189 Alden Street
Duxbury, Massachusetts 02331
Phone: 781-934-6634
Charles Weyerhaeuser – Director
Sue Aygarn-Kowalski – Preparator
Craig Bloodgood – Contemporary Curator
Doris Collins – Community Coordinator
Julia Courtney – Collections Curator
Mary Curran – Operations Manager
Sally Dean-Mello – Education Coordinator
Cheryl O’Neill – Librarian
Kyle Turner – Assistant Collections Manager
Maureen Wengler – Collections Manager/Registrar
There's nothing like a summer sunset! American Impressionist Childe Hassam frequently painted scenes from the Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The artist spent nearly thirty summers there from the late 1890s - 1900s, painting the seacoast and gardens on Appledore Island. He coveted the rocky coast, its rugged terrain and magnificent sunsets.
This small scene, painted on the back of a cigar box-top, demonstrates his expressive handling of paint. Hassam, who was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, painted a series of coastal scenes like this example, in which he thickly applied bands of color to small wood panels, often breaking the horizon with a sailboat or another vessel.
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Looking back at Carol McSweeney’s “Sign Of The Times,” from 2018’s New England Watercolor Society Biennial North American Open, juried by Iain Stewart.
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We couldn't be more excited about our new look! Designed by Linzi Clary (@linziclary), our new logo captures the museum's characteristic wave-mimicking roof and architecture. We hope you like it as much as we do!
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Need a break from the heat? This ocean scene by American Artist George Wesley Bellows, Green Sea, created in 1913 provides welcome visual refreshment. Bellows painted it while staying on Monhegan Island, Maine that summer. Between 1911 and 1913 the artist completed more than 100 canvases inspired by the powerful energy of the ocean.
When the painting underwent conservation in 2014, evidence of sea spray and salt was discovered in the pigment, indicating that the artist worked in close proximity to the water. A decision was made to leave the salt in place, as it confirms the authenticity and provenance of the painting.
#ocean #heatwave #georgebellows #monheganisland #artcomplexmuseum #enpleinair #canvas #oceaninspired #saltwater #beach #Provenance #authenticity #mainebeaches
Looking back at Robert Noreika’s piece, “Cruising,” from 2018’s New England Watercolor Society Biennial North American Open, juried by Iain Stewart.
#theartcomplexmuseum #newenglandwatercolorsociety #iainstew7 #news #watercolorpainting #watercolor #worksonpapaer #robertnoreika #museumfromhome
Looking back at Beverly Hammerman’s “Art Student, Sienna,” from 2018’s New England Watercolor Society Biennial North American Open, juried by Iain Stewart.
#artcomplexmuseum #newenglandwatercolorsociety #iainstew7 #news #watercolorpainting #museumfromhome #watercolor #worksonpaper
Looking back at Nancy Alimansky’s “Here Comes the T,” from 2018’s New England Watercolor Society Biennial North American Open, juried by Iain Stewart.
#artcomplexmuseum #museumfromhome #iainstew7 #news #watercolorpainting #boston #bostonart #mbta #greenline #train
Nice one, Nancy.
Our 2019 exhibition "Some Assembly Required" a favorite of guests! It featured artists who put together a variety of smaller parts to assemble three-dimensional work.
Artists included Donna Rhae Marder, Michael Ulman, Martin Ulman, Lisa Kokin, Yuri Tozuka, John McQueen, Michael
Stasiuk, Leo Sewell, Tom Deinninger and Jee Hye Kwon.
#assemblage #someassemblyrequired #artcomplexmuseum #flashbackfriday #pastexhibitions #contemporaryart #foundojectsculpture #reducereuserecycle
Definitely one of my favorites!!😀
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