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Loren MacIver - Loren MacIver's Light - Exhibitions - Alexandre Gallery

Loren MacIver, Phaedriadae, 1958, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches

This exhibition surveys Loren MacIver’s (American, 1909 – 1998) work from the 1930s to the 80s with a focus on the unique use of light in her semi-abstract depictions of the everyday world around her. Subjects include the Provincetown dune shack artist colony in the 1930s, Greenwich Village in the 40s, Paris in the 60s, and her Perry Street studio in the 80s.

MacIver’s work has been the subject of one-person exhibitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art (1945), Orange County Museum of Art (1983), Phillips Collection (1965) and Whitney Museum of American Art (1953). In 1962 she represented the United States at the XXXI Venice Biennale with 25 paintings. She was represented by Pierre Matisse Gallery from 1940 to 1990. MacIver’s estate has been represented by Alexandre since her death in 1998.

Installations

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Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space with four large paintings hanging on a white wall
Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with four large paintings hanging on white walls
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with four large paintings hanging on white walls
Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with two large paintings and one smaller painting hanging on white walls
Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with three large paintings hanging on white walls
Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space with four painting hanging on a white wall
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition, with one large collage and five small framed drawings hanging on a grey wall
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition with one painting and three small framed drawings
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with one painting hanging on a wall and text that reads "Loren MacIver's Light: Selected Paintings" on another wall to the left
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space with one painting hanging over a wooden table
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space with four large paintings hanging on a white wall
Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with four large paintings hanging on white walls
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with four large paintings hanging on white walls
Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with two large paintings and one smaller painting hanging on white walls
Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with three large paintings hanging on white walls
Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space with four painting hanging on a white wall
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition, with one large collage and five small framed drawings hanging on a grey wall
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition with one painting and three small framed drawings
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with one painting hanging on a wall and text that reads "Loren MacIver's Light: Selected Paintings" on another wall to the left
Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space with one painting hanging over a wooden table

Selected Works

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Painting of a yellow flowering plant on an atmospheric blue and green background

Porte Bonheur, 1980, oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 18 inches

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Painting with abstracted ice crystal forms arranged over a blue, purple, and black surface

A Fall of Snow, 1948, oil on canvas, 42 x 29 inches

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Drawing of an atmospheric cityscape

Greenwich Village Night I, 1939, chalk on black paper, 9 x 11 1/2 inches

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Pastel drawing of abstracted flower-forms, lines and marks in a cluster on a black surface

Sidewalk Drawing I, 1939, pastel on black paper, 8 x 8 inches

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Pastel drawing of abstracted flower-forms, marks and lines arranged on a black surface

Sidewalk Drawing II, 1939, pastel on black paper, 8 x 8 inches

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Collage pieces arrange to create an aerial view of a city street surrounded by buildings

Rue Moffetard (La Mouffe), 1956, collage on board, 59 x 16 inches

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Pastel drawing of soft green plant forms on a black ground

Lilies of the Valley I, 1955, pastel on paper, 15 3/4 x 19 inches

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Pastel drawing of soft green plant forms on a black ground

Lilies of the Valley II, 1955, pastel on paper, 16 x 21 inches

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Painting of an atmospheric nocturnal scene with a moon and stars hanging over abstract architectural structures on the ground below

Ghost in the Outhouse,1937, oil on canvas, 16 x 24 inches

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Painting of an atmospheric, abstracted night scene

Dune Painting (Night), 1937, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches

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Atmospheric painting of an abstracted aerial view of a city garden

Town Flowers, 1940, oil on canvas, 13 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches

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Drawing of an abstracted aerial view of a city garden

Town Flowers, 1935, pastel and graphite on paper, 9 x 11 3/4 inches

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Atmospheric painting of four rows of glowing votive lights

Green Votive Lights, 1980, oil on canvas, 22 x 26 inches

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Grand Canal, 1961, oil on canvas, 32 x 74 inches

Grand Canal, 1961, oil on canvas, 32 x 74 inches

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Atmospheric painting of luminous white flowers in a green field

Fleurs de marronniers, 1963, oil on canvas, 64 x 51 1/4 inches

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Atmospheric painting of a luminous field of lavender, blue, and white

Phaedriadae, 1958, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches

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Painting of images of fish and aquatic life scratched into an atmospheric green and lavender surface

Aquarium, 1956, oil on canvas, 52 x 33 inches

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Atmospheric painting of the exterior of a church with a blue sky in the background

St. Raphael, 1967, oil on canvas, 68 x 35 3/4 inches

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Atmospheric painting of a figure on a crucifix disappearing into a dark grey background

Bretagne, 1965, oil on canvas, 45 x 71 inches

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Atmospheric painting of an interior with a tall window and skylight, with a flock of birds circling in the sky outside

L'Atelier Paris, 1963, oil on canvas, 70 x 39 inches

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Atmospheric painting with yellow bands of paint against a pale blue and lavender surface

Acropolis, 1956, oil on canvas, 42 x 74 inches

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Painting of an aerial view of an abstracted table set with teacups, plates, glasses and ephemera

Romantic Breakfast for Two, 1939, oil on canvas, 18 x 16 inches

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Painting of a yellow flowering plant on an atmospheric blue and green background

Porte Bonheur, 1980, oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 18 inches

Painting with abstracted ice crystal forms arranged over a blue, purple, and black surface

A Fall of Snow, 1948, oil on canvas, 42 x 29 inches

Drawing of an atmospheric cityscape

Greenwich Village Night I, 1939, chalk on black paper, 9 x 11 1/2 inches

Pastel drawing of abstracted flower-forms, lines and marks in a cluster on a black surface

Sidewalk Drawing I, 1939, pastel on black paper, 8 x 8 inches

Pastel drawing of abstracted flower-forms, marks and lines arranged on a black surface

Sidewalk Drawing II, 1939, pastel on black paper, 8 x 8 inches

Collage pieces arrange to create an aerial view of a city street surrounded by buildings

Rue Moffetard (La Mouffe), 1956, collage on board, 59 x 16 inches

Pastel drawing of soft green plant forms on a black ground

Lilies of the Valley I, 1955, pastel on paper, 15 3/4 x 19 inches

Pastel drawing of soft green plant forms on a black ground

Lilies of the Valley II, 1955, pastel on paper, 16 x 21 inches

Painting of an atmospheric nocturnal scene with a moon and stars hanging over abstract architectural structures on the ground below

Ghost in the Outhouse,1937, oil on canvas, 16 x 24 inches

Painting of an atmospheric, abstracted night scene

Dune Painting (Night), 1937, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches

Atmospheric painting of an abstracted aerial view of a city garden

Town Flowers, 1940, oil on canvas, 13 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches

Drawing of an abstracted aerial view of a city garden

Town Flowers, 1935, pastel and graphite on paper, 9 x 11 3/4 inches

Atmospheric painting of four rows of glowing votive lights

Green Votive Lights, 1980, oil on canvas, 22 x 26 inches

Grand Canal, 1961, oil on canvas, 32 x 74 inches

Grand Canal, 1961, oil on canvas, 32 x 74 inches

Atmospheric painting of luminous white flowers in a green field

Fleurs de marronniers, 1963, oil on canvas, 64 x 51 1/4 inches

Atmospheric painting of a luminous field of lavender, blue, and white

Phaedriadae, 1958, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches

Painting of images of fish and aquatic life scratched into an atmospheric green and lavender surface

Aquarium, 1956, oil on canvas, 52 x 33 inches

Atmospheric painting of the exterior of a church with a blue sky in the background

St. Raphael, 1967, oil on canvas, 68 x 35 3/4 inches

Atmospheric painting of a figure on a crucifix disappearing into a dark grey background

Bretagne, 1965, oil on canvas, 45 x 71 inches

Atmospheric painting of an interior with a tall window and skylight, with a flock of birds circling in the sky outside

L'Atelier Paris, 1963, oil on canvas, 70 x 39 inches

Atmospheric painting with yellow bands of paint against a pale blue and lavender surface

Acropolis, 1956, oil on canvas, 42 x 74 inches

Painting of an aerial view of an abstracted table set with teacups, plates, glasses and ephemera

Romantic Breakfast for Two, 1939, oil on canvas, 18 x 16 inches