George Schneeman in Italy January 18, 2011

A cult artist, Schneeman showed his work at a number of galleries and received good reviews and a number of awards, but he never achieved much commercial success, partly because his art refused to confirm to current trends. He painted the Sienese clay countryside with a quick, light, and sensitive hand that expressed his deeply felt emotion for and identification with the landscape. His techniques were egg tempera and fresco. He managed them with the same intensity of his 14th-century masters, the painters who inspired him with the yellow of the summer wheat and the dusty green of the olive trees.

Exhibit curated by Bill Berkson, who will introduce the works at the Opening Tuesday, January 18 at 6:30 pm.

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