July Staff Recommendations

Werner Drewes, Monumental Structure. Mixed intaglio.

Werner Drewes, Monumental Structure

Recommended by Rebecca:

(Gallery Associate)

Drewes' use of line and form reminds me of my favorite mid-century modern sculptors and architects. It's a house or a sculpture and beauty on a page... No matter what it is, it is carefully composed. Outstretched wings give flight while the central structure feels solid and grounded.

Marit Berg, Honey Bee #6. Etching and aquatint.

Marit Berg, Honey Bee #6

Recommended by Sunny:

(Collections Assistant)

This honey bee is simple, but its detail and position on the debossed page provides energy. The bee itself is small, but mighty and exquisitely intricate. Making this piece a perfect companion to any collection.

Peter Jogo, Suburban Nocturne II. Mezzotint.

Peter Jogo, Suburban Nocturne II

Recommended by Nikki:

(Art Photographer / Marketing and Exhibitions Specialist)

I can feel the coolness of this late night walk when the brightest thing in the sky being a streetlight. Concrete side-by-side- with grass and trees screams suburbia from another time, especially with the old Corolla parked in the driveway.

Leonard Baskin, Lavinia (from Titus Andronicus). Etching.

Leonard Baskin, Lavinia (from Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare)

Recommended by Paige:

(Collections Manager / Marketing Coordinator)

'Titus Andronicus' is a famously brutal and bloody play, and Lavinia suffers the worst treatment by far. After having her hands and tongue cut off, she still writes the names of the criminals and is later witness to their deaths. Baskin's 'Lavinia' gives her the true, quiet power that her character emanates as a haunting figure that refuses to leave the stage and thus casts her judgement on all of the following atrocities. Baskin shows this ghostly Lavinia with her eyes closed but biting a disembodied hand, fighting still.