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Catherine Murphy\u2019s \u2018Begin Again\u2019 greets visitors at the entrance of Peter Freeman Inc<\/a>\u2019s SoHo gallery, questioning the foundation of the artist\u2019s realist painting practice by juxtaposing emotive gestures with skilled rendering.\u00a0 Painted black outlines resemble ancient handprints in caves or body outlines traced by children and are a stark contrast to Murphy\u2019s naturalistic rendering of her left hand and arm.\u00a0 The painting\u2019s wallpaper-like background suggests an unstoppable creative impulse akin to kids painting on the living room walls.\u00a0 Recently called \u2018one of America\u2019s greatest living realist painters\u2019 in the New Yorker and \u2018one of our great artists\u2019 in Hyperallergic, Murphy in her mid-70s testifies to the importance of keeping her practice fresh by \u2018beginning again.\u2019 (On view in SoHo through Jan 7th<\/sup>. Note holiday hours and closures.)<\/p>\n

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Catherine Murphy, Begin Again, oil on canvas, 46 \u00bd x 48 inches, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Catherine Murphy\u2019s \u2018Begin Again\u2019 greets visitors at the entrance of Peter Freeman Inc\u2019s SoHo gallery, questioning the foundation of the artist\u2019s realist painting practice by juxtaposing emotive gestures with skilled rendering.\u00a0 Painted black outlines resemble ancient handprints in caves or body outlines traced by children and are a stark contrast to Murphy\u2019s naturalistic rendering of … <\/p>\n

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