Gallery Owner Doug Eisele has divided the collection into four major exhibitions:

"War Party" by John Hauser (1858-1913)

Landscape by Frank Duveneck (1848-1919)

“Queen City Artists – Past and Present” features fresh acquisitions of Cincinnati’s “Golden Age” painters and living artists whose works are in harmony with this earlier period. Included are works by Frank Duveneck, T. C. Lindsay, Edward H. Potthast, Dixie Selden, John Twachtman and John Hauser, along with two dozen others. Many of these works were acquired from several private collectors, most of whom had acquired the works directly from the artists years ago.

One of the “Cincinnati Characters” by Wesley Kime (b. 1929)

One of Wesley Kime’s “beautiful women”

A tone seascape by Wesley Kime

“Cincinnati Characters” is the accumulated work of Cincinnati/Dayton physician and artist Wesley Kime, which includes 120 oil portraits of Cincinnatians painted at The Cincinnati Art Club Sketch Group between 1990 and 2008, described by the artist as “classical, realistic, rather 19th century style that appropriates some of the more effective elements of impressionism.” The influence of Duveneck on the artist is apparent. The paintings are character studies of normal citizens who were of interest to Dr. Kime, including the doorman at the Cincinnatian Hotel, a train engineer, several doctors, a baker and a number of beautiful women. The exhibit will also include 110 watercolors of California and Colorado landscapes, Boston and San Pedro harbor scenes and St Louis architectural renderings, as well as 10 sparkling jewel-toned seascapes. The Gallery was able to acquire the collection directly from the artist.

Satire by Father Robert W. Hasselhoff (1932-2002)

“Unlikely Confessions” contains 300 original works by Father Robert Hasselhoff, a Cincinnati priest and teacher. Known as “Hass,” Hasselhoff was a thought-provoking and often politically irreverent artist who took glee in satirizing public events and places ranging from parish meetings to strip clubs. The collection of mostly unseen works by the deceased artist came to the Gallery through a close friend of Hasselhoff’s who collected his works.

Abstract by Herbert Art (1910-1996)

“Containment of Color” defines the technique used in 128 abstract works by Herbert Art of Canton, Ohio. Art was influenced by the stained glass work in Italy and incorporated the look and feel into his abstract works. Starting with fields of color, Art defined the fields using black outlines resembling the lead in stained glass to produce abstract impressions mostly of nude females. The Gallery obtained these works directly from Art’s family.

Only a sampling of the works by Hasslhoff and Art will be displayed in the Gallery. Others will be displayed online on the Eisele Gallery of Fine Art Web site.

Eisele has emphasized that the works in these exhibitions will be very reasonably priced. Portraits in the “Cincinnati Characters” collection will be priced between $300 and $1,500 with many tagged below $500. Many of the landscapes are under $300. With cutting edge pricing Eisele, anticipates many of the works will be sold early in the exhibition runs and encourages interested patrons to not delay in making plans to visit the Gallery in person or online.

All four exhibitions will premiere with an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring live music, wine and hors d’oeuvres.

For more information about the exhibition, visit the Eisele Gallery of Fine Art Website site at www.EiseleFineArt.com or call (513) 791-7717.

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Antique and vintage globes, even if they are damaged, can have a useful and productive second life with a little work.

Globes were initially engraved or painted directly on spherical shells. In the late 16th century, globe-makers began printing maps and pasting them onto round shells made of solid wood or hollow wood stuffed with layers of paper. Some were made of blown glass, marble or metal. The maps were divided and cut into panels (gores) with curved sides tapering to a point at the north and south poles, so that when applied to the surface of the shell, they create a complete three-dimensional map of the world.

The wooden shell was covered with pasteboard and chalk to create a uniform and smooth surface on which the gores representing the terraqueous globe or the celestial sphere were pasted in the proper order.

A meridian ring or semi-circular band usually made of metal, arches around the globe on the axis connecting the poles. The globes axis was tilted at about 23 degrees from the vertical to reproduce the Earth’s tilt on the plane of its orbit.

The horizon ring is a circular band that is typically made of printed paper laminated to wood or metal. It wraps around the equatorial area of the globe containing calendar or zodiac signs. The horizon was supported by three legs in the English mount and by four legs in the Dutch mount.

A small, thin metal circle on the top of the globe called the hour circle. It is divided into 24 segments and imprinted or engraved with the hours of the day and night. By turning it, one can calculate the time difference between various locations on the globe.

Antique and vintage globes, even if they are damaged, can have a useful and productive second life with a little work.

Most old globes can be repaired and restored if damaged or deteriorated. The surface of the globe and stand can usually be cleaned, stabilized and retouched. Broken or dented shells can be repaired. Badly damaged gores can sometimes be replaced with reproduced sections of similar maps that are trimmed and attached over the damaged or missing areas, and toned to match the surrounding surface colors. Replacement areas can also be digitally reproduced to match original losses.

Many old globes have yellowed or darkened with age. This is caused by acids in the wood and papers used to create the globe and/or the varnish layers that were applied over the paper surface of many globes. In some instances, this discoloration can be reversed or reduced by careful and controlled cleaning by an experienced conservator. The map can quickly and easily be destroyed by improper cleaning.

The materials that were used to fabricate most globes are sensitive to climactic change. It is important to store and display antique globes only in an environment where temperature and relative humidity are controlled and constant.

Paper panels that are fading and starting to peel can be cleaned and reattached to the shell.

Exposure to ultraviolet light can fade the maps, darken and yellow any surface varnish that may have been applied over the maps and trigger splitting and separation of the globes support shell and gores.

Tips for protecting antique globes:

• Never place an old globe in direct sunlight
• Keep in a controlled environment
• Don’t attempt to clean the surface
• Dusting cloths can catch and damage loose or lifting paper
• Keep stand in good and stable condition.
• Don’t apply tape over the surface for any reason

—by Douglas Eisele

Douglas Eisele is from the Eisele Gallery of Fine Art and Old World Restorations, Inc.

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A Cincinnati, Ohio, attic produced more than your average trove. Up there at the top of the house was discovered not one, not two—oh, let’s cut to the chase—80 works by Thomas Corwin Lindsay, which apparently had been stored there for more than 70 years.

Woman leaning on stone wall

Farmer with walking stick

Lindsay (1845-1907) was a Cincinnati artist known for painting landscapes and animals. He was one of many Americans who studied at the Düsseldorf (Germany) Academy, which arose from German Romanticism. The academy, with its emphasis on “plein art painting”—painting landscapes on site—contributed much to the Hudson River School.

Lindsay’s work was shown at the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, which ran from 1870 to 1883 to showcase local manufacturing, art and the city’s economy, and in 1896, at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Countryside

Cows in front of farmhouse and barn

Most of the attic find is being handled by Wooden Nickel Antiques, a Cincinnati antiques and art dealer, and will be shown at the Eisele Gallery of Fine Art.

According to the gallery’s owner, Douglas Eisele, who also specializes in restoration, the works have never been on the market. While their condition is characterized as “attic found,” some will only need minor touchup. Others need to be stretched.

Seated figure

Cows in pasture

Some of the paintings are of the Ohio and Kentucky countryside. Others show historic sites. A letter of authentication will be provided with any that are unsigned.

So come spring, you might consider cleaning your attic. Who knows what you’ll find.

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