Art
Peter Rogers Painting - THE HERMIT WITH DOVE from the Quest Series
- Item Number
- 101
- Estimated Value
- 7500 USD
- Opening Bid
- 2500 USD
Item Description
“Rogers is perhaps best known for the magical simplified imagery in his Quest series. However, throughout his career he has created beautifully nuanced realist works defined by fine detail…The Quest series is guided by Rogers' search for enlightenment, and for [over] fifty-five years he has devoted himself to telling this story in both paint and language-a visual and intellectual account of his own revelations. This extensive body of work is comprised of intimate studies, majestic tableaux, and existential writings that illuminate the artist's journey.
The Quest compositions are built from simple, direct imagery. The forms are reductive, yet voluminous, with a childlike innocence. For the viewer, Rogers has created "... a journey [towards truth and enlightenment] that has no end" - a mythology of interconnected symbols and spiritual concepts he translates onto the canvas by way of a subtle interaction between hand and mind.”
Laurie J. Rule
Director
The Roswell Museum and Art Center
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Peter Rogers was born in London on August 24, 1933. In 1957 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, and in 1960 Arthur Tooth and Sons became his exclusive dealer in London.
In 1962 he went to live in Spain and, while there, met Carol Hurd, daughter of the painters, Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth Hurd.
Having moved to the United States in 1963, he and Carol were married and took up residence on the Hurd's ranch at San Patricio, New Mexico.
Since then, Rogers' painting has alternated between a variety of commissioned work and the development of the Quest theme, the latter having been his predominant and abiding interest.
He and Carol continue to live and work in San Patricio.
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