{"id":13294,"date":"2026-09-14T17:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T21:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=13294"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T21:26:13","slug":"sara-anstis-pastels-at-olney-gleason-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/14\/sara-anstis-pastels-at-olney-gleason-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Anstis, &#8216;Pastels&#8217; at Olney Gleason Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saraanstis.com\">Sara Anstis<\/a>\u2019 tiny pastel painting, one of over two dozen by the artist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olneygleason.com\/exhibitions\/27-sara-anstis-pastels\/\">Olney Gleason Gallery<\/a>, pictures a serious-looking young woman behind four shelves of tiny bottles.\u00a0 Each with its own form, the vessels demand individual attention and suggest various specific functions.\u00a0 Titled \u2018Lacrymatories,\u2019 after the small vases found in ancient Roman tombs used to catch the tears of the bereaved, the objects bring to mind a spectrum of grief from the communal to the personal.\u00a0 \u00a0The scene could represent a community\u2019s response to a tragedy, safeguarded by a caretaker, or perhaps a personal collection of an individual who has suffered many losses or is prepared for future pain. \u00a0Anstis lets viewers hypothesize the story behind each of the show\u2019s enticingly surreal scenarios.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Oct 24<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1907px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/6c6876dc7ff53694967151f73\/images\/912763cc-14a6-fa3e-c32d-fe8fe6c6ab78.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands behind four shelves holding small bottles.\" width=\"1907\" height=\"2330\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara Anstis, Lachrymatories, pastel on paper, 8 1\/8 x 6 \u00bc inches, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sara Anstis\u2019 tiny pastel painting, one of over two dozen by the artist at Olney Gleason Gallery, pictures a serious-looking young woman behind four shelves of tiny bottles.\u00a0 Each with its own form, the vessels demand individual attention and suggest various specific functions.\u00a0 Titled \u2018Lacrymatories,\u2019 after the small vases found in ancient Roman tombs used &hellip; 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