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A Seaward View

April 24, 2008- May 24, 2008

Reception: April 24, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Paul Rickert

Fischbach Gallery

210 11th Ave

The Fischbach Gallery is pleased to present A Seaward View by Paul Rickert, opening 24 April and continuing through 24 May 2008. There will be a reception for the artist on Thursday, April 24, from 5pm to 7pm. This is Rickert’s fourth exhibition at the Fischbach Gallery.

Few contemporary painters can match Paul Rickert’s ability to capture the tranquil charm, innate natural beauty and changing weather of the Maine coastline. For over three decades, working in oil and watercolor, he has conveyed the expansiveness of water and horizons, dramatic shifts in weather, magical effects of light, and the solidity of vernacular architecture. His views of Maine are at once alive and contemplative.

Rickert’s art grows out of intense study of nature and a full understanding of light, shadow and form at different times of day. As the paintings in A Seaward View demonstrate, his most successful works are unique combinations of his keen observation, deeply felt emotions, and impeccable technique. Rickert’s style is a painterly realism that conveys both the look and feel of coastal Maine. Paul Rickert believes that the function of his art is to transcend this impediment, to achieve a kind of apotheosis of the spirit of his subjects; or, as he has expressed it, to play with timelessness ...to hold on to something that is changeable and make it eternal.

Born in Philadelphia in 1947, Paul Rickert studied with Nelson Shanks and at the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design. He currently resides in both New Hope, Pennsylvania and Brooksville, Maine. Portions of this release came from an essay by Steven May titled “A Seaward View.” The essay is featured in a full color catalogue accompanying the exhibition.

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Location   Gallery Fischbach Gallery Address 210 11th Ave, #801 New York (Chelsea) NY, 10001 United States Phone 212-759-2345 Fax 212-366-1783 Hours Tue-Fri 10:5:30, Sat 10-6 Nearby: All 12 galleries at 210 11th Ave

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