Celebrating Ohio Artists

Celebrating Ohio Artists September 27 to November 8, 2024

EMERSON BURKHART Luxury, 1934 Watercolor 15” x 19” Signed lower left: Emerson C. Burkhart

FRONT COVER, From left to right: WILLIAM HAWKINS, Statue of Liberty, 1987, enamel on plywood with collage, 48” x 25”; ETHEL COOKE, Gertrude, Boston, 1915, 1915, oil on canvas laid on board, 12” x 9”; MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE, Ladle B, Otis Steel Mill, Cleveland, c. 1927-28, gelatin silver print; printed c. 1927-28, 13 ¼” x 10 ⅛”

Celebrating HISTORIC Ohio Artists

EMERSON BURKHART

Don’t be Afraid of the Shape of Things to Come, 1951 Oil on Masonite 30 ½” x 40 ½” Signed lower right: EMERSON BURKHART

Since its opening in 1980, Keny Galleries has specialized in the research, exhibition and sale of American art. And during this time the legacy of Ohio’s historic artists as well as the ongoing representation of leading contemporary artists from Ohio has been central to our mission. The current exhibition reflects that focus. Major works by such well-known historic Ohio artists as George Bellows, Alice Schille, Edward Potthast, Emerson Burkhart, William Hawkins, Elijah Pierce, and Margaret Bourke-White are included in the show as are fine examples by 12 contemporary artists that we have been honored to represent over the years.

As this presentation begins, another exciting exhibition is taking place at Capital University’s Schumacher Gallery entitled Masterworks by Ohio Artists. Curated by James M. Keny, it showcases the outstanding collection of Ohio art the museum has built over the past 50 years. The show is comprised of 70 outstanding works, 20 of which are analyzed in depth in the exhibition catalog.

Fortunately, the gallery has been able to place major examples by Ohio artists in museum collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, and eight Ohio institutions. It has also loaned work by Ohio artists to international venues in Mexico City, Tokyo, Santiago, Berlin and Paris, and dozens of major museums from Boston to Los Angeles.

We hope you can join us at the gallery to experience these works and are also able to visit Capital University’s show which is on display until December 7.

James M. Keny Timothy C. Keny

GEORGE BELLOWS

Clockwise from Top Left: Emma in a Black Hat, lithographic crayon on paper, 12” x 7 ½”, unsigned; Sixteen East Gay Street, 1923-24, lithograph, 9 ½” x 11 ¾”, inscribed and signed lower left to right; Figure Study for Riverfront – Boy in Sand, c. 1915, crayon drawing on paper, 10” x 8”, signed on the reverse: “Geo. Bellows, E.S.B.”;

ROMAN JOHNSON

Houses, 1943 Oil on canvas 22” x 29” Signed and dated lower left: 1943 ROMAN

The Fire Escape, New York, March, 1951 Oil on canvas 24” x 16” Signed and dated lower left: ROMAN 51

LUCIUS KUTCHIN

Still Life with Guitar Oil on canvas 36 ⅝” x 34 ½” Signed lower right: Lucius Kutchin

ALICE SCHILLE

The Hillside, 1910 Oil on canvas 29 ⅝” x 37 ⅝” Signed lower right: A. Schille

EDWARD POTTHAST

A Breezy Day at the Beach, c. 1915 Oil on panel 4” x 6” Signed lower right: E Potthast

ADDISON MILLAR

Madison Square Garden Tower at Night, Lighted by Fire, c. 1890S Oil on canvas mounted on board 5 ½” x 3 ⅜” Signed lower left Titled in the artist’s hand, verso

Late Afternoon Sun, Central Park (Cartier Building on 5th Avenue) c. 1890S Oil on canvas 5 ¾” x 3 ½” Signed lower left

O’Neill Department Store on the Women’s Mile, Sixth Avenue El., c. 1890S Oil on canvas 5 ⅜” x 3 ⅜” Signed lower left

CLAUDE RAGUET HIRST

The Last Poem, circa 1900 Oil on canvas 10” x 7 ½” Signed lower right: Claude Raguet Hirst NY

ETHEL MARS

Flamingos, c. 1903-04 Color woodcut 7 ¾” x 3 ¾” Estate stamped verso

JAMES ROY HOPKINS

The Shining Gown, c. 1907 32 x 26 inches Signed lower right: James R Hopkins

Clockwise from top left: Bramble, c. 1907-08, color woodblock print. 10 ⅞” x 7 ¼ “, signed lower left: “Edna Boies Hopkins”; Hollyhocks, c. 1910-13, color woodblock print, 10 ⅞” x 7 ⅜”, signed in pencil lower left in margin; Yellow Dahlia (Yellow Splendor), circa 1915, color woodcut, 7 ¾” x 9”, signed lower left; Saucy Dahlia, circa 1915, color woodcut, 7 ¼” x 9”, signed lower left; Daisies and Snapdragons, c. 1915, watercolor, 8 ¼” x 7 ¼”, estate stamped lower right; Purple Daisy, color woodblock print, 11” x 7 ¼”

EDNA HOPKINS

The Mountaineer (The Way Home) c. 1917 Color woodcut 10” x 9” Signed lower left: Edna Boies Hopkins

Mary and her Grandmother, 1917 Color woodcut 10” x 9” Signed lower left: Edna Boies Hopkins

Studios in the Wharf, c. 1915-16 Color woodcut 7 ⅞” x 9” Signed in pencil

Merry Xmas from Cape Cod, circa 1917-20, color woodcut, 4 ½” x 3 ½”

EDMUND KUEHN

Clockwise From top left: Still Life with Blue Jar, 1989, oil on canvas, 24” x 30”, signed lower right; Serenade, 1992, gouache and collage 8” x 10”, signed lower left; Proud Cat, 1993, gouache on paper, 8” x 10”, signed and dated lower left: E. Kuehn 93 Opposite Page Clockwise from top left: Still Life, Roses and Golden Bowl, 1993, acrylic, 20” x 15’, signed lower left; Grimaldi Castle, 1972, watercolor, 7 ½” x 10”, signed, dated and titled lower left: “E’ Kuehn Aug 1972 Grimaldi Castle”; Calligraphic Image, No. 9, 1983, acrylic, 5” x 8”, signed lower left; July 4, 5, 6, 1977, collage; 11” x 9

FOLK / OUTSIDER

Left to Right:

WILLIAM HAWKINS

Flying Owl, graphite drawing on back of greeting card, 5” x 3 ¾”; Lady Liberty, c. 1980-85, graphite on paper attached to paper board, 9” x 11 ¾”; Two Girls, graphite drawing on card, 5” x 3 ¾”

Left to Right:

ELIJAH PIERCE

Sulky Driver, c. Late 1970s, painted freestanding woodcarving, 10” x 17” x 2”, signed on bottom: Elijah Pierce; Lion, 1976, freestanding painted woodcarving, glitter, rhinestones, 7” h x 5 ¼”w x 8 ¼”l, signed on bottom of base: “E Pierce / 4. 1976”; Black Beauty (Lena Horne), circa

AMINAH ROBINSON

Black Woman with Shells in Her HairMixed media on handmade paper, 11” x 9 ½ “

Rooster Dance (Pages in History), 1982 Charcoal, mixed media on handmade paper 5”x 7 ½” Signed and dated lower center

Spiritual: No More Auction Block for Me, No More! - Study (Pages in History), 1988 Mixed media on handmade paper 9 ½ “ x 12 ¼” Sgned and dated lower right

The Grocer, c. early 1980's Cloth, mixed media sculpture with music box 13” x 4 ¾” x 4”

Celebrating contemporary Ohio Artists

lowell tolstedt Clouds Silverpoint 5” x 8 ¾ “ Signed lower right: LOWELL TOLSTEDT $2500

eric barth

Looking Back on Santa Fe, 2019 14”x 12” Soft pastel and oil pastel on paper on panel $1850

Up In Smoke, 2020 Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper 3 ¾” x 4 ½” Signed and dated lower right: E Barth 2020 $650

alice carpenter

Landscape 23.4, 2023 Handprinted monotype w/sgraffito and gouache 6 ⅞” x 5 ¼” Signed lower left: A. Carpenter $900

Landscape 23.5, 2023 Handprinted monotype w/sgraffito and gouache 5 ½ “ x 3 ⅞” Signed lower left: A. Carpenter $800

alan gough

Along Rte #50, Just West of Chillicothe, January, 1967 Oil on canvasboard 10” x 14” $1200

Porch Cat, September, 1965 Graphite on paper 8” x 13” Dated and signed lower right: September 1965 A GOUGH $850 Post December, 2017 Oil on canvasboard 12” x 9” Initialed lower right: AG $1000

paul hamilton

Simple Times Oil on canvas 12” x 12” Signed lower right $1950

Sunburst Oil on canvas 16” x 22 ½” $2250

Poppies Oil on canvas 14” x 11” Signed lower right $1450

tamara jaeger

Black Crest Bird, 2017 Found and painted wood assemblage 25” x 8” x 1 ½ “ Signed verso $950

Klee Bird, 2015 Found and painted wood assemblage 22” x 11 ½” x 1 ⅜” Signed verso $950

michael mcewan

August Sun, 2005 Oil on canvas 6” x 6” Signed lower left $2000

August Sunset/West Jefferson, 2005 Oil on canvas 24” x 30” Signed lower left $3800

stephen pentak

VII.IX, 2008 Oil on panel 14” x 18” $2000

I.VII, 2012 Oil on panel 22 ½” x 14” $2400 VII.IV, 2008 Oil on panel 14” x 18” $2000

willard reader

The Door, 2024 Gouache 11 ⅜ x 8 ⅝ inches Initialed lower left: WR $450

Tree Portrait, 2015 Watercolor 14 x 9 ¾ inches Signed lower right: READER $450

neil riley

Rivers Edge, 2014 Graphite on paper 5” x 5” Signed titled, and dated vesro $380

State Street, Montpelier, 2014 Watercolor on paper 4 ½ x 5 inches Signed, titled, and dated verso $700

Danville Winter, 2005 Oil on panel 5 ½” x 9” Signed and titled verso $850

elsie sanchez

Drawing #22, 2023 Ink on paper 11” x 8 ½” $200

Dialogue No. 13, 2015 Oil on canvas 32” x 28” $2900

carol snyder

Soft Rime II Wheelthrown high fired porcelain 2 1/4"h x 4 1/2"d $350

Weeds Handmade porcelain tile 11” x 3 1/4” $300

Fence (wall tile) Handmade porcelain tile 3 ¼” x 9” $300

Old Fence Handbuilt porcelain, colored porcelain slip 2 5/8"h x 4 5/8"w x 2 1/8"d $350

mary jane ward

Yellow Persimmons, 2022 Oil on panel 7” x 5” Initialed lower right $650 Lemons and Leaves, 2021 Oi on panel 6” x 8” Initialed lower right

$750

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