Download - Elise Ansel, Drawn from History

C A D O G A N C O N T E M P O R A R Y

Elise Ansel

9th - 30th March 2013 Private View 13th March, 6pm

A cycle of paintings based on Master works

from the collections of London

D R A W N F R O M H I S T O R Y

‘Drawn from History’ presents the work of American artist Elise Ansel, who having explored the collections of London has taken some of our

most familiar Old Masters and iconic paintings and used them as in-

spiration for her own works or ‘translations’.

Left: Dove

Oil on linen, 31” x 21”

Source: Veronese's Consecration Saint Nicholas

at the National Gallery

“There is a depth and resonance

to the masterpieces from which I

work. Transposing them affords

me the opportunity to see them

more clearly and understand

them more deeply. This exhibi-

tion at Cadogan Contemporary

has given me the opportunity to

focus on the many remarkable

paintings that are in London

collections.”

Elise Ansel

The artist’s interpretations of works by

Masters such as Titian, Rubens and

Manet create an exhibition showcasing

vibrant, alluring oils together with deli-

cate, intimate watercolour studies and

preparatory drawings.

Cover: Oranges


Source: Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

at the Courtauld Gallery

Bacchus and Ariadne II


Source: Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne at the National Gallery

Ansel’s proficiency in both palette

and form allows her to render illus-

trious narratives into shapes and

colours, laden with suggestive

brushstrokes; a method inspired by

Cézanne.

Left: Dove


Source: Veronese's Consecration Saint Nicholas

at the National Gallery

Dance


Source: Poussin's Dance to the Music of Time at the Wallace Collection

Déjeuner


Source: Manet's Le Déjeuner Sur l'Herbe at the Courtauld Gallery

Two Angels 2


Source: Andreas Previtali's The Virgin and Child Adored by Two Angels at the National Gallery

“The work of Frank Auerbach has always

been a great source of inspiration for

me. I saw a catalogue of an exhibition

he had at the National Gallery in 1995,

entitled ‘Working After the Masters’. This,

in conjunction with seeing Gerhard Rich-

ter's series of abstract paintings based

on Titian's Annunciation in the church of

San Salvador in Venice, made me real-

ise that translations of Old Master Works

could be the subject of serious contem-

porary painting.”

Study for Samson and Delilah

Watercolour Study for Bacchus and Ariadne

Watercolour

Study for Peter Lely’s The Concert

Watercolour

Study for Two Angels

Watercolour

‘93 MFA Visual Art Southern Methodist

Univers ity

‘84 BA Comparative Literature Brown

University

Select Solo Exhibitions

2012 Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY

2011 Lenore Gray Gallery, Prov., Rhode Island

2010 List Art Centre, Brown University, Prov.

2001 UMF Gallery, Farmington, Maine

2000 Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

1999 The Art Gallery, Hopkinsville, Ktkcy

1998 The Michael Dunn Memorial Gallery,

Cornwell-Reed Fine Arts Centre, Oakland

City University, Indiana

1998 Krannert Gallery of Art, University of

Evansville, Evansville, Indiana

1997 Fine and Hatfield Gallery, Indiana

1996 The Riits Gallery, Savannah, Georgia

1995 Hanes Art Center Glass Gallery, University

of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C.

1993 Undermain Theatre, in conjunction with

Kitchen Dog performance of ‘93 Samuel

Beckett’s Footfalls, Play, and Krapp’s Last

Tape, and ‘91 performance of Henrik Ib-

sen’s Creditors, Dallas, Texas

87-89 Dance Space, Inc., New York,

Select Group Exhibitions

10-12 Pheonix Gallery, New York, NY

11-12 Cadogan Contemporary, London

2011 Thos. Moser Gallery, Freeport, Maine

2011 Bell gallery, Faculty Triennial, Brown

University, Prov. R.I

08-10 Springs Fireplace Project, East Hampton

08-10 Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY

2009 Clic Gallery, East Hampton, NY

04-07 Alpers Fine Art, Andover, MA

2006 Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY

97-05 Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

2004 Lenore Gray Galleries, Portland, Maine

2004 Greenhutm Galleries, Portland, Maine

2001 Boston Centre for Contemorary Art, ‘The

Drawing Show’, Boston, MA

2001 ICON Contemporary Art, Brunswick, ME

2001 Elaine Benson Gallery, ‘Re-Emerging’,

Bridge Hampton, NY

2000 Biennial Juried Exhibition 2000, Rockport,

2000 Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences

‘49th Mid-States Art Exhibition’, Juror:

James D.Burke, Executive Director of St.

Louise Art Museum

1998 Owens-Thomas Regional Arts Gallery,

‘Southern Exposure’, Savannah, Georgia

1998 Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana

Gallery ‘Annual Juried Exhibition’

1998 ‘National Invitiational Arts Exhibition’ ,

Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia

1998 West Bank gallery, 18th Annual Juried Fine

Arts competition, Savannah, GA, Juror:

Lisa Philips, Curator of the 1997 Whitney

Biennial

1996 Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah College of Art

and Design

Bibliography

Bill Van Siclen: In the Galleries: Painters Show Op-

posites Attract at Lenore Gray,” Providence Jour-

nal, January 13, 2011

Deborah Weisgall, “See,” Maine, January/

February 2011, p.43.

Visiting Artists lectures

2002 Brown University, Prov. Rhode Island

2001 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine

2001 University of Maine, Farmington, Maine

Premonition III


Source: Titian’s Holy Family with a Shepherd at the National Gallery

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