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ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Lilt  2017, oil on panel, 49 x 42 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Lilt

2017, oil on panel, 49 x 42 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Offering  2017, oil on panel, 49 x 42 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Offering

2017, oil on panel, 49 x 42 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Finding Purchase  2017, oil on panel, 49 x 42 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Finding Purchase

2017, oil on panel, 49 x 42 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Adrift  2017, oil on panel, 13 x 11 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Adrift

2017, oil on panel, 13 x 11 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Circuitous  2017, oil on wood panel, 42 x 48 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Circuitous

2017, oil on wood panel, 42 x 48 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Hope Courage Fortitude  2017, oil on wood panel, 53 x 44 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Hope Courage Fortitude

2017, oil on wood panel, 53 x 44 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Misdirection  2017, oil on wood panel, 32 x 39 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Misdirection

2017, oil on wood panel, 32 x 39 inches. 

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Put Away  2017, oil on wood panel, 13 x 11 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Put Away

2017, oil on wood panel, 13 x 11 inches. 

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Short Supply  2017, oil on wood panel, 13 x 11 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Short Supply

2017, oil on wood panel, 13 x 11 inches. 

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Source  2017, oil on wood panel, 13 x 11 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Source

2017, oil on wood panel, 13 x 11 inches. 

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Trappings  2017, oil on wood panel, 30 x 46 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Trappings

2017, oil on wood panel, 30 x 46 inches. 

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Exorcism  2016, oil on panel, 12 x 9 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Exorcism

2016, oil on panel, 12 x 9 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Toehold  2015, oil on curved panel, 36.25 x 71.25 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Toehold

2015, oil on curved panel, 36.25 x 71.25 inches.

ERIK THOR SANDBERG  Blinded  2006, oil on canvas, 99 x 62 inches

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

Blinded

2006, oil on canvas, 99 x 62 inches.

Press Release

ERIK THOR SANDBERG

American University Museum - Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20016
January 27 – March 11, 2018

Opening Reception: January 27, 2018, 6 – 9pm
Artist Talk: February 1, 2018, 6 – 7 pm
 
This exhibition features a series of new paintings by American artist Erik Thor Sandberg within the context of selected earlier works. Sandberg is known internationally for pushing the skillful illusionism of master oil painting to the current edge of Magic Realism on three-dimensional wood panels of his own design. Grounded in humanism, Sandberg’s paintings present a compelling contemporary expression of how people connect with each other, nature and basic elements of life.
 
Catalogue available.
Essay by Vesela Sretenović, Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC.
 
For further information, please contact: info@connersmith.us.com

American University Museum - Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20016
Museum Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 4pm