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Auction Ends: Oct 14, 2011 10:00 PM EDT

Art

"Before the Cloud Burst" Watercolor

Item Number
145
Estimated Value
50 USD
Sold
55 USD to GabbznNubbz
Number of Bids
11  -  Bid History

Item Description

A rare painting by Bennington College sculpture professor John Isherwood.  Isherwood's work has been widely exhibited in public museums and private galleries around the US, Canada and Europe. He is the recipient of a Jerome Foundation Fellowship, a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of New York at Plattsburgh. His sculpture has recently been exhibited at The Today Museum, Beijing, China; The Museum at Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ; and in Belgrave Square, London, UK. He has had more than 20 solo exhibitions, including Reeves Contemporary in NYC, John Davis Gallery in NYC; Maiden Lane Exhibition Space in NYC; the C. Grimaldis Gallery in Baltimore; Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum in Hamilton, OH; and the Sculpture Court in Southampton, NY. He has been featured in many group exhibitions, including the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice, Italy; The McNay Museum, San Antonio, TX; The Derby City Museum, Derby, UK; and Kunsthalle, Manheim, Germany. His work can be found in more than 22 public collections. Isherwood's work has been reviewed in The New York Times,Art in AmericaArtNewsThe Washington PostThe New York SunSculpture MagazinePartisan ReviewsThe Philadelphia Enquirer, and in The Times and The Guardian, UK. He has made personal appearances on shows featuring his work, including WAMC Public Radio and The Culture Show, BBC Television, UK. He has lectured at numerous colleges and universities in the U.S. and Europe. Isherwood is the founder of The Digital Stone Project and is on the board of directors of Franconia Sculpture Park, MN. Leeds College of Art; BA, Canterbury College of Art; MFA, Syracuse University. He has taught at Bennington since 1999.

Donated By:

Jon Isherwood