Friday, July 18, 2014

Bird Art, Richard Estes at Portland Museum

Our final moments with Jackson and Oliver were at the American Bird Art Center, in Canton, and a small but gorgeous collection of bird art.  The rest of the blog is taken from the Portland Art Museum and the first retrospective exhibit of Richard Estes, the great realist painter.  One of the most thrilling art exhibitions I have ever attended, and the genius of Estes was on full display.  The pictures speak for themselves.


Allan Brooks
"Red-Tailed Hawk"
1935

Allan Brooks
"The Last Great Auk"
1935





Nancy Howe
"King Eider"
1990



Roger Tory Peterson
"Wrens"
1972



James Coe
"Orioles and Tanagers"
1993



John James Audubon
"Carolina Parrot"
1860



Charlie Harper
"Mystery of the Missing Migrants"
1992



Andy Warhol
"Bald Eagle"
1983










A few shots of Barbara's beautiful gardens







The next 20 or so images are by Richard Estes
from the wonderful exhibition at the
Portland Museum



"Candy Store"  1969

"Accademia, Venice" 1980





"Tower Bridge, London" (deteail) 1989



"Ansonia" 1977

"Ansonia" (detail)



"Sunday Afternoon in the Park" 1989

"Sunday..."(detail)



"Clare" 1990

(detail)




detail of lighthouse just to the lift of the ferry's window on the island

"View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry" 2008



"View toward La Salute, Venice" 1980

(detail)



"Columbus Circle at Night" 2010




"Mt. Katahdin, Maine" 2001





(detail)


"43rd. and Broadway" 2005





And a few photos of the museum's permanent collection 

Albert Bierstadt
"Autumn Birches (Approaching Storm)" 1860







Frederic Edwin Church
"Mount Katahdin from Millinocket Camp" 1895



Homer
"The Sharp-Shooter"

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