Jon Schueler - Sing Blues in Grey
An exhibition of thirty paintings and watercolours from the 1970s and 1980s by Jon Schueler of Scottish skies on show in The Drawing Schools at Eton College.
The Drawing Schools, Eton College, Common Lane, Eton, SL4 6DU
28th September - 5th November, 2023
The gallery is open to visitors by appointment on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, 2.30 - 5.30 pm.
Please contact thedrawingschools@etoncollege.org.uk
Curated by Diana Ewer for the Jon Schueler Foundation in association with Waterhouse & Dodd
Paintings are for sale from Waterhouse & Dodd at prices from £4,500 - £55,000
A seminal show of abstract skyscapes by the critically acclaimed American artist Jon Schueler (1916-1992) who served as a navigator on a US Airforce B-17 bomber in World War II. The artist’s remarkable war experience, flying in the Plexiglass nose of the plane, fed a lifelong ambition to capture from memory the evocative and fleeting moods of the sky on canvas.
As fresh and vibrant as the day they were painted, Schueler’s skyscapes on show in “Sing Blues In Grey” seek to unveil a deep emotional response. We feel compelled to follow the artist’s wistful, yet empowered brushstrokes that pull us in, through layers of greys, light and shadow, through the sky to infinity. Participation is inevitable.
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“There in combat and before, the sky held all things, life and death, fear and joy and love.” - Jon Schueler
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Oils on canvas
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Mood Blues: Reflection, Romasaig, Scotland, May -June 1975, 70 x 62 in
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Sing Blues in Grey: Reflection, Romasaig, Scotland, June 1975, 63 x 70 in
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Without Sound, Without Substance, Romasaig, Scotland, June 1975, 70 x 62 in
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Skye: Red and Raw Umber, Romasaig, Scotland, July-August 1980, 63 x 70 in
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Light Over Skye, Romasaig, Scotland, July 1983, 72 x 65 in
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Wind from Wind’ard, July 1983, 48 x 44 in
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Too Late for Blues, Romasaig, Scotland, Aug-Sept 1983, 44 x 36 in
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Romasaig Grey, Romasaig, Scotland, Aug-Sept 1983, 44 x 36 in
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The Sound of Sleat, Romasaig, Scotland, Aug 1971, 29 x 32 in
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Light on the Sea, Romasaig, Scotland, Oct 1974, 32 x 29 in
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Red Oscar’s Blues, Romasaig, Scotland, Oct 1981 24 x 20 in
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The Sound of Sleat: Summer Night, II, July 70, 10 x 12 in
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Sea Light I, Aug 80, 8 x 10 in
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The Search: Light and Storm Sky,I , Aug 80, 9 x 11 in
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The Search: Umber Sky , Aug 80, 12 x 16 in
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Oscar Pettiford Blues, Sept 88, 18 x 14 in
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Works on Paper
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Landscape 3 1971, Charcoal drawing, 11 x 11 in
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Landscape 4 1971, Charcoal drawing, 11 x 11 in
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Landscape 5 1971, Charcoal drawing, 11 x 11 in
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Landscape 6 1971, Charcoal drawing, 11 x 11 in
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1972 Watercolour, 6 7/8 x 9 in
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May 1972 Watercolour, 7 7/8 x 10 ½ in
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1972 Watercolour, 7 x 7 in
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June 1973 Watercolour, 8 x 10 1/4 in
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Dec 1973 Watercolour, 7 x 7 in
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Sky Changes I, Dec 1973 Watercolour, 8 x 10 3/8 in
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Sky Changes II, Dec 1973 Watercolour, 8 x 10 3/8 in
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Sky Changes IV, Dec 1973 Watercolour, 8 x 10 3/8 in
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1985 Watercolour and graphite, 6 ½ x 5 in
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1985 Watercolour and graphite, 9 ¼ x 13 ½ in
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1985 Watercolour and graphite, 9 ¼ x 13 ½ in
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