FIGURATIVELY CONSIDERED, A SELECTION OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN FIGURATIVE WORKS

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FIGURATIVELY CONSIDERED begins with the elegantly subdued 1903 Look of a Woman by John Sloan. About this painting, the artist recalled “[Thomas] Eakins saw ‘The Look of a Woman’ in a Pennsylvania Academy exhibition and said, ‘That young fellow is going some place.’” George Luks’ Child with Doll, circa 1907, manifests his particular sensitivity and keen understanding of children. Bal Martinique, 1928-9, by William Glackens, is a sophisticated and vibrant multi-figure composition, an example of the artist’s mature work. Music Lovers, 1922, a watercolor by Guy Pène du Bois, offers another perspective on the spectacle of social life and demonstrates his keen interest in social archetypes and his graceful and congenial wit. Bold and modernist depictions of figures by Alfred Maurer and Marguerite Zorach represent the influence of contemporary European art on American art. Bay Area Figurative artist David Park’s thick paint and vigorous brushstrokes are seen in a pair of 1938/9 abstracted portraits of his wife, Lydia Park (Before) and Lydia Park (After). The sculptors Gaston Lachaise and John Storrs are represented by lithe figure drawings. Works on paper that use the window as a pictorial and compositional element are featured in the Graphics Gallery. Included are examples by Romare Bearden, Dorothy Dehner, Catherine Drabkin, William Kienbusch, and John Marin. Kraushaar Galleries is celebrating its 130th year in business.