Karl Schrag "The Rhythms of Nature, A Centennial Celebration"

Alexandre Gallery

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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Karl Schrag (1912 – 1995), Alexandre Gallery, in collaboration with Kraushaar Galleries, will present "Karl Schrag, The Rhythms of Nature, A Centennial Celebration." The joint exhibition will feature 20 paintings covering a quarter century of work. Many of the works come directly from the artist’s family and have not previously been exhibited.

Many of these paintings explore the Maine landscape that inspired Karl Schrag for fifty years. He finds the mysteries of land and sea and captures them in a fusion of realism and abstraction that can change the way we see our world. The glow of the sun, the shimmer of the moon, the motion of the grasses, the power of the rocky shore are all captured in the vigorous brushstrokes and vibrant colors of the paintings. “My strong desire to express from sunlit serenity to the darkest moods has its roots in a constant awareness of myself being a part of the nature and life which I observe. With every breath I take, with every heartbeat I feel within myself the rhythms of nature,” wrote the artist on the occasion of his 1992 traveling retrospective organized by the Farnsworth Museum of Art, Maine.

[Image: Karl Schrag "Pines and Rocks in Evening Light" (c. 1975) oil on canvas 36 x 34 in.]

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from September 06, 2012 to October 12, 2012

Opening Reception on 2012-09-15 from 13:00 to 15:00

Artist(s)

Karl Schrag

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