May 15, 2014
A century of art: Bernstein’s early paintings influenced by Ashcan realism and tonalism
Staff writer
The Gloucester Daily Times
Thu May 15, 2014, 11:13 AM EDT
Theresa Bernstein, a Gloucester artist, liked to paint people who are absorbed in something — music, worship or a game of chess.
“Music Lover,” for example, depicts a woman tilting her head as she listens to a performance. We can’t see her eyes, which are shaded and may be closed or simply staring into space as she focuses inwardly. But her hands express concentration, the right clutching a bag at her side, while the left settles on the back of a chair, its white glove glowing at the center of
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