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Man’s Best Friend – The Art of the Dog

October 10, 2014 - November 15, 2014
Reception: October 10, 2014 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Featured Work

J. Clayton Bright, Couple of Foxhounds, bronze, life size

Eric Berg, Standard Poodle, bronze, 38 x 12 x 42 inches, edition 2/2

Federico Uribe, Street Dog, 2014, pencils, 14 x 10 x 17 1/2 inches

Federico Uribe, French Bulldog, 2014, pencils, 16 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

Margery Torrey, Impish, bronze, 9 1/4 x 12 x 9 1/2 inches, edition of 5

W.O. Ewing, Who's Mug Is That?, 1997, oil on board, 9 x 12 inches

Eric Berg, Sansom, Golden Retriever, bronze, 30 x 20 x 12 inches, edition 5/5

Ann Wyeth McCoy, Small, 1960, watercolor, 14 x 19 1/2 inches

Remington Schuyler, Indian Boy, c. 1925, oil on canvas, 18 x 30 inches

Frank Schoonover, Hide-rack Hasn't Been Trained to Fear, 1934, oil on cotton canvas, 24 x 40 inches

Eric Berg, Poochini, Shih Tzu, bronze, 19 x 7 1/2 x 16 inched, edition 1/7

J. Clayton Bright, Mr. Woodward, bronze, lifesize

William Zorach (1887 - 1966), Granite Hound, 1933/34, bronze, ed. 3/6, 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches

William Zorach (1887 - 1966), Dog Sleeping, 1935, bronze, ed. 5/6, 11 x 6 x 11 1/4 inches

William Wegman, Slow Guitar, 1987/2010, pigment print, 28 x 22 inches

William Wegman, Nest, 1989/2008, pigment print, 24 x 19 5/8 inches

William Wegman, Green Beret, 2005, color pigment print, 28 x 21 inches

William Glackens (1870 - 1938), Woman with Poodle, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches

Timothy Barr, Yellow Lab, 2014, oil on panel, 9 x 9 inches

Samuel Lancaster Gerry (1813 - 1891), Winter Ride, oil on canvas, 20 x 14 inches

Robert C. Jackson, Strategizing, 2014, oil on linen, 40 x 30 inches

Robert C. Jackson, Scenic Overlook, 1999, oil on linen, 36 x 24 inches

Marguerite Zorach (1887 - 1968), The Old Hound Dog, 1959, oil on canvas, 21 x 32 inches

Marguerite Zorach (1887 - 1968), Dog in the Manger, 1930, oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 31 3/4 inches

Megan Rye, Dog Beach, 2011, oil on canvas, 55 x 74 inches

Laura Ziegler, Quinto, 1978, polychrome terracotta, 11 1/2 x 10 x 10 inches

Jamie Wyeth, That Dog's House, 2008, combined mediums on toned paper board, 31 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches

Jules Moigniez (1835 - 1894), Setter and Pheasant, late 19th/early 20th cen., bronze, 17 x 9 x 24 inches

J.B. Sword (1839 - 1915), Landscape with Pointers, oil on canvas, 18 5/16 x 30 1/4 inches

Harry Leith-Ross (1886 - 1973), Searching the Brush, oil on canvasboard, 12 x 15 15/16 inches

Henry Grinnell Thomson (1850 - 1937), Lazy Afternoon, c. 1915, oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 24 inches

Edith B. Parsons (1878 - 1956), Terriers, bronze, both approx. 5 x 8 x 3 inches

Edmund Henry Osthaus (1858 - 1928), English Setters, watercolor, 24 x 32 inches

Charles Arcieri (1885 - 1945), Girl with Her Dog, oil on canvasboard, 14 3/4 x 16 inches

Barclay Rubincam (1920 - 1978), Exercising the Hounds on the Green Valley Road, 1968, pastel on paper, 40 x 32 inches

A. Lassell Ripley (1896 - 1969), The Pond Cover, 1947, oil on canvas, 27 3/16 x 40 1/8 inches

Alex Kanevsky, Cheshire Hounds, 2014, oil on board, 48 x 44 inches

Jamie Wyeth, Yolk and the Wicker Chair, 1987, combined mediums, 22 1/4 x 28 inches

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J. Clayton Bright, Couple of Foxhounds, bronze, life size

Eric Berg, Standard Poodle, bronze, 38 x 12 x 42 inches, edition 2/2

Federico Uribe, Street Dog, 2014, pencils, 14 x 10 x 17 1/2 inches

Federico Uribe, French Bulldog, 2014, pencils, 16 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

Margery Torrey, Impish, bronze, 9 1/4 x 12 x 9 1/2 inches, edition of 5

W.O. Ewing, Who's Mug Is That?, 1997, oil on board, 9 x 12 inches

Eric Berg, Sansom, Golden Retriever, bronze, 30 x 20 x 12 inches, edition 5/5

Ann Wyeth McCoy, Small, 1960, watercolor, 14 x 19 1/2 inches

Remington Schuyler, Indian Boy, c. 1925, oil on canvas, 18 x 30 inches

Frank Schoonover, Hide-rack Hasn't Been Trained to Fear, 1934, oil on cotton canvas, 24 x 40 inches

Eric Berg, Poochini, Shih Tzu, bronze, 19 x 7 1/2 x 16 inched, edition 1/7

J. Clayton Bright, Mr. Woodward, bronze, lifesize

William Zorach (1887 - 1966), Granite Hound, 1933/34, bronze, ed. 3/6, 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches

William Zorach (1887 - 1966), Dog Sleeping, 1935, bronze, ed. 5/6, 11 x 6 x 11 1/4 inches

William Wegman, Slow Guitar, 1987/2010, pigment print, 28 x 22 inches

William Wegman, Nest, 1989/2008, pigment print, 24 x 19 5/8 inches

William Wegman, Green Beret, 2005, color pigment print, 28 x 21 inches

William Glackens (1870 - 1938), Woman with Poodle, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches

Timothy Barr, Yellow Lab, 2014, oil on panel, 9 x 9 inches

Samuel Lancaster Gerry (1813 - 1891), Winter Ride, oil on canvas, 20 x 14 inches

Robert C. Jackson, Strategizing, 2014, oil on linen, 40 x 30 inches

Robert C. Jackson, Scenic Overlook, 1999, oil on linen, 36 x 24 inches

Marguerite Zorach (1887 - 1968), The Old Hound Dog, 1959, oil on canvas, 21 x 32 inches

Marguerite Zorach (1887 - 1968), Dog in the Manger, 1930, oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 31 3/4 inches

Megan Rye, Dog Beach, 2011, oil on canvas, 55 x 74 inches

Laura Ziegler, Quinto, 1978, polychrome terracotta, 11 1/2 x 10 x 10 inches

Jamie Wyeth, That Dog's House, 2008, combined mediums on toned paper board, 31 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches

Jules Moigniez (1835 - 1894), Setter and Pheasant, late 19th/early 20th cen., bronze, 17 x 9 x 24 inches

J.B. Sword (1839 - 1915), Landscape with Pointers, oil on canvas, 18 5/16 x 30 1/4 inches

Harry Leith-Ross (1886 - 1973), Searching the Brush, oil on canvasboard, 12 x 15 15/16 inches

Henry Grinnell Thomson (1850 - 1937), Lazy Afternoon, c. 1915, oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 24 inches

Edith B. Parsons (1878 - 1956), Terriers, bronze, both approx. 5 x 8 x 3 inches

Edmund Henry Osthaus (1858 - 1928), English Setters, watercolor, 24 x 32 inches

Charles Arcieri (1885 - 1945), Girl with Her Dog, oil on canvasboard, 14 3/4 x 16 inches

Barclay Rubincam (1920 - 1978), Exercising the Hounds on the Green Valley Road, 1968, pastel on paper, 40 x 32 inches

A. Lassell Ripley (1896 - 1969), The Pond Cover, 1947, oil on canvas, 27 3/16 x 40 1/8 inches

Alex Kanevsky, Cheshire Hounds, 2014, oil on board, 48 x 44 inches

Jamie Wyeth, Yolk and the Wicker Chair, 1987, combined mediums, 22 1/4 x 28 inches

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