Feb 15, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025
Serena Potter
Year of the Rabbit
2023
Oil on canvas
36 x 24 in.
Courtesy of the artist
About Artwork: At the start of the new year, the celebrations over, dry trees are put to curb where a man collects them and hauls them out to the salt flats. There friends and family gather to set them alight along with wishes to discard that which no longer serves them.
About Artist: Serena Potter is recognized for her figurative narrative oil paintings, which blend vivid colors inspired by golden-age American illustrators like Norman Rockwell and J.C. Leyendecker with wry, sometimes ironic storytelling. Her subjects are often placed in whimsical or unexpected situations, balancing contemporary and vintage elements to reflect the fleeting nature of time and the lasting influence of early experiences. Recurring motifs, such as eggs, symbolize the delicate yet resilient aspects of what women nurture and protect. Deeply personal, Potter's work draws from her own life challenges and those of her friends and family, aiming to evoke emotion and curiosity in viewers. She seeks to create art that invites connection, prompts questions, and encourages audiences to discover their own narratives within her work.
Shipping + Insurance
Artwork will not be made available for pick up or delivery unless or until the Museum receives in clear funds all amounts payable to it.
With notice to Museum, you may elect to pick up the Artwork from the Museum’s main address at 307 Cliff Drive beginning Monday, March 3rd . Please call 949 494-8971 or artauction@lagunaartmuseum.org to schedule pick up.
Artworks remaining at Museum after March 9th that have not been arranged for pick will be sent to Elite Art Enterprises, LLC in the Los Angeles area to assist with delivery, installation, crating, shipping, storage or any other needs you might have in regard to transportation of your newly acquired artworks. Fees for the above services are set and collected by Elite Art Enterprises, LLC.
You can also arrange to collect the work from them directly at the following address.
Elite Art Enterprises, LLC
6321 Chalet Drive
Commerce, CA 90040
O: (562) 319-8060
If you fail to make arrangements to retrieve artwork either by pick up or delivery after fifteen (15) business days of the Fall of the Hammer, the Museum will be entitled to exercise remedies available under the law.
Insurance: Once the hammer falls, the risk associated with the artwork is transferred to the buyer. Hence, the buyer is solely responsible for arranging insurance coverage for the artwork. The Museum does not provide transit insurance for artworks sold through auctions. If you request delivery of the artwork, the Museum will not be responsible for any loss or damage caused during transit.