Larry Horowitz "An American Artist" (2018)

Larry Horowitz: An American Artist

Larry Horowitz: An American Artist

FRANKLIN BOWLES GALLERIES NEW YORK | SAN FRANCISCO

A Slice of Vermont Fall Oil on Canvas 52 x 11 in 132.08 x 27.94 cm

An American Artist We recently asked Larry Horowitz: “What is American about American Art? And also — what do you feel is uniquely American about your work?”

Here’s what he told us:

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was born in New York and raised in a typical American suburb. I attended public school and a state university for my art degree. I lived through and experienced the Cold War, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon, the space shuttle, the Vietnam War and the peace movement, rock and roll, and 9/11. These things percolate through my work like sweat coming out of my pores.

My education is American. My teachers were: Gerald Fairclough, a Vietnam War artist; Isaac Soyer at the Art Student’s League; Nick Marsicano’s teaching of (Hans) Hoffman’s push/pull and Abstract Expressionism. I met and spent time in the studios of Wolf Kahn, Emily Mason, Irving Petlin, Willem DeKooning, and Jennifer Bartlett, among others.

The United States does not have an ancient civilization with pyramids and coliseums. Barns and skyscrapers

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are America’s archeology. Traveling across the country, I paint them both, looking for recognizable motifs and hidden gems. When I travel across our borders to such countries as Iceland, Japan, Canada, Finland and Israel…

I paint their landscapes through American eyes, unburdened by their culture and history.

In college I was told that landscape painting is dead.

I decided to reinvent that notion. I took two uniquely American painting styles, The Hudson River School and Abstract Expressionism, put them in my artistic blender, and came up with something new — my perspective on the American Landscape.

Larry Horowitz

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Marsh Edge (detail) Oil on Canvas 36 x 52 in 91.44 x 132.08 cm

Autumn Oil on Canvas 39 x 31 in 99.06 x 78.74 cm

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Lake Calm Oil on Canvas 30 x 40 in 76.2 x 101.6 cm

The Preserve Oil on Canvas 20 x 60 in 50.8 x 152.4 cm

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1 Backwoods Winter Oil on Canvas 20 x 24 in 50.8 x 60.96 cm

2 In the thick of the Forest Oil on Canvas 39 x 39 in 99.06 x 99.06 cm

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3 Forest Snow Oil on Canvas 18 x 24 in 45.72 x 60.96 cm

4 Snowing Oil on Canvas 19 x 30 in 48.26 x 76.2 cm

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Berkshire Barns in Snow Oil on Canvas 28 x 36 in 71.12 x 91.44 cm

Winter Silos Oil on Canvas 16 x 40 in 40.64 x 101.6 cm

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Heading towards the Bay Oil on Canvas 32 x 19 in 81.28 x 48.26 cm

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Northern Vermont Oil on Canvas 36 x 52 in 91.44 x 132.08 cm

Backyard by the Sea Oil on Canvas 35 x 46 in 88.9 x 116.84 cm

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Croton River, Fall Oil on Canvas 16 x 56 in 40.64 x 142.24 cm

Autumnal Reflections Oil on Canvas 28 x 79 in 71.12 x 200.66 cm

Croton Lake, Fall Oil on Canvas 28 x 40 in 71.12 x 101.6 cm

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New Snow Oil on Canvas 19 x 24 in 48.26 x 60.96 cm

Winter Shadows Oil on Canvas 20 x 36 in 50.8 x 91.44 cm

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Quiet Pond Oil on Canvas 42 x 64 in 106.68 x 162.56 cm

Back Pond Walk Oil on Canvas 39 x 77 in 99.06 x 195.58 cm

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St. Andrew’s Panorama Oil on Canvas 11 x 78 in 27.94 x 198.12 cm

River Oil on Canvas 51 x 51 in 129.54 x 129.54 cm

Silent Cove Oil on Canvas 51 x 64 in 129.54 x 162.56 cm

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Storm over the Bay Oil on Canvas 38 x 48 in 96.52 x 121.92 cm

Island Farmhouse Oil on Canvas 57 x 79 in 144.78 x 200.66 cm

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Twilight at the Chequessett Oil on Canvas 28 x 42 in 71.12 x 106.68 cm

Purple Haze Sunset Oil on Canvas 20 x 38 in 50.8 x 96.52 cm

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In the Forest Vermillion Oil on Canvas 28 x 60 in 71.12 x 152.4 cm

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Stream Oil on Canvas 51 x 64 in 129.54 x 162.56 cm

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Bedford Path Pastel on Paper 30 x 40 in 76.2 x 101.6 cm

Blue Pond Pastel on Paper 30 x 40 in 76.2 x 101.6 cm

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Fauve Marsh Oil on Canvas 20 x 24 in 50.8 x 60.96 cm Fall Sky after the Rainbow Oil on Canvas 52 x 66 in 132.08 x 167.64 cm

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1 River Access Oil on Canvas 25 x 77 in 63.5 x 195.58 cm

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2 Secluded Marsh House Oil on Canvas 42 x 74 in 106.68 x 187.96 cm

3 Shade Tree Oil on Canvas 51 x 51 in 129.54 x 129.54 cm

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Index OIL ON CANVAS

Somers Fall Oil on Canvas 19 x 37 in 48.26 x 93.98 cm

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Summer Sands Oil on Canvas 45 x 57 in 114.3 x 144.78 cm

1 A Slice of Vermont Fall 4 Autumn 10 Autumnal Reflections 14 Back Pond Walk 6 Backwoods Winter 9 Backyard by the Sea 7 Berkshire Barns in Snow 11 Croton Lake, Fall 10 Croton River, Fall 22 Fall Sky after the Rainbow 22 Fauve Marsh 6 Forest Snow 8 Heading towards the Bay 19 In the Forest Vermillion 6 In the thick of the Forest 17 Island Farmhouse 5 Lake Calm 3 Marsh Edge BC Mayo Beach Sunset 12 New Snow 9 Northern Vermont 18 Purple Haze Sunset 14 Quiet Pond FC Red Barn 15 River 23 River Access 23 Secluded Marsh House 23 Shade Tree 15 Silent Cove 6 Snowing 25 Somers Fall 15 St. Andrew’s Panorama 16 Storm over the Bay 20 Stream 24 Summer Sands

5 The Preserve 18 Twilight at the Chequessett IFC Vermillion Fall 13 Winter Shadows 7 Winter Silos PASTEL ON PAPER 21 Bedford Path 21 Blue Pond All of the artworks presented in this catalog were executed in 2018.

FALL 2018 project manager:

Ken Amorino photographer:

Scott Saraceno catalog design:

Susan Tsuchiya

Front cover: Red Barn (detail), Oil on Canvas, 44 x 62 in, 111.76 x 157.48 cm

Inside front cover: Vermillion Fall (detail), Oil on Canvas, 51 x 77 in, 129.54 x 195.58 cm Back cover: Mayo Beach Sunset, Oil on Canvas, 32 x 39 in, 81.28 x 99.06 cm

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