Contemporary Art: Romanticism In The 21st Century @ Kasmin New York

(Drivebycuriosity) - Romanticism is still alive. At my recent visit of Manhattan`s art district Chelsea I discovered an exhibition with new works by Matvey Levenstein @ Kasmin  (kasmingallery). The press release explains: "Levenstein’s work depicts scenes from his life on the North Fork of Long Island and explores themes of history and representation. The paintings speak to the relevance of Romanticism in the 21st Century, and act as quiet meditations on the immigrant experience filtered through the most traditional painterly genres: the landscape, the still life and the portrait".

Above you can see "Orient" (2018, oil on linen, 37 1/8 x 48 inches, 94.3 x 121.9 cm)

Above a very similar painting. But there a differences, which you can see in the detail shots, like the white blossoms on the right of the glass in the second painting.

Above "White Bathrobe" (2015, Sumi ink on paper, 50 1/4 x 32 inches, 127.6 x 81.3 cm)

Above "LY" (2018, oil on linen, 11 x 14 inches, 27.9 x 35.6 cm) followed by a beach scene and a cloud study.

To be continued