'Standing Horse, Olive and Coral' by Robert Schlegel, 2014, Large Equestrian, Stanford, Brown, Yale

Description

Initialed lower right, 'R.S.' for Robert Schlegel (American, 1947-2021), additionally signed, verso, titled, 'Standing Horse' and dated 2014.

A substantial … more Initialed lower right, 'R.S.' for Robert Schlegel (American, 1947-2021), additionally signed, verso, titled, 'Standing Horse' and dated 2014.

A substantial and dramatic Expressionist study of a standing horse rendered in shades of charcoal and contrasted against a vibrant, scumbled background of olive and sunset coral.

Robert Schlegel first studied at Willamette University and, subsequently, at Portland State University before embarking on a lifetime commitment to drawing, painting and sculpture. Over the course of a long and successful career, he exhibited nationwide at both solo and group exhibitions including in California, Montana, Oregon and Washington and Texas. Schlegel has been the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards and his work may be found in prominent private and public collections including the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum, Stanford University's Green Library; the University of Delaware, Special Collections; Brown University's John Hay Library and Yale's Beinecke Library, among others.

Artist Statement:
"In my work, I attempt to present my interpretation of the objects and forms found in the environment. Of particular interest to me are man-made structures juxtaposed into this landscape. The interaction of shape, contrast and line are what intrigue me and I attempt to transform these images into the compositions of my paintings. As I make art, I strive to create work that possesses tension between the representational and the abstract."

Exhibitions:
2020 Fall Perspectives, Group exhibit, Harris Harvey Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020 Solo exhibit, Objective Shapes, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
2020 Group exhibit, For the Seventh Generation, Elizabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR
2020 Two Person exhibit, Chessman Gallery, Lincoln City, OR
2020 Two Person exhibit, Roby King Gallery, Bainbridge, WA
2020 The Oregon Landscape, Group Exhibit, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
2019 Face First: Group Exhibition, Bainbridge Art Museum, Bainbridge, WA
2019 Small Works: Group Exhibition, Harris Harvey Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019 Contemporary Drawing in the Pacific NW, Eastern Washington U Gallery of Art, Cheney, WA
2019 Solo exhibit, Strand Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2019 Three Person exhibit, Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID
2019 Group exhibit, White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
2019 Two Person exhibit, Peterson Roth Gallery, Bend, OR
2018 Solo exhibit, Roby King Gallery, Bainbridge, WA
2018 Solo exhibit, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
2018 Solo exhibit, “What We See”, Crossroads Arts, Baker City, OR
2018 Group exhibit, Toucan Gallery, Billings, Mt
2018 Group exhibit, “Small Faces”, Kaaterskill Art Gallery, Hunter, NY
2018 Two Person exhibit, Peterson Roth Gallery, Bend, OR
2017 Two Person exhibit, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2016 Stanford University, Special Collections Green Library
2016 Portland Community College, Public Art Purchase, 'Winter Bird #1", assemblage
2016 Yale University, Beinecke Library
2016 Two Person exhibit, or Fact a Formal Treatment, Roll Up Gallery, Portland, OR
2016 Solo exhibit, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2016 Brown university, John Hay Library
2016 Solo exhibit, Roby King Gallery, Bainbridge Isl, WA (2014, 12, 10)
2016 Suddenly Entire, Cannon Gallery, Western OR University, Monmouth, OR
2016 Group exhibit, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
2016 Group exhibit, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
2015 Group exhibit, White Cup, Prographica, Seattle, WA
2015 Group exhibit, John Natsoulas Gallery, 14th Annual California Landscape Exhibit, Davis, CA
2015 Group exhibit, Anne Irwin Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015 Three Person exhibit, Subject/Object, Schrager Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
2015 Group exhibit, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
2015 Group exhibit, Chehalem Art Center, Art About Agriculture, Newberg, OR
2014 Two Person exhibit, Cannon Gallery, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
2014 Group exhibit, Koplin Del Rio, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Group exhibit, John Natsoulas Gallery, 13th Annual California Landscape Exhibit, Davis, CA.
2014 Group exhibit, Prographica, Seattle, WA
2014 Group exhibit, Art Elements Gallery, Newberg, OR
2014 Two Person exhibit, Golden Gallery, Beaverton, OR
2014 Solo exhibit, Schrager & Clarke, Eugene, OR
2013 Sitka Invitational, Forestry Center, Portland, OR (2004-08, 10-13)
2013 Group exhibit, Brother!, Art Reach Gallery, Portland, OR
2013 Group exhibit, Portrait of a Process, SOIL, Seattle, WA
2013 Group exhibit, 13 Hats Gallery, Portland, OR
2013 Group exhibit, Prographica, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA
2012 Group exhibit, Prographica, “Equine, Bovine,Feline”, Seattle, WA
2012 Group exhibit, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT (04-11)
2012 Two person exhibit, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR
2012 Group exhibit, White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR (06-11)
2012 Group exhibit, Denizen Gallery, Mile Post 5, “Evidence”(13 Hats), Portland, OR
2012 Solo exhibit, Karen Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
2012 Group exhibit, Prographica, Landscape: Urban and Rural, Seattle, WA
2011 Group exhibit, Gallery 114, Portland, OR
2011 Group exhibit, Portland Art Museum
2011 Group exhibit, Roby King Galleries, Winslow, WA ( 09, 08, 07, 06)
2011 Au Natural, The Nude in the 21st Century, International juried exhibit, Clatsop
2011 Community College, Astoria, OR, Jane Beebe, juror
2010 Two person exhibit, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR (07, 08)
2010 Cascade AIDS Oral Auction, Portland, OR
2010 Group exhibit, Chance to Flourish, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2010 Group exhibit, Nimble Arrangements in Collage, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2009 Group exhibit, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR
2009 Solo exhibit, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR (07)
2009 Solo exhibit, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT.
2008 Solo exhibit, Cawein Gallery, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR.
2008 Solo exhibit, Governor’s Office, State Capital, Salem, Oregon Arts Commission
2008 Solo exhibit, Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR.
2008 Group exhibit, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR.
2008 Mayor’s Invitational, Salem Convention Center, Salem, OR. (07)
2007 Group exhibit, Art About Agriculture, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
2007 Margaret Coe, Yuji Hiratsuka, MJ Koreiva, jurors. Purchase Award.
2007 Au Natural, The Nude in the 21st Century, International Juried Exhibit
2006 Group exhibit, Northwest Bounty, the First Twenty-Five Years, Oregon State University
2006 Group exhibit, Expressions West 2006 West Coast Annual, Coos Art Museum,
2006 Group exhibit, Visual Chronicle Invitational, Lakewood Center, Lake Oswego,
2006 Group exhibit, Pacific Northwest Art Annual, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
2006 Texas National Group exhibit, University, Nacogdoches, TX.
2005 Group exhibit, Expressions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR.,
2005 Group exhibit, Oregon State University Purchase award. (2004, 2003).
2004 Group exhibit, 2nd Around Oregon, Corvallis Art Center, Mark Woolley, juror.
2004 Group exhibit, Showcase 2004, Beaverton Arts Commission. Award.
1978 Group exhibition, Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Wayne Thiebaud, juror.
1977 Group exhibition, Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR less