Celebrating 45 Years of Robert Brown Gallery reviewed in the Washington Post!
“Rhino,” (1981-82) by Fifo Stricker. Etching and aquatint. (Gallery Neptune & Brown)
We are delighted to share that Celebrating 45 Years of Robert Brown Gallery has been reviewed in the Washington Post by Mark Jenkins:
"In 1981, Robert Brown moved his three-year-old gallery from New York to Washington, beginning his D.C. run with a show by Swiss artist Fifo Stricker. Two of Stricker’s whimsical pictures of animals who partly merge with inanimate objects are included in “45 Years,” the anniversary tribute to Brown’s career at what is now Gallery Neptune & Brown.
The venue, a collaboration with Brown’s spouse, Christine Neptune, often exhibits prints and drawings, but this show also encompasses paintings, photographs and sculptures. Sometimes a work on paper can evoke a 3D piece, as in the case of British artist David Nash’s charcoal drawing of his monumental charred-wood sculpture, a rendering contained by a frame that’s also blackened wood.
Brown regulars will expect, correctly, to see distinctive prints by South Africa’s William Kentridge and Russia’s Oleg Kudryashov. Other highlights are painstakingly intricate drawings and prints by Linn Meyers (abstract) and Ben Tolman (surrealistic), and Frank Stewart’s photo of jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal with an intent expression and his keyboard reflected in his glasses. The detail is exquisite, yet not surprising at a gallery that has long presented art of exceptional precision."
- Mark Jenkins