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Henrietta Berk (American, 1919–1990), Portrait of Phyllis D. (Phyllis Diebenkorn), 1960, oil on canvas, 25″ x 16″. Sold: $7,560. In the 1950’s, the Bay Area Figurative Movement emerged as a reaction against the prevailing abstract expressionism.
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Berk’s paintings were part of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, a term used for a group of artists located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The artists rejected the dominant style of Abstract Expressionismin favor of figure paintings in the 1950s to 1960s. The art movement was divided into three groups: the First Generation, the Bridge Generation, an...
In Green Hills, Berk used different shades of green for the landscape of the Bay Area. The paint is applied with thick and bold brushstrokes. The loosely applied color gives an impression of hills in the foreground. The horizon is painted with a bold line of bright green and the sky is painted in dull yellow. Berk used a limited color palette for G...
Later, the Bay Area artists gradually reintroduced human figures into their works, and Berk was one of them. ThePicnicportrays a young couple enjoying leisure time on the beach. It is a sunny and warm day and the sun has illuminated the sand and the sea. The couple had planned this day as shown by the various objects around them. Their backs are tu...
Still Life With Flowersdepicts a vase of flowers in an interesting shape. It is a thin elongated vase with fresh flowers. The paint is applied quickly and thickly. In some places, Berk has applied colors straight from the paint tubes. The flower vase divides the background into two parts: light and dark. Despite being a well-known artist of the Bay...
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Oct 26, 2021 · “Henrietta Berk: In Living Color,” curated by Gordon McClelland, will introduce museum patrons to this gifted (and unjustly overlooked, until now) California artist whose paintings dazzle with bold, brilliant color and brash, vigorous application of paint.
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The McMichael’s permanent collection consists of more than 7,000 artworks by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, their contemporaries, and First Nations, Métis, Inuit and contemporary artists who have contributed to the development of Canadian art.
