November 08, 2023 1:30 am
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Solomon J. Solomon (1860-1927), ”Portrait of Henrietta Lowy Solomon, The Artist’s Sister”
Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala (1841-1871), “Untitled“
“An Artist’s Eye: The Lukas Charles Collection,” featuring rarely-seen portraits by some of the 19th and early 20th centuries’ most accomplished European, American, and British portrait artists, opens Nov. 19 at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme.
The exhibition includes works by Ilya Repin (1844-1930), William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), and Solomon J. Solomon (1860-1927). The collection was assembled by Dr. Lukas Charles, an artist and New York radiologist. The 28 paintings selected from Charles’ collection represent some of the finest examples of realistic portraiture produced during this period.
“My collection has grown from my love of fine painting and my observations of the differing and deep connections between these artists and their subjects,” Charles said in a statement.
Curators and Co-Artistic Directors of the Lyme Academy Jordan Sokol and Amaya Gurpide see in this collection an opportunity for their students, fellow artists, and the art-loving public to witness first-hand both the technical excellence and expressive diversity of previous academic masters.
The exhibition at the Academy’s Chauncey-Stillman Gallery will be accompanied by a variety of public programming, beginning with a ticketed preview event at 4 p.m. Nov. 18. This will feature guest speaker Peter Trippi, editor of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, in conversation with Sokol and Gurpide.
Information can be found at www.lymeacademy.edu.
