Here is the information publicized by The Guild of Boston Artists, concerning a major Boston School artist who recently passed away:
Robert Douglas Hunter 1928 - 2014 Retrospective
ROBERT DOUGLAS HUNTER
1928 - 2014
RETROSPECTIVE & MEMORIAL EXHIBITION
October 9 - November 1
Reception with Tributes from Students
October 16, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Hunter from Two Perspectives
Elizabeth Ives Hunter & Paul Ingbretson, President Emeritus
October 25, 3:00 PM
Arrangement with a Seth Thomas Clock 1998, oil on canvas, 18 x 30 inches
The
Guild of Boston Artists at 162 Newbury Street, Boston
(guildofbostonartists.org) will honor the late Robert Douglas Hunter
with a Retrospective October 9 - November 1. Some 34 of his exceptional
paintings spanning a 60 year career will be on view, many for sale.
There will be an evening of tributes from former students on October 16
and a gallery talk about his paintings on October 25.
Robert Douglas Hunter, who died in August, was one of New England's
foremost painters and an icon of the Boston School tradition, which
dates back to the early 20th Century. Hunter worked primarily
in oil and excelled at still lifes, landscapes, and portraits all of
which will be on view. A past president of the Guild of Boston Artists,
he was honored by WGBH in 2010 and received a lifetime achievement award
from the Arts Foundation in Cape Cod in 2011. His works are
represented in 19 museums nationwide and hang in the homes and offices
of hundreds of private and corporate collectors. He received multiple
awards and was the subject of more than 40 one-man exhibitions
throughout the United States. Fellow painter Paul Ingbretson, also a
past president of the Guild, said that Hunter was "best known for his
richly textured and masterfully painted still lifes, Like Chardin, under
Hunter's brush and out of his soul, his sense of life, emerged an art."
Mr. Hunter in the Earlier Days
Courtesy of Vose Galleries
Courtesy of Vose Galleries
Celebrating
its centennial anniversary, the Guild of Boston Artists is a non-profit
foundation of painters and sculptors whose purpose is to promote,
nurture and encourage traditional art while adhering to the highest
standards of quality and presentation. Since its founding in 1914, the
Guild has sought to provide a center for the interchange of ideas
between artists and the community. Along with an aggressive exhibition
schedule, we offer educational programs, including critiques, classes
and lectures. We hope that both our exhibits and educational programs
offer opportunities for reflection and enrichment.
