Vita Petersen
In Black and White: The Last Works

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Untitled # 5, oil stick, pastel and acrylic paint on paper, 10 1/4" x 13 3/4"

 

Vita Petersen

In Black and White: The Last Works

 

Opening Reception:

January 26, 2012

6pm - 8pm

 

Exhibition dates: January 27 - March 10

Gallery Hours: Daily 10am - 6pm

Of related interest: Our 2007 exhibition, Vita Petersen: Recent Paintings

Vita Petersen - Introduction by Graham Nickson »

Vita Petersen was a natural colorist. For a colorist to leave the epic spread of the color spectrum and revert to those two extreme tonal dynamics--black and white--is always highly significant.  Black and white is most often associated with drawing, and only rarely with the experience of color.  It takes ...

Selected Images »

Untitled # 5, Oil stick, pastel and acrylic paint on paper 10 1/4" x 13 3/4"                                       Untitled # 18, Oil stick, pastel and acrylic paint on paper 12 1/4" x 16 ...

About the Artist »

Vita Petersen was born in 1915 to a family prominent in German history and politics. Her mother was the direct descendent of the 18th century Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn; her father was Secretary of State in the 1920’s. Her brother, the art historian Otto von Simson, is best known for ...

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