Harold L. Cohen (1925-2021)
The Wonder of Nature



Exhibition:
Saturday, February 25, 2023-Saturday, April 22, 2023


Artists page with bio and addtional works. link

 

“The Wonder of Nature” is a collection of artworks from esteemed Western New York artist, educator, and activist Harold L. Cohen. As Dean of the University at Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Cohen took a cross-disciplinary approach, rooted in the theory that design can be used as a tool to solve any human endeavor which guided him through his accomplished career. Raised in a socially conscious Orthodox Jewish household, Cohen’s faith was woven into the fabric of each of his endeavors as an educator, artist, designer, researcher, social reformer, as well as a health and community activist.

Harold Cohen was an ambitious and thoughtful artist whose multifaceted work spanned various mediums and subject matter. The selected artworks for “The Wonder of Nature” showcase his admiration and dedication to the natural world on a microscopic and macroscopic level. As ever the relationship between man, nature and religion is present in each of the works. The prints included in this exhibition depict forests and weather conditions from many corners of the world where he and his wife Mary traveled, including intaglios, etchings and linocuts. Paintings in several unique techniques capture the beauty of earths seasons and mystery of our planet’s universe.

Following his retirement in 2000, Cohen designed and built an art studio in Downtown Buffalo. Using the same purposeful approach that guided his career, Cohen returned to one of his first loves, art. Cohen described this transition as, “Doing my artwork is one of the most satisfying experiences in my life. I waited until I was seventy-five years old to do something I’ve held in check for most of my adult life. I do it because I love it. My work is the outside reality of the inside of me. What was in the past unusable and hiding is now open and visible.”

 

·                     Dimensions are in inches, height precedes width.                 

·                     Unsigned works are authenticated from the artist’s estate.

·                     All works titled by the artist.

·                     slr= signed lower right; sll= signed lower left; sv=signed verso; uns= unsigned.

·                     Additional works by Harold L. Cohen are available through Meibohm Fine Arts.

View the full exhibition and additional works at meibohmfinearts.com

Please contact the gallery concerning availability of works from past exhibits.

Catalog of Exhibition:

 

1.         The Desert I

            16 x 20, acrylic on gold foil, slr, 2011                        

            950.00

2.         The Desert II

            15-1/2 x 20, acrylic on gold foil, slr, 2011                  

            950.00

3.         Sandstorm

            20 x 32, acrylic on gold foil, sv, 2015                        

            2800.00

4.         Autumn

            10 x 8, linocut, slr, 2009                                            

            700.00

5.         Old Wooden Fence, Kyoto 5

            6-1/2 x 8, drypoint etching, slr, 2008                         

            750.00

6.         Bayon Siem Reap, Cambodia

            13-3/4 x 10, intaglio, slr, 2015                                               

            1200.00

7.         April Rain

            36 x 48, acrylic on canvas, sv, 2015                         

            5000.00

8.         In The Cloud Forest

            5 x 7, intaglio, slr, 2008                                             

            600.00

9.         Primordial Forest

            5 x 7, intaglio, slr, 2008                                             

            600.00

10.       Spring

            24 x 36, acrylic on canvas, sv, 2014                         

            4000.00

11.       Summer

            24 x 36, acrylic on canvas, sv, 2014                         

            4000.00

12.       Fall

            24 x 36, acrylic on canvas, sv, 2014                         

            4000.00

13.       Landscape VII

            18 x 23-3/4, linocut, slr, 2006                                    

            1400.00

14.       Early Forest Growth

            10 x 8, linocut, slr, 2015                                            

            700.00

15.       St. Petersburg Birch Forest

            9 x 24, diptych, linocut, slr, 2012                               

            1400.00

16.       Paris Spring I

            10 x 8, linocut, slr, 2010                                                        

            700.00

17.       Winter

            24 x 36, acrylic on canvas, sv, 2014                                     

            4000.00

18.       Spiral I

            20 x 16, acrylic on gold foil, slr, 2006                        

            1300.00

19.       Spiral II

            20 x 16, acrylic on gold foil, slr, 2006                        

            1300.00

20.       Park Bench in Milan II

            12 x 15-1/2, intaglio, slr, 2012                                   

            1400.00

21.       Hail Storm

            12 x 15-1/2, intaglio, slr, 2015                                   

            1200.00

22.       Planets I

            40 x 32, acrylic on board, slr, 2003                           

            2700.00

23.       Blizzard

            9 x 12, linocut, slr, 2015                                            

            900.00

24.       Weeds III

            9 x 12, linocut, slr, 2011                                            

            900.00

25.       Dr. Myron Levine – The Microbiologist

            10 x 8, linocut, slr, 2012                                            

            850.00

26.       Aglow I

            16 x 12-1/2, acrylic on gold foil, sll, 2007                  

            975.00

27.       Planets II

            24 x 36, acrylic on canvas, uns, 2002                                   

            2000.00

28.       Aglow II

            16 x 12-1/2, acrylic on gold foil, sll, 2007                              

            975.00

29.       A Family of Planets

            10 x 8, wood engraving, slr, 2001                                         

            850.00

30.       Planets III

            20 x 16, acrylic on gold foil, sll, 2000                                    

            1300.00

31.       Planets IV

            20 x 16, acrylic on gold foil, sll, 2000                                    

            1300.00

32.       Planets V

            20 x 16, acrylic on gold foil, slr, 2000                                    

            1300.00

33.       In The Beginning

            24 x 24, acrylic on canvas, uns, 2000                                   

            1900.00

34.       Aurora Borealis IV

            24 x 18, lacquer on canvas, sv, 2009                                    

            1100.00

35.       Aurora Borealis I

            24 x 18, lacquer on canvas, sv, 2009                                    

            1100.00

36.       Aurora Borealis V

            24 x 18, lacquer on canvas, sv, 2009                                    

            1100.00

 

Front Display Windows:

 

FWL.   The Growing Universe Stage I

(Top)   18 x 24, acrylic on canvas, sv, 2014                                     

            1600.00

FWL.   The Growing Universe Stage III

(Btm)   18 x 24, acrylic on canvas, sv, 2014                                     

            1600.00

FWR.   The Red Planets

            24 x 36, acrylic on canvas, uns, 2002                                   

            2000.00

 

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