Jerry McKeehan (1938 - 2022)
Earth Changes
Third quarter of the 20th century.
This lot marks the auction debut of Jerry McKeehan's most mature and developed works, direct from his estate. The monumental work is composed of hundreds of singular, confident, near-sculptural brush strokes in long lines interspersed with pointillist applications and wide flat planes of paint. This technique treats the eye to an exuberant abstracted landscape that seems to explore subterranean ideas as well. The painting is signed within the image front side and titled verso.
The following is taken from the artist's web site:
Jerry McKeehan received his B.A. with honors from Colorado State University in 1962. Shortly thereafter, Hallmark Cards in Kansas City recruited him as a designer, during which time he studied at the Kansas City Art Institute. He also received a grant from Hallmark to study with watercolorist John Pike in New York.
In 1966, Jerry left Hallmark to devote all his energies to painting and his work at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and the Kansas City Art Institute. He also served as artist-in-residence for the Missouri Council of the Art.
Jerry has had numerous one-man shows and has been represented in national, regional, and European competitions including the following:
Watercolor USA, Springfield, Missouri.
Centennial Exhibition, The Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri.
Annual Exhibition Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
Academy of Professional Artists, St. Louis, Missouri.
Ten State Competition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri.
Thirty Miles of Art, Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Ten Missouri Painters, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri.
Rochester Festival of Religious Art, Rochester, New York.
La Peinture Contemporaire Dans Les Collections Vaudoises, Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Fine Art Center Competition, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The National Watercolor Exhibition, Wichita, Kansas.
Unity on The Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri.
Jewish Community Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri.
Hyde Park Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
Unitarian Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
His work is included in numerous private collections throughout the United States and is represented in the permanent collections of:
Hallmark Incorporated, Kansas City, Missouri.
The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri.
The Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri.
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Colorado State University.
Canvas measures 36 x 48, frame size 37.5 x 49.5 inches.
Provenance: The estate of Kansas City artist Jerry McKeehan (1938 - 2022)
Condition
Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.