Raoul Middleman

Raoul Middleman

Raoul Middleman, "Inside Out," 1983, oil on canvas
Born 1935
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Known for Painting

Raoul Middleman (born 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American painter known for his "provocatively prolific work--primarily traditional, including figure studies, landscapes, and still lifes--and for being a megawatt personality." [1] Middleman has been a member of the Maryland Institute College of Art faculty since 1961.[2] In a 2009 Baltimore City Paper article Bret McCabe described Middleman's paintings as featuring "... expressive strokes, a tight control over an earthy palette, a romantic tone slightly offset by a penetrating eye —becomes distinctive even if you haven’t seen them before, so strongly does he articulate his old-fashioned sensibility in his works.” [1]

American University Museum at the Katzen Center has described Middleman as a "Baltimore maestro [whose] nudes are not pretty—they are sagging, dimpled, and real. His cityscapes reveal the underbelly of post-industrial rot, his narrative paintings give contemporary life to his personal obsessions. They are intelligent, messy, and utterly masterful." [3]

"Other artists would look at the relatively undramatic landscape of this region and respond with quiet paintings, but Middleman sees all of nature as being animated. If anything, the countryside is so inherently full of life that animals, people, and buildings are usually no more than blips on the horizon." Giuliano continues to say, "Middleman's theatrical and somewhat claustrophobic portraits remain firmly within a studio environment; when he goes to the country, people pretty much drop from the scene. It's as if the landscape itself is so completely exposed that placing a female nude out there would be redundant." [4]

Paintings by Raoul Middleman can be found in private and corporate collections such as Baltimore Museum of Art, MD; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; National Academy of Design, NY; New York Public Library, NY; and Syracuse University, NY.[5]

The C. Grimaldis Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland has represented Raoul Middleman since 1977.[6]

Education

1959

1961

1960

1955

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011

2010

2009

2007

2005

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1994

1991

1989

1988

1986

1985

1983

1982

1981

1980

1974

1966

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007

2006

2004

Raoul Middleman, George McNeil, Sangram Majumdar, David Rich, and Tony Shore”

1998

1997

1996

1994

1993

1992

1990

1989

1988

1986

1985

1983

1982

1976

Selected Collections

Selected Awards & Honors

2003

2001

1998-2001

1997

1990

References

  1. 1 2 McCabe, Bret. "Pleasures of the Flesh." The Baltimore City Paper 8 April 2009. Print.
  2. Middleman, Raoul. "Your Wikipedia Page." Message to MacKenzie Peck. 8 May 2012. E-mail.
  3. American University Museum at the Katzen Center. "Raoul Middleman: City Limits." American.edu. American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. Web. 9 May 2012. <http://www.american.edu/cas/museum/gallery/raoul-middleman-city-limits.cfm>.
  4. Giuliano, Mike. "Wild World: Raoul Middleman's Raw, Reckless Recent Work at C. Grimaldis." The City Paper [Baltimore] 14 March 2001, Arts sec. Print.
  5. C. Grimaldis Gallery. RAOUL MIDDLEMAN Custer’s Last Stand & Other Painterly Obsessions. C. Grimaldis Gallery. C. Grimaldis Gallery. Web. <www.cgrimaldisgallery.com>.
  6. Grimaldis, Constantine. Personal interview. 26 April 2012.
  7. C. Grimaldis Gallery. "Raoul Middleman Resume." C. Grimaldis Gallery. Web. 26 April 2012. <www.cgrimaldisgallery.com>.

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