Rembrandt’s etchings!

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Our 2006 Rembrandt show, held in celebration of Rembrandt’s 400th birthday, assembled an impressive collection of masterful etchings and brought Dr. Gary Schwartz, a globally recognized authority on the great master, to Boston—starting a long-standing relationship of collaboration, education, and Dr. Gary Schwartz authentication. Dr. Schwartz has written and edited several important books on Rembrandt, including the widely referenced “The Complete Etchings of Rembrandt” which reproduced the master’s prints in actual sizes. Galerie d’Orsay collectors were delighted to commemorate this special relationship with a profound and lively once-in-a-lifetime lecture and VIP evening with Dr. Schwartz.

The influential precursor artists to the Impressionists, the Barbizon School rebelled against the French Salon’s predilection for historical or mythological themes by painting landscapes of their French countryside just as they saw it.

THE BARBIZON SCHOOL

Our 2009 exhibition, “Capturing the Light,” featured several important works painted directly from nature. Though the Barbizon painters suffered persecution in their earliest efforts, their work quickly gained in popularity and influence.

c. 1830­–1870

Henry Jacques Delpy, “Le Vapeur Sur Le Fleuve,” 12 5/8” x 23 3/8”

Galerie d’Orsay is honored to have offered our collectors exquisite masterpieces in exhibitions throughout the years from the Barbizon School including Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Charles-Francois Daubigny, Theodore Rousseau, Léon-Augustin l’Hermitte, and Diaz de la Peña who broke from tradition to bring the landscape to the forefront of their compositions.

Léon-Augustin l’Hermitte, “Le Repas du Soir,” 30 3/4” x 25 1/2”

highlights 2015

Henri-Joseph Harpignies, “Paysage de L’yonne,” 23 3/4” x 32”

Díaz de la Peña, “Pond in Forest, Half Dead Oak,” 30” x 25 3/8”

Elie Anatole Pavil, “La Plage à Grouchon,” (Detail) 21 1/4” x 28 3/4”

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BRUNO ZUPAN

As with Monet, Bruno found in Venice the most extraordinary inspiration of light on the water: “The first few days when we arrive, I have the feeling . . . it is too beautiful to paint!”

Slovenian, b. 1939

One of the foremost contemporary Impressionist painters working today, Bruno Zupan has been an esteemed mainstay of Galerie d’Orsay throughout our 20 years on Newbury Street. Bruno’s masterful canvases filled with radiant colors, nimble brushstrokes, and spontaneous sprays of paint invite the viewer to step into his sun-soaked, romantic world. By collector demand, Galerie d’Orsay has offered breathtaking shows with Bruno each spring since we opened our doors.

Galerie d’Orsay artist liaison Martha S. Folsom, her husband Jon Folsom & 4Bruno Zupan, Mallorca, Spain

Bruno Zupan, “Grand Canal, Venice,” 26” x 38”

Bruno Zupan, “Almond Branches like Lovers in the Moonlight,” 39” x 39”

In 2015, Bruno Zupan was honored by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston when he was invited to join in their highly regarded ‘Art in Bloom’ exhibition. Zupan chose a floral arrangement from the show and, in his signature blend of Impressionism and active spatter painting, rendered it in oil and gold leaf.

This exquisite painting became the centerpiece for Galerie d’Orsay’s “Zupan and Zupan” show, honoring Bruno alongside his daughter and fellow artist, Natasha.

View from a collector’s window, overlooking Boston Common & the Public Gardens

Bruno has loved the Boston Public Library since his first visit to Boston in the mid-1960s. Nearly every time Bruno travels to Boston, he visits the Library and, to this day, remains in awe of the institution. The Boston Public Library was the first, large free municipal library in the United States, and it serves and educates all walks of life in the Boston community. Bruno has frequently noted how Boston is the smartest city in the world and he knows that the Boston Public Library, along with our many prestigious colleges and universities, has a large hand in cultivating that honor. In 2019, the Boston Public Library acquired a large-scale Zupan painting depicting the iconic Boston Common with Boylston Street leading towards Copley Square (right). An exciting event for the Boston Public Library as they had not added a painting to their permanent collection in years, it is also an incredible honor for Bruno’s art to be hung alongside such greats as John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Rembrandt and numerous other masters.

Bruno Zupan, “Boston Skyline and Public Gardens,” 51” x 64” Collection of the Boston Public Library

Boston Public Library

Boston Public Library representative Dan Moulton with GDO team at reception for artist Bruno Zupan

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FROM OUR WALLS...

Jenna Gazaille, Operations Manager Galerie d’Orsay

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Colin Asquith, Art Handler Galerie d’Orsay

...TO YOURS!

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MARC CHAGALL Russian-French, 1887–1985

LE CIRQUE (2004)

One of Galerie d’Orsay’s most noteworthy and significant shows offered Chagall’s ‘Le Cirque’ in its dazzling entirety to our collectors. This venerated and highly sought-after lithographic body of work radiated with brilliant color, enticing the viewer to embark on a journey of romance and escapism.

Above: Marc Chagall, “Le Cirque, M. 500,” 16 13/16” x 12 13/16”

Top: “Le Cirque, M. 512” Bottom: “Le Cirque, M. 491”

Above: Marc Chagall, “Le Cirque, M. 498,” 16 13/16” x 12 13/16”

With strong connections worldwide, Sallie Hirshberg & Galerie d’Orsay’s Art Research Team have helped a number of our collectors acquire specific artworks by Chagall, Picasso, Matisse, and other world-class artists. We’ve helped locate original oil paintings, complete lithographic suites, and individual works... what will we find for you?

Feel free to tap our Research Team with your specific art questions or requests: Publisher Efstratios Tériade (left) with artist Marc Chagall (right)

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info@galerie-dorsay.com Right: Marc Chagall, “La Joie,” 45 1/2” x 29 1/2”

MASTER OF COLOR AND THE DREAM (2008)

BRUCE MUSEUM (2010)

Galerie d’Orsay’s glittering “Chagall: Master of Color and the Dream” brought together works from nearly every decade of Marc Chagall’s life. Special guest Dr. Jonathan Wilson, award-winning author of the 2007 artist book “Marc Chagall,” joined us for a book-signing and dynamic lecture and discussion in an exclusive VIP evening.

DAPHNIS & CHLOE SUITE (2013) The adventures of two foundling children, Daphnis and Chloe, who discover first love on the idyllic island of Lesbos, inspired the ever-romantic Chagall to create one of his most cherished lithographic suites. With “Daphnis & Chloe,” (1961) Chagall revolutionized lithography, drenching his pages with an unheard of 25 to 28 colors to create a shimmering and unforgettable retelling of the love story. One of Chagall’s top three graphic suites, “Daphnis & Chloe” remains a favorite to collectors worldwide and many continue to honor this timeless tale of love in their personal collections.

In 2010, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, approached Galerie d’Orsay with hopes of expanding the breadth of works on view for their exhibition “Circus! Art and Science under the Big Top.” The collection featured authentic swallowing swords, costumes, colorful circus posters, historic photographs, and rare and significant masterworks by world-renowned artists influenced by the circus: Chagall, Matisse, Calder, Tissot, Calder, Kandinsky and many more. Given our reputation for curating high-caliber collections, Galerie d’Orsay and our collectors were thrilled to loan a number of significant works to round out the Bruce Museum’s exhibition!

“If all life moves inevitably towards its end, then we must, during our own, color it with our colors of love and hope.”

- Marc Chagall

Above: Marc Chagall, “Arrival of Dionysophanes,” 16 5/8” x 12 5/8”

Above: Marc Chagall, “Chloe’s Kiss,” 16 5/8” x 12 5/8”

Above: Marc Chagall, “The Wine Harvest,” 16 5/8” x 12 5/8”

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Samir Sammoun, “Lavender III,” 40” x 30”

SAMIR SAMMOUN Lebanese, b. 1952

REAWAKENING THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE (2010) Sammoun’s solo show, “Reawakening the Contemporary Landscape,” offered an exceptionally varied selection of his landscapes: scenes of his ancestral home in Lebanon, rich autumnal forest walks, and historic Boston landmarks. Also included in this show were original paintings from Sammoun’s solo exhibition at the Plattsburgh Museum of Art in New York.

Referred to by one of our curators as the “Happy van Gogh,” Galerie d’Orsay artist Samir Sammoun’s rich palette of more than 30 tones, coupled with his signature sculptural and rhythmic brushstrokes, transform his enchanting and tranquil landscape paintings into a truly sensory experience.

Samir 10 Sammoun, “Walking with Giants,” 48” x 60”

Samir Sammoun, “Invitation for Fishing, St. Lawrence River,” 36” x 48”

Artist Samir Sammoun, along the St. Lawrence River

FIVE GENERATIONS OF PISSARRO For Galerie d’Orsay’s autumn 2018 “Stroke of Genius” exhibition, we were inspired

by Boston’s very own Head of the Charles Regatta to curate a collection of original paintings by five generations of the legendary Pissarro Family along with works by internationally celebrated artist, Samir Sammoun. Galerie d’Orsay was delighted to welcome Lyora Pissarro, an artist in her own right and great-great-granddaughter of Camille Pissarro, to join us for a memorable evening.

Camille Pissarro, “Gardeuse d’Oise,” 5 5/16” x 7 5/8”

Camille Pissarro, “Paysage à Pointoise,” (Detail) 10 1/2” x 16 1/2”

AN EVENING WITH LELIA PISSARRO

H. Claude Pissarro, “Après-Midi d’Été à la Terrasse,” 14 5/8” x 20 1/8”

Paulémille Pissarro, “Port en Bessin,” 18 1/8” x 15”

Lélia Pissarro, “Clécy Pink Snow,” 4 7/8” x 3 3/8”

Lyora Pissarro, “L’Humilité,” 23 1/2” x 23 1/2”

Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro, “Chateau Gaillard, les Andelys,” (Detail) 18 1/8” x 24”

Since its inception, Galerie d’Orsay has had the good fortune of working with living members of the Pissarro Family to acquire oils, drawings, and prints by Camille Pissarro and his descendants. Galerie d’Orsay collectors have met Camille’s great-granddaughter, artist Lelia Pissarro, in 2006 as well as great-great granddaughter, artist Lyora Pissarro, in 2018.

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Retrospective

Above: Georges Manzana Pissarro, “Femmes au Bain,” 8 1/8” x 23 5/8”

STROKE OF GENIUS (2018)

Samir Sammoun, “Head of the Charles,” 40” x 48”

As Boston prepared for the most spirited rowing event of the year, the Head of the Charles Regatta, Galerie d’Orsay premiered “Stroke of Genius,” featuring a collection of original paintings by Sammoun capturing the regatta alongside the picturesque Charles River. Complementing Sammoun’s collection was a series of waterthemed artworks spanning five generations of the Pissarro Family and other master Impressionists.

Camille Pissarro “Arbres au bord d’une Rivière,” 16 1/8” x 12” Artists 12 Samir Sammoun & Lyora Pissarro alongside Galerie d’Orsay team at reception for ‘Stroke of Genius’

Felix Bracquemond, “Roseaux et Sarcelles,” 15” x 9 1/2”

MASTERS OF IMPRESSIONISM

CASSATT, DEGAS, RENOIR, PISSARRO & MORE It has been an honor over the years to present Impressionist masterpieces to our collectors. In 2002, Galerie d’Orsay first brought an unparalleled collection of paintings, lithographs, and etchings by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir, and many more to Boston and our esteemed Impressionist collections have often been among our most highly anticipated shows each year!

Mary Cassatt, “La Toilette,” 14 1/8” x 10 3/16”

Mary Cassatt, “Reflection,” 10 1/4” x 6 7/8”

Mary Cassatt, “Quietude,” 11 3/4” x 8 1/4”

Edgar Degas, “Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery,” 17 1/4” x 11 3/8” 13

HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC & LA BELLE ÉPOQUE

The bright and frenetic Belle Époque (c. 1871–1914) marked the explosive transformation from traditional to modern life and culture in Paris. The city radiated with color as buildings and kiosks were plastered with dazzling advertisements. For our 2009 show, “La Belle Époque,” Galerie d’Orsay mirrored the streets of late 19th-century Paris with a vibrant collection of art showcasing the glittering decadence and material culture of “The Beautiful Era.” Galerie d’Orsay was thrilled to offer works from the period by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Chéret, Alphonse Mucha, James Tissot, Manuel Robbe, and more.

In 2019, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, mounted a major exhibition of Belle Époque art in collaboration with the Boston Public Library, “Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris.” Galerie d’Orsay collectors were delighted to view these significant works at the museum in the morning— and acquire them at the gallery in the afternoon!

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Left: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, “La Passagère du 54,” 23 15/16” x 16 1/8”; “Troupe de Mlle. Églantine,” 24 1/4” x 31 1/2”; “Débauche,” 11 1/16” x 15”; “Le Jockey,” 20 3/16” x 14 1/8” Above: Alphonse Mucha, “Lorenzaccio,” 15 3/8” x 11 5/16”; Jules Chéret, “Les Coulisses de l’Opera au Musée Grévin,” 95” x 34 1/4” Facing Page: Jules Chéret, “Musée Grévin,” 48” x 34 1/4”; James Tissot, “Le Chapeau Rubens,” 17 3/8” x 11 1/16”; Alphonse Mucha, “F. Champenois Imprimeur,” 28 5/8” x 22 3/4”

Retrospective

highlights 2015

2016: Galerie d’Orsay brought together an exquisite collection inspired by our namesake: the Musée d’Orsay, Paris! For our 16th anniversary, Galerie d’Orsay paid homage to our muse and inspiration, highlighting our finest in Impressionist, Belle Époque, Post-Impressionist, and Modern artists, many of which also appear in the Musée d’Orsay’s phenomenal collection. Featuring artists like Pissarro, Renoir, Manet, Boudin, Cassatt, Toulouse-Lautrec, Chéret, Picasso, and Matisse, we brought the magic of the City of Lights to Boston.

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HENRI MATISSE French, 1869–1954

‘Jazz’ is one of Matisse’s most sought-after and beloved suites for which he combined his extraordinary ability for painting, drawing, and sculpture in an unprecedented synthesis. The eccentric genius cut the hand-painted sheets of paper and pinned them into compositions allowing him to “achieve a combination of color and drawing in one single movement.”

“With Jazz you hold an artist’s spirit in your hands...

The dark rhythms, roiling counterpoint, happy staccatos, and jolting dissonances of this Jazz will sound forever.

Matisse has taught the eye to hear.”

- Riva Castleman Henri Matisse, “L’Enterrement de Pierrot,” 16 1/2” x 25 3/4”

In 2019, Galerie d’Orsay was thrilled to acquire a complete portfolio of Matisse’s Jazz Suite, boasting an impeccable provenance: they belonged to the distinguished collection of the Draeger Frères, Matisse’s printers and collaborators who so beautifully recreated the artist’s hand-written text.

Henri Matisse, “Le Tobogan,” 12 7/8” x 11 1/16”

Henri Matisse, “Orientale à la croix trifoliée,”

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Henri Matisse, “Le regard fixe, les joues en feu” & “Elle y pose sa joue, elle l’embrasse,” 12 3/4” x 9 3/4” (Each)

Matisse favored the linoleum engraving for his iconic Pasiphaé Suite (above right)—illustrating the Greek myth of the Minotaur—because it captured the subtle movements of his hand. In Pasiphaé, the black ink creates a timeless setting for the emotions captured in the simple white lines.

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

-Pablo Picasso

PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881–1973

A Herculean figure in Modern art, Picasso has astonished the ablest printmakers time and time again. His unceasing ingenuity and drive to create helped him master the difficulties of new techniques with playful ease and pushed him on to obtain results that had previously been deemed impossible.

Above: Pablo Picasso, “Tête de Femme (Françoise),” 5 7/16” x 4 5/8”

Above: Pablo Picasso, “Buste de Femme au Chapeau,” 25” x 21”

Below: Pablo Picasso, “La Femme au Fauteuil,” 30” x 22” Below: Pablo Picasso, “Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face,” 25 1/4” x 20 3/4” Above: Pablo Picasso, “Femmes Entre Elles Avec Voyeur Sculpté,” 13 3/8” x 17 5/8”

PICASSO: MASTER INNOVATOR (2006) Galerie d’Orsay’s exhibition, “Picasso: Master Innovator,” pulled together works from every decade of Picasso’s artistic career to create an insightful and visually breathtaking chronicle of the artist’s oeuvre. Coinciding with our show were important exhibitions celebrating Picasso as an unparalleled and passionate printmaker at the Met and the Whitney in New York City. We were able to acquire and offer many of the same works concurrently on display in New York, much to the delight of our collectors. For our show reception, Galerie d’Orsay curator, Chris Kelley, took collectors on an incredible journey discussing the innovative techniques in each of the significant and rare works featured.

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WOMEN IN ART

Female-founded and operated for twenty years and counting, Galerie d’Orsay is proud to honor the immense contributions of women in the arts by bringing together its celebrated female artists in brilliantly colored and engaging shows throughout the years.

KATHY BUIST In her canvases, Buist conveys the majestic power of nature: the ever-changing color of the sky, shifting light, the breath of the wind.

In essence, she captures the fleeting spirit of the landscape.

Her aesthetics appeal not only to the eyes but also to our memory and sense of passing time. Buist frequently paints using crushed seashells and sand to imbue each piece with organic energy that emanates from the canvas.

Above: Kathy Buist, “Northern Shores,” 54” x 54”

Above: Artist Kathy Buist (right) with collectors at Art Southampton

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Kathy Buist, “Dreaming,” 30” x 48”

ELIZABETH DACOSTA AHERN Ahern, a student of the great 20th-century abstract artist Helen Frankenthaler, is herself a highly celebrated painter, printmaker, and art instructor who seeks to capture the essence of nature through color and light. Ahern frequently uses a soak staining technique, resting her canvas on a large table, and pouring layers of water-based paint until the brilliant colors saturate the untreated canvases creating an unforgettably sensual and delicate composition.

Above: Natasha Zupan, “Tactile Memory #13,” 9 1/2” x 7 1/2”

NATASHA ZUPAN

Artist Elizabeth DaCosta Ahern (right) with collectors at reception for ‘Women in Art’

Above: Natasha Zupan, “Color Boundaries 66,” 72” x 60”

Zupan unites old and new by combining Renaissance hues and chiaroscuro with modern collage and media. A Yale-educated, internationally renowned artist, Natasha grew up painting alongside her father and fellow Galerie d’Orsay artist, Bruno Zupan. She deftly combines her innovative and highly experimental technique with her wonder for tradition and the great masters to create canvases of inspiring energy.

CAROL GOVE Gove is a mixed media collage artist who draws inspiration from nature, landscape, and Abstract Expressionism to create works that strike a balance between painterly gesture and the physicality of pasted collage. She mines personal and aesthetic history for source material and uses drips of paint and chance combinations of materials to yield unexpected juxtapositions and perceptual shifts through her art.

Above: Elizabeth DaCosta Ahern, “Wind Song IV,” 36” x 36”

Above: Carol Gove, “Visit from a Raven,” 72” x 60”

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SALVADOR DALÍ Spanish, 1904–1989

In 2005, Galerie d’Orsay was the first to bring Dalí masterworks to Newbury Street and the Boston fine art gallery community. The most enigmatic of the Surrealists, Dalí cloaked himself in the guise of an eccentric magician who used the alchemy of his paintings and graphic works to conjure up bizarre and fantastic worlds. Dalí was a superb draughtsman and engraver, creating images that combined the sensual and the macabre in playful visions of his creative realities.

Above: Salvador Dalí, “Argus in Color,” 15 1/2” x 19 1/4”

Above: Salvador Dalí, “The Burning Giraffe,” 66” x 85” Above: Salvador Dalí, “Diane de Poitiers,” 26” x 20”

Above: Salvador Dalí, “Winged Demon,” 15” x 11”

Pierre Argillet, a prestigious publisher of great renown, worked with Dalí for more than fifty years creating many of the most sought-after editions of Dalí’s career. The Dalí masterworks offered by Galerie d’Orsay are acquired directly from Argillet’s personal collection, boasting an impeccable provenance and remarkable beauty from their most creative period together, 1963–1973.

Pierre’s daughter, Christine, has joined several of our d’Orsay events and enthralled our collectors with anecdotes from her childhood summers with Dalí and intimate memories of the iconoclastic artist.

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The Aubusson tapestry workshops were the most renowned European weaving industry for centuries. During their revitalization in the mid20th century, Dalí and Argillet decided to produce several tapestries to decorate the enormous walls of their respective museums: the Teatro Museo Dalí in Spain and the Musée du Surrealisme in France. They determined that the tapestries would be only of the highest quality, and thus commissioned the artisan Raymond Picaud in Aubusson to create them. Galerie d’Orsay has been honored to place several of these rare and significant works throughout the years.

SPANISH MODERN MASTERS

Joan Miró drew on memory, fantasy, and the irrational to create works of art with twisted, organic shapes and curious, geometric constructions that were visual representations of Surrealist poetry.

PICASSO, MIRÓ, DALÍ

2014 & 2020: Galerie d’Orsay was thrilled to bring together iconic works by Picasso, Miró and Dalí in shows celebrating their contributions to 20th-century art on a global scale.

Artist Joan Miró at work

REVOLUTIONARY RIVALS: PICASSO & MATISSE 2015: Galerie d’Orsay offered our collectors an outstanding exhibition which explored the art and relationship between two titans of 20th-century art: Picasso and Matisse. For over 50 years, Picasso and Matisse maintained a fervent artistic rivalry. Their zealous relationship enabled both artists to become great innovators, and their shared interests—mythology, the human figure, technical innovations—pushed both of them to build off the other’s work. Our exhibition, “Revolutionary Rivals: Picasso & Matisse,” celebrated works that highlight the artists’ creative relationship and their astounding impact on one another’s work and Modern Art.

Left: Pablo Picasso “Portrait de Jacqueline au chapeau de paille multicolore,” 13 9/16” x 10 9/16” Right: Henri Matisse, “Danseuse au tabouret,” 18 1/8” x 11 1/8”

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GUSTAVO TORRES Mexican, b. 1967

Torres’ sculptures have both a primal strength and a striking elegance that convey his search for “spiritual balance” in his art. He strives to elevate the human spirit by using primitive and natural forms reminiscent of Mayan and Spanish heritage. His sculptures have the texture of antiquity and his carefully chosen patinas convey a worn, earthy presence demonstrating his reverence for life and the mysteries of creation.

LUC LEESTEMAKER Dutch, 1957–2012

Originally from Holland, Leestemaker comes from a long line of artists. His paintings combine the Dutch landscapes of his native land with the skies of his home in the new world. Luc pays homage to Dutch traditions with his dark underpainting of ochre and deep red pigments. He was inspired by the rich textures of the California coastline to treat his canvases with layers of concrete. Galerie d’Orsay is deeply honored to have worked with Luc from 2003 until his passing in 2012.

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Clockwise from Top Left: Gustavo Torres, “Fertilidad,” 22” x 6” x 6”; “Cavalier,” 25” x 14” x 7”; “Momento Rojo,” 44” x 12” x 5”; “Beginning II,” 10” x 25” x 6”

Clockwise from Left: Luc Leestemaker, “2010.07,” 54” x 52”; “Ascenison 25,” 54” x 54”; “Crusader,” 60” x 54”

RICHARD ROBLIN Canadian, b. 1940

Roblin’s meditations on form and color, shape and texture reveal a keen understanding of the natural world and our relationship to it as stewards of the Earth.

While it could be said that his background as an architect informs his artistic practice—a duality that he has fostered his entire life—it seems equally appropriate to suggest that Roblin’s spiritual journey of self-discovery and inner reflection has honed his perception of the world and sings through his painting.

Through careful layering of paint and an almost archaeological precision in the revelation of things hidden, Roblin crafts works of quiet beauty and power.

Below: Richard Roblin, “Easthampton,” 54” x 54”

Above: Richard Roblin, “Golden Mind,” 40” x 26”

Above: Richard Roblin, “Atlantis 3,” 48” x 79 1/2”

Above: Richard Roblin, “Ruby,” 22 1/2” x 22 1/2”

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CONVERSATIONS IN ART

COLLECTORS’ RECEPTIONS AT GALERIE D’ORSAY

Co-Director Kristine Feeks Hammond lectures at opening for ‘Partners in Palette’

THELANGUAGE OFMODERNISM Abstract Expressionism developed in New York in the 1940s and was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York at the forefront of the western art world. The varied work produced by the Abstract Expressionists resists definition as a cohesive style, though broadly features a distinct emphasis on color and medium as well as an incredible capacity to express strong emotion.

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Above: Stanley Boxer, “Moondarkglance,” 74” x 60”

Above: Artists Wolf Kahn (left) & Emily Mason (right)

Above: Gallery Co-Director and artist liaison Martha S. Folsom with Joyce Weinstein, wife of Stanley Boxer

Above: Wolf Kahn, “After Sunset,” 36” x 69” Left: Emily Mason, “Fences Fled Away,” 53” x 73” Right: Richard Erdman, “Solo,” 39” x 22” x 20”

2019: Galerie d’Orsay’s autumn exhibition, “THELANGUAGEOFMODERNISM,” was a truly special collection in that it highlighted beloved Galerie d’Orsay artists while also presenting artworks from a prominent private collection that reached out to us to help them place their works. This extraordinary collection featured preeminent Abstract Expressionist artists with star-studded museum credentials such as Wolf Kahn, Emily Mason, Jules Olitski, Janice Biala, and more. Many of these artists were rubbing shoulders with Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler, and Hans Hofmann. Galerie d’Orsay was delighted to offer our collectors works by these artists!

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KATHY BUIST American, b. 1959

Kathy Buist’s paintings offer us a respite — a sanctuary to which we might escape. That sentiment is at the heart of each canvas, guiding her brushstrokes as she crafts her atmospheric and ethereal landscapes. She masterfully elevates the colors and textures found in nature, pushing the boundaries of rational and irrational. Her landscapes are grounded in the transitory nature of the seasons — welcoming her paintings into our homes is welcoming all of nature’s inherent change as well. Her works can be found in the Parrish Art Museum (NY) and the Andrews Art Museum (NC) among others.

Above: Artist Kathy Buist (center) with collectors at reception for ‘Women in Art’

highlights 2015

Above: Kathy Buist, “Water 6,” 48” x 48”

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“I am drawn to the mystery of opposing energies in concept, material and form. Continually exploring and experimenting, I am exhilarated by the merging of two worlds: the ancient one from which stone carving was born, and the modern tradition of abstract culture.”

- Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman, “Seri Tai Su,” 38 1/2” x 20” x 13 1/2”

Artist Richard Erdman in his studio, VT

Richard Erdman, “Mattina Blu,” 38” x 25” x 19”

RICHARD ERDMAN American, b. 1952

An internationally celebrated sculptor, Richard Erdman creates graceful and lyrical sculptures that convey his deep reverence for nature. Whether working in stone or bronze, Erdman’s creative process is a veritable conversation with the medium, suggesting form and essence, while listening to and feeling the response. When Erdman creates his strong and noble marble sculptures using the organic life of a distant earth, he is endowing it with new life.

Above: Richard Erdman, “Belladonna,” 31” x 8” x 5”

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PARTNERS IN PALETTE MIRÓ, CALDER, ROBLIN, SEN-1

Above: Joan Miró, “L’Ogre Enjoué,” 36 3/4” x 53 3/8”

Alexander Calder first met Joan Miró when he arranged a studio visit to Paris with the Catalan genius in 1928. Although their personalities and backgrounds ranged widely—one an American of great size and presence, the other more petite and taciturn—the two shared an uncommon kinship over the following fifty years. While living an ocean apart, they each discovered very similar and entirely unprecedented artistic visions. These two great artists continue to influence future generations including Galerie d’Orsay artists SEN-1 (see facing page) and Richard Roblin—two significant and highly celebrated painters continuing to challenge the way we experience life and art today.

Artist Alexander Calder (left) with artist Joan Miró (right)

Above: Alexander Calder, “Untitled,” from ‘Magie Eolienne,’ 25 1/2” x 19 3/4”

Right: Richard Roblin, “Neptune’s Prize,” 78” x 48”

Above: SEN-1, “Zoo York,” 26” x 29” x 5 1/2”

Artist George “SEN-1” Morillo (center) with collectors at reception for ‘Partners in Palette’

Master of Graffiti George “SEN-1” Morillo’s life as a street artist started at a young age when he and his crew “graffiti bombed” buildings and NYC subway trains in the ‘80s.

Graffiti in New York City has had a local, countrywide, and international influence. Originating in the New York City Subway, it was regarded both as an act of vandalism and an art form.

Along with other young dreamers in the early Hip Hop movement, George felt a strong desire to represent himself and his community in the face of poverty, oppression and often death.

Leaving his “SEN-1” tag large and proud around the city was a dangerously playful way for George to develop his artistic skills and create a legacy. SEN-1 became well known for his artful dialogue on the Number 1 train and was ‘wanted’ for marking up neighborhood buildings with spray paint.

Left: SEN-1, “The Ballot,” 58” x 38”

SEN-1

American, b. 1968

TOLLA

German, b. 1958

Having pursued degrees in art, psychology, and sociology, Tolla instinctively uses her expressive and semi-abstract sculptures to embody universal questions regarding the reasons for living and the complexity of the universe. Her works are whimsically playful, yet profound, and center on inspirational themes such as teamwork, pursuing one’s dreams, and fulfilling aspirations and ambitions.

Clockwise from Top Left: Tolla, “Aspiration Duo,” 47” x 10 1/2” x 10 1/2”; “Accumulating Knowledge - Sitting,” 46” x 8 1/4” x 7”; “Elevation,” 51 1/2” x 19 1/2” x 19 1/2”; “Lonesome George,” 5” x 3 1/2” x 4 1/2”

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Alex Katz, “Purple Hat (Ada),” 46” x 21”

THE PATH TO POP

Above: Andy Warhol, “II.296 Bald Eagle,” 38” x 38”

Above: Donald Sultan, “Red & Black Poppies,” 46” x 46”

Above: Jim Dine, “Watercolor in Galilee,” 30 3/4” x 22 1/2”

Warhol would have never been Warhol without Dalí. The Spanish Master’s eccentric antics cannot be separated from his artwork just as Warhol’s personality was fundamental to his innovations. “The Path to Pop” (2019) explored the evolution of Pop – artists such as Salvador Dalí, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Alexander Calder, Tom Wesselman, Jim Dine and others. Hockney, Hirst and others continue the tradition today.

Above: Roy Lichtenstein, “Reverie,” 30” x 24”

WARHOL LICHTENSTEIN SULTAN DINE 33 KATZ

VISION & VOICE

KATHY BUIST & LORI COZEN-GELLER Below: Lori Cozen-Geller, “Piece (Green),” 30” x 30” x 3”

2019: Galerie d’Orsay’s autumn “Vision & Voice: Kathy Buist & Lori Cozen-Geller” was the highly-praised debut for artist Lori Cozen-Geller’s sleek and minimal yet profound sculptural artworks. Cozen-Geller captures the emotions of the heart and mind and places them into visual form within space.

Lori’s wall sculpture, “Piece,” (above) took shape within hours of her father’s passing in which the artist translated her feelings of love and loss onto a scrap of paper, becoming the blueprint for her first work of art.

Left to Right: Artists Lori Cozen-Geller & Kathy Buist

Both artists, in their own way, tap into the universality of human emotion and rejoice in it. In the diversity of emotions and the many ways to share and express them, Buist and Cozen-Geller share one vision, one voice.

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Above: Lori Cozen-Geller, “Chatterboxes, SOL,” Set of 11, 5” x 5” x 5” (each)

Above: Kathy Buist, “Water Escape,” 48” x 48”

IN THE HOME: LORI COZEN-GELLER

“This process is a kinetic one for me. It is a journey that begins with a feeling, evolves into a powerful emotion, and is then transformed into art.”

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CHARITABLE GIVING Over these incredible 20 years, Galerie d’Orsay has built a strong reputation as an avid supporter of the arts and charitable efforts—each year we solidify the gallery’s longstanding commitment to these organizations.

SELECT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS & EVENTS Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum She Gives Lions of Judah Combined Jewish Philanthropies WGBH No Kid Hungry Jewish Family & Children’s Service Franklin Park Zoo Home for Little Wanderers The Advent School, Boston Massachusetts General Hospital Room to Grow

Medical Missions for Children Human Rights Campaign March of Dimes Families First Longwood Symphony Orchestra GLAAD Rosie’s Place The Creative Coalition Young Presidents’ Organization Huntington Theatre Company New England Conservatory Save the Bay, Newport, RI

Founder Sallie Hirshberg (center) speaking at an event for Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Galerie d’Orsay

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Judaica sculptor Archie Nahman and wife, Phyllis Nahman, at an event for Combined Jewish Philanthropies

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

We believe that if we don’t support the art of our time we are short-changing our future. In addition to our outstanding roster of master artists, we are constantly engaging and exploring new artists. We were thrilled to welcome sculptor Lori Cozen-Geller to our stable in 2019. In 2020, we present two contemporary painters recently added to the Galerie d’Orsay collection­­—Sky Hoyt and John Gentile.

SKY HOYT

Connecticut artist Sky Hoyt layers acrylics, rice paper, and textiles on her canvases, juxtaposing their diverse textures to dazzle the senses. Her deft use of color, pattern, and organic shapes take the viewer to a joyful place between the real and abstract where they can escape and reflect. Hoyt received her degree from Bennington College in 1990 and has taught at the Mystic Arts Center (CT) and at the Norman Rockwell Museum (MA). She has exhibited her work in solo and group shows throughout the United States.

“Still Life with Black Ginger Jar,” 36” x 36”

“Woman in Interior I,” (Detail) 60” x 48”

“Still Life with Peonies,” 36” x 36”

JOHN GENTILE

Educated at the prestigious Institute of Fine Art in Florence, Italy before coming to the states in the 1960s, Gentile has been honored by numerous museums including the National Museum of Monte Carlo, the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sulmona, Italy), the Duxbury Museum (MA), and the Bentley College Art Museum (MA) among others. His unique compositions and brilliant use of contour lines create a wonderful dynamism - the abstract flatness combined with the mystery and delicate curves of his lines and circles. Gentile’s life greatly informs his work; we look forward to sharing these paintings with you in 2020 & beyond.

“Ansonia Blue,” 48” x 48”

“Banja Luka,” 30” x 40”

“Zucchini Flowers,” 48” x 48”

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