Summer
Haunts
July 5 – August 26, 2005
Gallery Night Reception: July 21st
Peter Corbridge talks at 7pm:
“Hanging around with Edgar:
Provincetown Memories”
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During the summer months Bert Gallery will be featuring artists who have
sought refuge in the mountains, among the country fields and along the
shore for their warm season painting in the exhibit, Summer Haunts. Among
the favorite retreat images on view are Provincetown, Newport and Belgrade
Lake in Maine. The three major artists spotlighted are Edgar Corbridge,
Florence Leif and Gordon Peers. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday through
Friday, from 11 – 5 and Saturday 12 – 4pm. The gallery is closed
Sunday and Monday but open for Gallery Night Providence from 5 – 9pm
during the evenings of July 21st and August 18th.
Don’t miss a special lecture by Peter Corbridge, son of artist Edgar Corbridge,
at 7pm on the July 21st Gallery Night. Peter’s talk, “Hanging around
with Edgar: Provincetown Memories,” highlights a young son’s meandering
through artist studios and lofts in the early 1950s in Provincetown.
For Edgar Corbridge (1901-1988), the outskirts of Provincetown was a place of
solitude to study his natural surroundings. His precise lines, clean edges, and
bold washes in watercolor depict unpopulated, quiet landscapes often backed by
a tranquil bay. His compositions range from views of the farmland to boats in
the harbor to cottages along a country road.
When not teaching at RISD, Gordon Peers (1909-1988) often visited the coasts
of Newport and Provincetown where he captured the calmness of the bay as well
as the turbulent sea using his shards of color. His images of the coast not only
transport the viewer to these locations, but also reveal the artist’s a
longing for solitude and a desire to be immersed in nature.
Florence Leif (1913 -1968), also known for her dramatic colors, found Provincetown
a rich subject for studying landscape. Married to Gordon Peers, the couple would
often spend the summer in a home in Truro. See a selection of her paintings along
with other artists such as Kate Huntington, Lee Dimeo, Eliza Gardiner (1871-1955),
James Herbert (1898 – 1970), and Sydney Burleigh (1853-1931).
View the harbors, towns, and coastlines that still draw generations of artists
every summer – some recognizable locations, others remote. Whether the
landscape is captured with bold brushstrokes or a delicate touch, these paintings
are records of the artist’s desire to seek refuge in nature, deeply inhabit
their environment and transport the viewer along with them. For more information
call 401-751-2628. The exhibit is free and open to the public.