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“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
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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