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THBJames C. Leonard American 20th/21st Century
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522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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LiveMar 29, 2025
Over 800 lots will be offered in day 1 of our 2 day auction weekend! There are multiple lots of fine art from mixed medias and abstracts to landscapes and lithographs. We have a Bill Mack Swarovsky Crystal Sculpture, Movie Ephemera, Modern Furniture, Art Glass Sculptures, Park West Gallery Artworks, and more. Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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James C. Leonard American 20th/21st Century. Acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated 1996 on the back.
Size: 36 x 36 in.
Frame Thickness: 2 1/2 in.
#9145
James Leonard has emerged as one of California's leading abstract expressionist painters. Leonard's emotionally charged landscapes often portray backdrops for figures dramatically suspended. Leonard grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and has always been drawn to the early expressionists of the 1930's and 40's. The German painter Gerhard Richer has had an influence on his style, approach, and directness. Working with acrylics on canvas, Leonard uses bold horizontal and vertical strokes and strong color to the viewer's emotions. "Art has always been the focus of my life," he says. "Just as our lives unfold in unique and beautiful ways, so do my paintings have their own unique and individual expression."
Artist Statement: My paintings are the attempt to integrate my profound respect for individuality with the process of making art. I work within an introspective, intuitive fashion and strive to bring a personal sensibility to the work. The process in which I work relies on developing a dialogue with the work. This dialogue allows the work to unfold in a nonjudgmental way. Imposing my will upon the work does not allow the work to tell me how and where it wants to go. Standing back and entering into a relationship with the work based on respect and trust, allows for this inner dialogue to take place. I work at not trying to determine a specific outcome or predetermined idea, but thorough dialogue allowing for the emergence of the individuality of each painting. This is the only way I can create art. The personal aspect of the work is the many influences that affect the relationship with the work. The aspect of layers is one that surfaces time and time again. Layering creates both a sense of personal emotional, physical and spiritual history in the work. Each layer reflects its own statement, compounded by the subsequent layer that adds to the visual story. Together a collective passage of time and place emerge to represent a collective idea that can only emerge from the viewer. Years ago I came across a statement that has become a keystone for the meditation of my work. It is by Mathama Gandhi who said: "All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self. True art must be evident of the happiness, contentment, and purity of its author."
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36 x 36 in.
