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A painting by Sag Harbor artist Miriam Dougenis is highlighted in the latest Heckscher Museum exhibit.[/caption]
The Heckscher Museum of Art will present the exhibition “Cornucopia: Still Lifes from the Collection,” opening Saturday, May 21. Cornucopia is a feast for the eyes, displaying the abundance and diversity of the visible world. The works are intimate and engaging, revealing the beauty found in familiar objects. Sag Harbor artist Miriam Dougenis will be featured in the exhibit.
“Cornucopia” traces the development of still life painting from late 19th-century naturalism through the formalist concerns of early 20th-century modernism to the accuracy of photorealism in the 1970s. Still life elements from everyday life were depicted by artists dating back to
antiquity. Still life continues to reflect our immediate surroundings with symbolic or moralistic messages, attitudes about national identity, or commentary on contemporary life. Artists include Carducius Plantagenet Ream, William Merritt Chase, Ilya Bolotowsky, Jan Matulka, Helen Torr, Joseph Stella, David Burliuk, Nicolai Cikovsky, Milton Avery, Miriam Dougenis, and Robert Kipniss. Cornucopia: Still Lifes from the Collection remains on view through August 21.
For more information, visit hecksher.org.
