(Nantucket) – Quidley & Company Fine Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition of work by the nationally recognized painter Anne Packard. With her iconic coastal imagery, Anne has been a dominant force on the Provincetown art scene for almost half a century, continuing a family tradition begun two generations ago by her grandfather, the renowned American Impressionist Max Bohm. Her paintings have inspired countless artists, yet to view an original Packard is to experience unequaled mastery of the medium and feeling for the subject matter. Anne’s spare, serene images seem to vibrate with the very essence of sea and sky; economical composition and lush brushwork capture the expansiveness of her seascapes. Her work as a whole, while stylistically minimalistic with an almost abstract quality, nevertheless maintains a representational aspect. “I want to create in my… paintings,” Packard says, “that privileged isolation. And awe. I am in awe out there.” Anne’s work is in the collections of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum, Robert Motherwell, and the Bank of Boston, among others. 

Images available upon request and online here.

Exhibition Title: Anne Packard

Exhibition Dates: Friday August 10th - Wednesday August 22nd, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday August 10th, 2012, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. This event is catered.

Location:

Quidley & Company Fine Art

26 Main Street

Nantucket, MA 02554

508.228.4300

For further information, please contact:

Susan Browne, Associate Director, susan.browne@quidleyandco.com, 508.228.4300

or our website www.quidleyandco.com