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Beethoven Auction – GAIL STOICHEFF

Gail Stoicheff - Beethoven The Prince

  The Prince (Luddie the Younger), 2011 56″ x 50″ oil and acrylic on canvas $9000 ARTIST STATEMENT The Grosse Fuge grabbed me immediately, contemplative and complex— the qualities of the greatest music, the best art and the most intriguing characters. The piece brought to mind thoughts of liberation versus restraint or, more specifically, liberation [...]

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Beethoven Auction – RACHEL MONOSOV

 Immortal Beloved, 2011 30″ x 20″ archival c-print  SOLD  ARTIST STATEMENT Monosov’s portrait is inspired by Beethoven’s letters to his “Immortal Beloved” which were found in Beethoven’s desk upon his death.  The letters speak of longing, impossible love and hope for an improbable future.  This portrait too is hidden, suffering, and yet incredibly powerful in [...]

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Beethoven Auction – AMY HILL

Young Beethoven Today, 2011 9” x 12” oil on canvas SOLD ARTIST STATEMENT The portrait of Beethoven, like her other portraits, places him in a contemporary setting, in contemporary clothing, specifically a t-shirt with a Beatles logo, playing what might be an electric keyboard.  As in all her paintings, she transports him through time, examining [...]

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Beethoven Auction – HUGH LEEMAN

The Burning Reality of LIving Intense Dreams, 2011 28″ x 40″ (framed) graphite and spray paint on stonehenge paper SOLD ARTIST STATEMENT While creating portraits is the focus of my artwork, they are seldom created to depict the famous and influential. Beethoven on this occasion and again in the past has been an exception. While [...]

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Beethoven Auction – MIKE CUFFE

Ludwig Van Beethoven, 2011 24″ x 30″ acrylic, oil, spray paint, and paper on canvas $1000 ARTIST STATEMENT Beethoven has always been close to my heart as an composer, and I wanted to reflect his stern determination to reach perfection at his craft.  It was within this determination that Beethoven often overly indulged in reckless [...]

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