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Vladimir Pavlosky (1884-1944). Hauling the Nets. browse these categories for related items... All Items: Fine Art:Paintings:Watercolor: Pre 1940: item # 396888 Please refer to our stock # 2490A when inquiring.
Raymond Agler Fine Arts 16 Pleasant Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 978-281-5048 Guest Book $1800. |
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| Watercolors on paper, 14 1/2 x 21 inches plus mat and frame, signed lower right. Pavlosky, born in the Russian Ukraine and descended from three previous generations of artists, came to America via Poland at the age of 20 to avoid military conscription. Settling in Boston, he was attracted by the colorful fishing communities of the North Shore and soon specialized in portraying the life of the Cape Ann fishermen and the spectacular scenery of the Gloucester area. His entry in the 1923 Museum of Fine Arts Boston artists' competition placed Second to John Singer Sargent's First. Pavlosky outlined his working method and philosophy of art in a contemporary newspaper interview: "Sometimes a painter has to stop and think about his work, and wonder if he could do better in a different manner. When I feel that mood, I take up my violin and walk around the studio playing. After a few minutes of rest that way I have a fresh idea, and with my violin and bow in my left hand I put in some quick strokes with the brush and often do much better than if I had not played...The artist should be the happiest man alive, because art and the love of the beautiful are the finest gifts God has made us. The joy of catching the living world with a few strokes of the brush and a few colors is unending. All good painting should express the beauty of Nature." He exhibited widely to great success, including shows at the Grace Horn Gallery, Vose Galleries, the Gallery-on-the-Moors, the Gloucester Society of Artists, the Gloucester Art Association and the North Shore Arts Association. | ||
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