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Comment by Resident Curator on November 15, 2014 at 9:01am

Curator’s Comments:

 

This presumably untitled bird painting is both delicate and bold. Viewing them perched in vaguely natural surroundings, though tightly cropped, has somewhat of the feeling of a classic Audubon print.  Finely rendered in what could be slightly heightened local color, the duplicity of the pair also inserts a particular element of splendor. The palette could alternately be entirely true to the animals, reminding the viewer of the tropical and exotic in small wonders.  But I also enjoy this piece in the series the most because it is comparably understated, as it excludes dramatic gesture or juxtaposition with natural trappings within the landscape. I don’t need anything more to appreciate their beauty, or the artist’s technical skill.