Silver Eye Center for Photography – Silver Eye Center for Photography 2012 Auction
Auction Ends: Apr 26, 2012 11:59 PM EDT

Photography

Aaronel deRoy Gruber, "Pittsburgh Panorama," 1996

Item Number
1
Estimated Value
2100 USD
Opening Bid
1200 USD  -  Item Has a Reserve

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Item Description


Aaronel deRoy Gruber (American, 1918-2011)
Pittsburgh Panorama, 1996

Toned gelatin silver print
Signed and dated on mat in pencil

Pittsburgh's skyline from Mount Washington is one of Aaronel's best-known images and a negative that she returned to time and time again.

This particular print is sepia toned; other versions have deeper clouds in the sky or a light wash of color in the foreground. These variants show  that Aaronel's  creative energy and love of  experimentation never waned, not even when she entered her 90s.

About The Artist

Aaronel deRoy Gruber's work is found in more than 800 public and private collections in the United States and Japan. Among her numerous national and international exhibitions are solo and group shows at The Frick Art Museum, Pittsburgh, PA; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA; Smithsonian Institution,  Washington DC; and the De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA. 

Aaronel had a long association with Silver Eye, beginning with her first show in 1994. Twenty-five years later, Silver Eye presented The Analytical Eye. This was Aaronel's first major retrospective and featured 50 works spanning every aspect of her photographic career.