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Mark Messersmith
Stargazer Still Life - Night Heron

2014

About the Item

In lushly-colored paintings, Mark Messersmith creates dense narratives packed with animals, birds, plants, and insects that express his concern for the shrinking world they inhabit. His small paintings of birds are a dramatic shift in scale from his monumental paintings which are embellished with carved pediments and predellas that further the narratives and express his affection for Renaissance altarpieces and folk art. Mark Messersmith earned a BFA at Fontbonne College in St. Louis, and an MFA from Indiana University. He was awarded the prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation Award in Painting in 2006. Among the many museums that have collected his works are the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, Musée du Haut-de-Cagnes, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Tyler Museum of Art. Mark Messersmith is a Professor at Florida State University in Tallahassee. This is oil on canvas with a mixed media dioramic predella.
  • Creator:
    Mark Messersmith (1955, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2014
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 50 in (127 cm)Width: 50 in (127 cm)Depth: 2.88 in (7.32 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 208771stDibs: LU2573282231

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