Frequently Asked Questions
F.A.Q's about Nolan-Rankin Galleries.com
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Q: I have found paintings that I am
really interested in purchasing but there are no prices listed for
the paintings. How do I go about making a purchase from
Nolan-Rankin Galleries?
A: We believe that there is a special bond between Art Dealer and
the Art Parton and it is our policy not to post prices on our website.
If you are interested in buying from Nolan-Rankin Galleries, please
call us at 713.528.0664 or email your inquiry (note the pertinent
information about a particular painting in your email or simply
inquire about a particular artist by including their name in the
subject of your email). You may send your request to:
INQUIRY at Nolan-Rankin Galleries. com. If you are in or plan
to visit the Houston area, please feel free to make an appointment
or come by the gallery and visit.
Q: What is "plein air"?
A: En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open
air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting
outdoors.
Nolan-Rankin Galleries represents two painters en plein air: Jose
Salvaggio and Daniel Pignot.
Paul-Jean Anderbouhr (1909 -2006) was also a painter en plein air
(and mentor to Jose Salvaggio).
Artists have long painted outdoors, but in the mid-19th century
working in natural light became particularly important to the
Barbizon school and Impressionism. The popularity of painting en
plein air increased in the 1870s with the introduction of paints in
tubes (resembling modern toothpaste tubes). Previously, each painter
made their own paints by grinding and mixing dry pigment powders
with linseed oil. The Newlyn School in England is considered another
major proponent of the technique in the latter 19th century.
It was during this period that the "Box Easel", typically known as
the French Box Easel, was invented. It is uncertain who developed it
first, but these highly portable easels, with telescopic legs and
built-in paint box and palette, made treks into the forest and up
the hillsides less onerous. Still made today, they remain a popular
choice even for home use since they fold up to the size of a brief
case and thus are easy to store.
French Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet, Camille
Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir advocated en plein air painting,
and much of their work was done outdoors, in the diffuse light
provided by a large white umbrella. American Impressionists, too,
such as those of the Old Lyme school, were avid painters en plein
air.
The popularity of outdoor painting has endured throughout the 20th
century and into the 21st century.