NEW YORK—The works on exhibit at Lori Bookstein Fine Art have stood the test of time. “Anne Tabachnick: Paintings” is a survey of the artist’s work over a 30-year period beginning in the 1960s and reflects the three major subjects on which she focused throughout her career—still life, figures and landscape. Inspired by Matisse, Anne Tabachnick (1927-1995) used the techniques of Abstract Expressionism to explore the subjects.
Tabachnick’s strength is use of color. The canvases feature solid fields of color and more transparent areas with watercolor characteristics. The gallery calls her method “push-pull color” and emphasizes her use of both abstraction and figuration and the choices she make between the use of line versus hue.
The paintings are on view from Dec. 8, 2011 to Jan. 14, 2012.
All photos by Arts Observer
Above, Detail of “Cambridge with Tulips and View,” circa late 1960s to early 1970s (acrylic and charcoal on canvas); Top of page, “Rosanne and Monica: Blue and Yellow,” circa 1993 (acrylic and charcoal on canvas).
From left, “Cambridge with Tulips and View,” circa late 1960s to early 1970s (acrylic and charcoal on canvas); “Green Still Life,” early 1960s (acrylic and charcoal on canvas); “Bright Boxes (Gates III),” late 1960s (acrylic and charcoal on canvas).
“Red Sky with Machine,” 1978 (acrylic and charcoal on canvas).
From left, “Untitled (Black Still Life),” circa 1960s (acrylic and charcoal on canvas); Orange Abstract with Table at Bottom, circa 1980s (acrylic and charcoal on canvas).
“Room 4—Black Wall,” circa 1980s (acrylic and charcoal on canvas).