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Raoul Middleman | |
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![]() Raoul Middleman, "Inside Out," 1983, oil on canvas | |
Born | 1935
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | October 29, 2021 (aged 86) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painting |
Raoul Middleman (1935 – October 29, 2021) was an American painter known for his "provocatively prolific work--primarily traditional, including figure studies, landscapes, and still lifes--and for being a megawatt personality." [1] Middleman was a member of the Maryland Institute College of Art faculty from 1961 on. [2] In a 2009 Baltimore City Paper article Bret McCabe described Middleman's paintings as featuring "... expressive strokes, a tight control over an earthy palette, a romantic tone slightly offset by a penetrating eye —becomes distinctive even if you haven’t seen them before, so strongly does he articulate his old-fashioned sensibility in his works.” [1]
American University Museum at the Katzen Center described Middleman as a "Baltimore maestro [whose] nudes are not pretty—they are sagging, dimpled, and real. His cityscapes reveal the underbelly of post-industrial rot, his narrative paintings give contemporary life to his personal obsessions. They are intelligent, messy, and utterly masterful." [3]
Mike Guliano also writing in the Baltimore City Paper said ...."Other artists would look at the relatively undramatic landscape of this region and respond with quiet paintings, but Middleman sees all of nature as being animated. If anything, the countryside is so inherently full of life that animals, people, and buildings are usually no more than blips on the horizon." Giuliano continued on to say, "Middleman's theatrical and somewhat claustrophobic portraits remain firmly within a studio environment; when he goes to the country, people pretty much drop from the scene. It's as if the landscape itself is so completely exposed that placing a female nude out there would be redundant." [4]
Paintings by Middleman can be found in private and corporate collections such as Baltimore Museum of Art, MD; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; National Academy of Design, NY; New York Public Library, NY; and Syracuse University, NY. [5]
The C. Grimaldis Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, has represented Middleman since 1977. [6] Troika Gallery Troika Gallery in Easton, Maryland, has represented Middleman since 1997. The owners/artists of Troika Gallery are closely associated with Raoul in both a personal and professional manner. Middleman died on October 29, 2021. [7]
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Raoul Middleman, George McNeil, Sangram Majumdar, David Rich, and Tony Shore”
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Raoul Middleman | |
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![]() Raoul Middleman, "Inside Out," 1983, oil on canvas | |
Born | 1935
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | October 29, 2021 (aged 86) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painting |
Raoul Middleman (1935 – October 29, 2021) was an American painter known for his "provocatively prolific work--primarily traditional, including figure studies, landscapes, and still lifes--and for being a megawatt personality." [1] Middleman was a member of the Maryland Institute College of Art faculty from 1961 on. [2] In a 2009 Baltimore City Paper article Bret McCabe described Middleman's paintings as featuring "... expressive strokes, a tight control over an earthy palette, a romantic tone slightly offset by a penetrating eye —becomes distinctive even if you haven’t seen them before, so strongly does he articulate his old-fashioned sensibility in his works.” [1]
American University Museum at the Katzen Center described Middleman as a "Baltimore maestro [whose] nudes are not pretty—they are sagging, dimpled, and real. His cityscapes reveal the underbelly of post-industrial rot, his narrative paintings give contemporary life to his personal obsessions. They are intelligent, messy, and utterly masterful." [3]
Mike Guliano also writing in the Baltimore City Paper said ...."Other artists would look at the relatively undramatic landscape of this region and respond with quiet paintings, but Middleman sees all of nature as being animated. If anything, the countryside is so inherently full of life that animals, people, and buildings are usually no more than blips on the horizon." Giuliano continued on to say, "Middleman's theatrical and somewhat claustrophobic portraits remain firmly within a studio environment; when he goes to the country, people pretty much drop from the scene. It's as if the landscape itself is so completely exposed that placing a female nude out there would be redundant." [4]
Paintings by Middleman can be found in private and corporate collections such as Baltimore Museum of Art, MD; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; National Academy of Design, NY; New York Public Library, NY; and Syracuse University, NY. [5]
The C. Grimaldis Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, has represented Middleman since 1977. [6] Troika Gallery Troika Gallery in Easton, Maryland, has represented Middleman since 1997. The owners/artists of Troika Gallery are closely associated with Raoul in both a personal and professional manner. Middleman died on October 29, 2021. [7]
1959
1961
1960
1955
2011
2010
2009
2007
2005
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1994
1991
1989
1988
1986
1985
1983
1982
1981
1980
1974
1966
2007
2006
2004
Raoul Middleman, George McNeil, Sangram Majumdar, David Rich, and Tony Shore”
1998
1997
1996
1994
1993
1992
1990
1989
1988
1986
1985
1983
1982
1976
2003
2001
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1997
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