Cromwellian Leather Side Chair 1935 - 1942

Gilbert Sackerman made this 'Cromwellian Leather Side Chair' with paint on paper, giving us a fresh look at an old thing. I can imagine Sackerman's focus, carefully rendering each spindle and the worn leather of the chair's back. It’s like he’s trying to really *see* it, you know? To understand its essence. It's a brown painting, a very brown painting! The way he handles the medium is interesting; the paint is controlled, precise almost, but there's still a warmth there, particularly in how the light catches the rounded edges. Sackerman is really thinking about how the chair occupies space, how the different elements come together to form a solid, functional object. He reminds me of other artists who find beauty in the everyday, like Fairfield Porter, maybe. Anyway, it’s a reminder that painting is, in a way, a conversation across time. Each artist riffs on what came before, finding new ways to see and represent the world.