Theater in the Open Art Auction

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This is an online art auction for Theater in the Open, a nonprofit theater company. The online auction can be found here: charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/The-Art-of-Storytelling-14310
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The Art of Storytelling is a fundraiser in support of Theater in the Open, a non-profit performing arts and youth arts education organization. Friends of Theater in the Open — including artists and art collectors — have generously donated a unique collection of works to be sold at auction. 

Auction items reflect a range of fine art styles, media and periods, including: 

Oil Paintings

Vintage Prints

Watercolors

Mixed Media

Encaustic

Acrylic

Fiber Art

 

We invite you to browse the collection and hope that you will bid generously in support of this Newburyport, MA-based organization, now in its 41st season. All proceeds will support free outdoor theater that is open to all. Auction terms are available on the main auction site. The online auction can be found here. For questions, contact info@theaterintheopen.org. For more information, visit theaterintheopen.org. 

Dance Study #7 by Elbert Wienberg Dance Study #7 Elbert Wienberg Signed; Etching 16" x 20" (framed) Reserve: $400.00 The Artist: Elbert Weinberg was an American Sculptor from Hartford, CT, studied at Rhode Island School of Design, was awarded the Prix du Rome at age 23, returned to Rome on a Guggenheim Fellowship, and has work at MOMA in NYC, Boston’s MFA, Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Jewish Museum of NY, among others. He went on to teach at Yale School of Design, Union College, Temple University and was a full professor at Boston University. He died in 1991 of a rare bone marrow cancer. "Speaking for myself, the rightness between material, form, content, expressive intention and the success of their marriage is what constitutes beauty in art. Moreover, they have to be in divine combination, must radiate a "magic," a "soul," a "spirit" or whatever you wish, to indicate the poetically ineffable. It is the same quality which overwhelms a sensitized observer, changes his or her Cabin in the Alps M. Salli Signed, Woodcut Print; Edition 14/15 16" x 18" (framed) The Story: In 1984, I visited my cousin William Beckwith, who lived in Klosters, Switzerland, and London. He gave us his car to use, his house, and recommendations for exploring this popular ski resort in the summer. One such visit was to a local artist’s cabin studio in the mountains near Klosters. My friend and I fell in love with his woodcut prints, and I bought this one, carefully rolling it up to preserve it in our travels back to the States and framed it when I got back to Cambridge. While it reminds me of a marvelous trip — of luscious scenery, delicious bakeries, and friendly locals — I no longer have room for it in our little house on Plum Island.Duncan Chase Fran Dalton Photograph 20" x 16" (framed) Reserve: $300.00 The Story: A photograph OF a Newburyport legend BY a Newburyport legend. Long-time residents will remember this face, the original “Cool Cool Cat,” Duncan Chase was perhaps the best known of downtown Newburyport’s many colorful characters in the early 1970s. Acclaimed local photographer Fran Dalton captured him here. A similarly-composed painting of Mr. Chase hangs at the Grog restaurant, commemorating his place in the story and hearts of Newburyport. Titusville Country Road Robert Ernst Signed Print; Edition 109/170 14" x 18" (matted)Old Mail Pouch Barn Robert Ernst Signed Print; Edition 50/170 14" x 18" (matted)Conservatoire de la Danse Moderne by Charles-Marie de Sarcus Conservatoire de la Danse Moderne Charles Marie de Sarcus Print 14.5" x 11.5" (framed) The Story: “The Academy of Modern Dance" This print is No. 5 out of the Forty-Four Highly Amusing, Hand Colored Vignettes Depicting Parisian Dances Charles-Marie de Sarcus, a.k.a. Quillenbois, (1821-1867) was born in Dijon and died in Paris. He was a French painter and caricaturist during the middle of the nineteenth century, best known for his cartoons, which were published in many newspapers and albums between 1845 and 1853, and signed Quillenbois. This pseudonym was due to the crutches that the young, disabled artist used to move around. He was a friend of Cham, a.k.a. Charles Amédée de Noé (1818-1879) and he contributed to the satirical newspaper La Revue Comique (1848-1849), providing drawings to Fashion, L Éclair as well as L'Illustration, and was the official draftsman of the Caricaturist (1849-1851).Anniversary of Santa Rita Mine, Bolivia Stephen Ferry Photograph 11" x 14" (framed)NYC Bus Stop 1978 Stephen Ferry Photograph 12" x 15" (framed)Plum Island Sky Emily Corbató Signed Photograph 20" x 16" (framed) The Artist: “My surroundings at home on Plum Island, MA are my greatest photographic inspiration. It was here that I was hopelessly drawn into this powerful world as images infiltrated my thoughts and demanded my attention.” Emily Corbató has exhibited throughout the United States. Her work is in the collections of MIT, Computer History(CA) and Fitchburg Art Museums, Merrimack College and Brandeis University where she has been a scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center. Her work is in private collections throughout the country. Corbató holds a BMusic (Syracuse University) and MM in Performance (New England Conservatory) and performed extensively as a pianist before photography captured her heart and took her artistic spirit in a new direction.Venice L. Rothenberg Signed Lithograph; Edition 96/150 19" x 15.5" (framed) The Story: Bought at Leeward Light in 2010—because it is Venice and captures the beautiful colors.Calvario, Bolivia Street Scene Stephen Ferry Photograph 11" x 14.5"(framed)Marsh Emily Corbato Signed Photograph 20" x 16"(framed) The Artist: “My surroundings at home on Plum Island, MA are my greatest photographic inspiration. It was here that I was hopelessly drawn into this powerful world as images infiltrated my thoughts and demanded my attention.” Emily Corbató has exhibited throughout the United States. Her work is in the collections of MIT, Computer History (CA) and Fitchburg Art Museums, Merrimack College, and Brandeis University where she has been a scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center. Her work is in private collections throughout the country. Corbató holds a BMusic (Syracuse University) and MM in Performance (New England Conservatory) and performed extensively as a pianist before photography captured her heart and took her artistic spirit in a new direction.Maggie's Portrait Paula Estey Signed, Acrylic 40" x 40"Process Liz Desmarais Signed, Mixed Media 26.5" x 22.5" (framed)Gone to the Merrimack Liz Desmarais Signed; Mixed Media 30" x 24" (individual panels 22" x 10") Triptych Reserve: $300.00Steeple on the Hill Helen Groenekamp Signed Watercolor 28" x 21" (framed)Anchorage: Fur Rendezvous A Collectable Print by Jon Van Zyle Signed 31" x 25" (framed)Newton's, Newburyport '65 Bill Lane Signed Photograph 8.5" x 11" The Story: Bill Lane was, for many years, a photographer for the Newburyport Daily News. Newburyporters young and old appreciate the nostalgia his images evoke. Bossy Gillis Gas Station, Newburyport '65 Bill Lane Signed Photograph 11.5" x 8" (unframed) The Story: Bill Lane was, for many years, a photographer for the Newburyport Daily News. Bossy Gillis, former Mayor of Newburyport.Snowy Scene Barbara Frake Signed Pencil Drawing 19.5" x 23.5" (framed) The Story: This pencil drawing captures the peace and beauty of a snowy day. The artist was inspired by the simple calm of a typical pasture scene; stablemates enjoying their hay, surrounded with new-fallen snow. So quiet. Captain John March House, Ring's Island Captain John March House, Ring's Island Blake Hughes Signed; Print 13" x 17" (framed)A Portrait William Thomson Signed Watercolor 15" x 12" (framed) The Story: This watercolor by the artist William Thompson is rumored to be of Bob Dylan. The portrait itself is in fine condition, but the matte and frame need TLC. Additional details are on the back of this framed work. Marsh View by Marjorie Recke Marsh View Marjorie Recke Signed; Oil 14.5" x 26" (framed) Signed Untitled Ritch Winokur Gelatin Silver Photograph 17.5" x 21.5" (framed) The Story: I am drawn to making images that document the space we claim on the land and how the land naturally reclaims that space. I’d driven by this scene hundreds of times on my way home from work and was struck by how the basketball net looks at once alien and completely at home among the trees. I’d passed it in the rain and snow and on clear days and cloudy days, wondering how many games had been played there and how long it had been since the last one. I finally stopped on this summer day seeing the sun was just right on the backboard. The click of the shutter momentarily (but forever) delaying the inevitable moment when it would be swallowed up by the trees.Top Floor State Street Sam Buck Gouache on Board 14" x 12"Red Bush Pat Grutchfield Oil 13" x 16" (framed) Boardwalk Through the Dunes Marjorie Recke Oil; Signed 12" x 16" (framed)Gothic View François Ledan Signed Lithograph; Edition 26/50 45" x 36" (framed) The Artist: Born in France in 1949, self-taught artist François Ledan (Fanch Ledan as he signs himself) has a wide-established reputation with works that are appreciated by a growing number of international collectors. Using the rhythms and elements from today’s visual environment, Fanch gives us a distinct, original, contemporary vision of his work. In the past decade he has turned his talent to something he calls “Interiorscapes”, which have become his signature style. Using a playful and colorful technique he blends together interior and exterior settings to create a happy marriage between art and architecture. By intentionally leaving the interiors uninhabited by human figures, he invites the viewer to imagine himself in this balanced and harmonious space. Since 1975, when he completed his first editions of lithographs, he has enjoyed numerous one-man exhibitions and group shows in galleries around Puerto Vallarta Evelyne Boren Signed Print; Edition 617/1000 34" x 27" (framed) The Artist: Evelyne Boren (a native of Munich, Germany) enjoys worldwide recognition for her impressionistic art interpretations of life, people, and scenes of the Southwest, Mexico, and Europe in watercolor and oil paintings. Evelyne’s life reads like an adventure story— from the time she attended school in Switzerland and England to her move to the United States in 1958 and her stunt work in such movies as "Thunderball" and "You Only Live Twice." From these adventures, she turned to painting in 1962, while on location filming in the Bahamas. In 1990, in Roussillon, France she entered a competition for paintings that used only burnt sienna, raw sienna, and yellow ocher pigments that are mined locally and won first prize over forty other French artists. She has more than 4,000 original paintings in private and corporate collections around the world.Chamonix Auguste Matisse Vintage Poster; Reproduction 27" x 20" (framed) The Story: Chamonix, about one hour south of Geneva, is a beautiful French village nestled at the foot of Mount Blanc. It has a lift to take you up the mountain where you can see the glaciers and the panorama over the valley. Chamonix is a long-standing popular tourist destination and is also famous for hosting the Olympics. This poster came from the Olympic Museum located in the Swiss City of Lausanne at the eastern edge of Lake Geneva.Zermatt Emil Cardinaux Vintage Poster; Reproduction 27" x 20" (framed) The Story: Zhermatt is a beautiful Swiss village at the foot of the Matterhorn. To get there you have to take a train up the steep side of the lower mountains until you get to the Village which is pedestrian-only. This poster, originally created in 1908, captures some of the mystique of the Matterhorn.Nauset Light David Coleman Photograph 17" x 23" (framed) The Story: Lighthouses hold a special place in the hearts and lore of people who live by the ocean. Invaluable navigational guides, lighthouses were an early object of government investment for the common good, beginning in 1716 with the Little Brewster lighthouse guiding entrance to Boston Harbor. The lighthouse on Nauset Beach on the outer beaches of Cape Cod was built in 1923 and has been moved inland several times to keep it from falling into the sea. David Coleman took this photo of the lighthouse with a Fresnel lens, which rotates 3 times every 10 seconds, at dawn on a July morning.Boston Waterfront John Massey Print 37" x 24" (framed) The Story: In the early to mid 1980’s the Massachusetts Port Authority was beginning to develop its vision of the Boston harbor wharfs, piers and real estate as a vibrant, robust commercial center of the city. The World Trade Center was launched during this period and many more projects were on the drawing board. Massport wanted to capture some of that vision in art – and this poster came about.Wooded Scene Vieduke Signed Acrylic 12.5" x 15.5" (framed)Cries of London, Plate No. 9 by Francis Wheatley Cries of London, Plate No. 9 Francis Wheatley Print 18" x 15" (framed)Cries of London, Plate No. 13 by Francis Wheatley Cries of London, Plate No. 13 Francis Wheatley Print 18" x 15" (framed)Plisetskaya from Dying Swan, Bolshoi Ballet Unknown Artist Photograph 12" x 9" Il Capitano by Maurice Sand Il Capitano Maurice Sand Print 15.5" x 12.5" (framed) The Artist: Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant, known as Baron Dudevant but better known by the pseudonym, Maurice Sand (1823–1889), was a French writer, artist and entomologist. He studied art under Eugène Delacroix and also experimented in various other subjects, including geology and biology. He was the elder child and only son of George Sand, a French novelist and feminist, and her husband, Baron François Casimir Dudevant. Sand is best remembered for his monumental study of Commedia dell’Arte – Masques et Bouffons (Comédie Italienne), 1860. The date on the print is the date of the character, Il Capitano, one of the four stock characters of Commedia dell-Arte of the 16th century. He was a braggart coward, played with a Spanish accent (Spain seemed to always be invading the city-states of Italy in the 16th c.), who usually boasted of militaristic and carnal exploits. Skip to 1800’s, when SandLittle Terror Beth Cennami Signed; Acrylic 20" x 20" The Story: I began painting in acrylic over a year ago. My main goal is to have fun, which is why I paint dogs. Teacup dog is a little terror, and very unhappy about the current pandemic limitations she has to follow. She loves running around the house with a trail of toilet paper. That had to stop with the shortage of TP. She was not amused.Fall Leaves Barbara London Signed; Watercolor 15.5" x 12.5" (framed) The Artist: Barbara London is a musician, artist, writer, and educator. Her long career in the arts has involved leading her own jazz groups (on flute, piano, vocals), exhibiting her watercolor paintings, composing and producing recordings for her wild aster label, and writing workbooks and poetry. Barbara’s credits include three NEA jazz performance grants, the Newport Jazz Festival in NYC, the Women’s Jazz Festival in Kansas City, an art show at the United Nations, and performances across the country and abroad. She became the first female chair at Berklee College of Music in 1994. As an artist, Barbara has enjoyed designing and drawing since childhood. As with her musical composition, she draws from a variety of thematic material. Recurring subjects include fauna and flora, semi-abstract paintings of musicians often in primary colors, water scenes, blue-grey winter landscapes, abstract dreamscapes, and whimsDavid Leonardo: An Untitled Work Untitled Work David Leonardo Signed 1997; Acrylic 25" x 36" (framed)Go, Margie! Barbara Frake Gicleé Print 22.5" x 18.5" (Framed) The Story: The artist was inspired to capture Olympic rider Margie Goldstein-Engel, who rode several horses in this competition at the Attitash Equine Festival. Working from photographs, she captured the excitement of the moment in pencil. Untitled Gordon Przybyla Signed; Acrylic on Linen 10" x 10" (framed)Light Nina Wishnok Signed; Lithograph 17" x 17" (framed) The Story: This piece was one of Nina’s early works—and the studio she worked in had amazing sun in the afternoons in Cambridge. The Artist: Nina is the Design Manager at MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA and Boston-based designer and printmaker working with ideas, paper, and pixels. Her recent awards and exhibitions include: Members Summer Show Bromfield Gallery, Boston; Singular and Serial: Contemporary Monotype and Monoprint Cove St. Gallery, Portland; Plenty 13Forest Gallery, Arlington; Wondrous Strangeness: 10 Years of Abrazos Press Nave Gallery, Somerville; 2D Small Works Salon Chandler Gallery at Maud Morgan Arts, Cambridge MA and Rethink Ink: 25 years @ Mixit Print Studio Boston Public Library, Boston MATheatre Irving Amen Signed Print 27" x 33" (framed)Lab Beth Cennami Signed; Acrylic 16" x 12" The Story: I began painting in acrylic over a year ago. My main goal is to have fun, which is why I paint dogs. Lab was inspired by my mom's dog Emma, who always has as many tennis balls near her as possible in case someone wants to play catch.Almost There Jason Novak Acrylic mix/one-time stencil on board 8" x 10.5"Pug Beth Cennami Signed; Acrylic 20" x 20" The Artist: I began painting in acrylic over a year ago. My main goal is to have fun, which is why I paint dogs. Pug is an early painting inspired by a friend's dog Molly. She's shocked that I wanted to paint her portrait. Or, she's shocked by the results. She has a healthy ego.Love Our Earth, Save Our Home Lance Hidy Signed Print 18" x 12" The Story: Lance Hidy designed two versions of the earth poster, commissioned by Womens Action for Nuclear Disarmament of Arlington, MA, in 1984 while living in Newburyport. In one version with a green background the mother is holding her baby in nursing position, offering it the earth. The alternate version shows mother, baby, and earth silhouetted against a blue sky, with a moon and star. Thirty-five years later, as the climate emergency intensified, Hidy decided to reprint the poster, making the skin darker and more universal. The original slogan, Children Ask the World of Us, is an antiquated, English idiom that is rarely used anymore, and that proved to be untranslatable into foreign languages. He finally chose "Love Our Earth, Save Our Home" for the new version.The Harpist Signed by Artist (name indecipherable) Oil 30.5 x 27.5 (framed)

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