Sisters: The Paintings of Anne and Dorothy Eisner
Friday, May 24 - Tuesday, June 25
Reception: First Friday, June 7, 5 to 7pm.
Sisters Anne (1911-1967) and Dorothy (1906-1984) Esiner were well-known award-winning participants in NYC's vibrant art scene in the late 1920's and 30's. They were as close as two sisters could be until Anne married and left for the Belgian Congo (now the DRC), where she lived and painted for 9 years. Cranberry Island and its now famous art colony brought them back together in the 1960's. "Sisters" is the first time their work, including Anne's Congo paintings, has been shown together since their deaths.
Featured Artwork
Washington Square Park, New York City, 1935
oil on canvas, 30x40"
$16,000
African Beauty Salon, Congo, 1957
oil on canvas, 40x30"
$11,000
African Village with Figures II, 1948
oil on canvas, 16x20"
$2,800
African Village with Two Figures, 1948
oil on canvas, 20x30"
$5,600
Bunch of Bananas, 1953
oil on canvas, 24x16"
$3,400
Forest and Figures, 1948
oil on canvas, 20x24"
$3,400
Hartley Woods, Cranberry Island, Maine, 1964
oil on canvas, 36x36"
$7,500
Ituri Forest IV, Congo, 1960
oil on canvas, 40x46"
$7,500
Ituri Forest VII, Congo, 1960
oil on canvas, 47x50"
$7,500
Ituri Forest VIII, Congo, 1960
oil on canvas, 48x45"
$7,500
Lobsterville, Martha's Vinyard, 1944
oil on canvas, 24x30"
$5,600
Martha's Vinyard II, 1945
oil on canvas, 25x30"
$5,600
Woman and Jug, Congo, 1956
oil on canvas, 36x24"
$7,500
99 Cents, Macy's, 1931
gouache and watercolor on paper, 22x15"
$2,200
Cathedral Woods, Monhegan, 1939
watercolor on paper, 22x15"
$2,200
Figure in the Forest IV, 1951
gouache on paper, 14x11"
$1,200
Mbuti (Pygmy) with Musical Bow, Congo, 1956
gouache on paper, 18x24"
$3,800
Picking Palm Nuts, Congo, 1947
watercolor and gauche on paper, 17x22"
$2,800
Tree Trunks and Forest, Congo, 1951
gouache on paper, 14x11"
$1,200
Tree Trunks and Forest III, Congo, 1951
gouache on paper, 14x11"
$1,200
Woman and Child, Congo, 1952
watercolor and gouache on paper, 21x14"
$2,800
Woman Working, Congo
watercolor and gouache on paper, 14x11"
$1,200