Sand2023

Acknowledgements

It is incredibly rewarding to be able to present this long overdue exhibition of the watercolors of George Sand, the first show of its kind in the United States. Thank you to Christa Savino, Gallery Director, and to Amelia Gorman, Registrar, for organizing it all. Cora Michael's catalogue essay perfectly describes the history and evolution of Sand's artwork, as well as its place in art history in 2023, and Jovana Stokic's writing adeptly links Sand's art to that of artists working today. Both writers helped us to formulate a point of view in this presentation. For photography, thank you to Bill Massey, and for graphic design, thanks as always to Larry Sunden. Thank you to the Art Dealers Association of America for inviting the gallery to preview this exhibition in a venue largely devoted to contemporary art, so that the relevance of George Sand's work to modern aesthetics can be made apparent to a larger audience. My interest in George Sand's watercolors began many years ago when I first started travelling to France in search of inventory for the gallery. I am grateful to my colleagues who first showed me her work, Galerie de Bayser, Galerie Paul Prouté, Benoit Choné, Arturo and Corinne Cuellar, and especially Yvon Bionnier. And thanks to Karen Cohen with whom, in those early days, I shared a passion for Sand's work, intuitively recognizing its femininity before gender identification was considered as important an element in its appreciation as it is today. Jill Newhouse