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V I N C E N T H A R T G E N
(1914-2002)
Painting Schoodic
August 6-September 15, 2011
Vincent Hartgen, Schoodic Point, June 1984
UMaine photo by Jack Walas
Gallery Reception with
Stephen and Linda Hartgen
Saturday, August 20, 5-7 pm
Artist's proceeds directly benefit the UMaine Department of Art
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"Vincent Hartgen was a force to reckon with. As an artist, he produced dazzling watercolors and precise drawings. As a teacher, he introduced generations of Mainers to art, modern and otherwise. And as an impresario, he assembled an extraordinary permanent art collection at the University of Maine. He had special ties to Schoodic where he would go with his wife to recharge, commune with the rocks and waves, and make art."
Carl Little
A Great Wave watercolor, 1955 29x33 inches |
Schoodic Whitewater watercolor 27x35 inches |
Night Pavan watercolor, (1970) 30x38 inches |
"Hartgen's creativity soared inthe 1940s when he
came to Maine and found so much inspiration
in its forests, coasts and mountain glens. His
appreciation of the Maine woods and coast
intensified as he explored nature's power
and simplicity.
"The enduring and yet eroding face of nature gave
him endless material from which to work. He would
sketch the headland of Schoodic Point hundreds of
time. But every time, he would say, he would see
it differently, in varied color and light, in the detail
of delicate curls of a fallen leaf, the weathering of
ancient gnarled wood or the infintesimal erosion
of the sea on black basalt and pink granite. That is
what gives his work the timeless and enduring
quality that admirers have treasured over the
years. to anyone who has experienced Maine
outdoors, Hartgen's art seems to say, "See, this Schoodic November 1958 is essential, this is elemental, this is basic, this charcoal on paper 20x26 inches
is Maine."
Vincent Andrew Hartgen-His Art and Legacy |
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Schoodic Surf
watercolor, 27x35 inches
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~Celebrating the essence of Maine through contemporary art~
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