Late 19th, early 20th century American painter Louis M. Eilshemius painted in obscurity until he was discovered by Marcel Duchamp in 1917. Already embittered, the artist stopped painting just a few years later, despite a whirlwind of interest in and exhibitions of his work. At Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in Chelsea, a selection of paintings, including this enigmatic moonlit exchange between a merman and human woman, offer insight into Eilshemius’s moody narratives. (Through Oct 31st).
Louis M. Eilshemius, Untitled (Figures in a Moonlit Landscape), oil on paperboard, 22 ½ x 26 ½ inches, c. 1905.