Joel Oppenheimer Gallery Articles

How to Choose a Frame for Your Artwork

A guide to selecting a high-quality, archival frame that best complements your unique artwork and [...]

Spontaneous Surrealism in Mark Catesby’s Artwork

An investigation of the thematic confluences between Surrealist art and Catesby’s prints [...]

The Interrelation between Natural History Art and Porcelain Ornamentation

The decorative use of Redouté’s botanical illustrations on Sèvres porcelain [...]

Visualizing the Human Impact on the Natural World in Audubon’s Quadrupeds

Unlike Audubon’s Birds of America, where human presence and impact on nature are infrequently illustrated, [...]

Audubon’s Insects

An Investigation of the Bugs in Audubon’s Birds of America [...]

The Most Notorious Goose in America

The Canada Goose and its Subspecies [...]

Audubon’s Osprey

Audubon’s Osprey or Fish Hawk frequently makes its way into the top tier of Audubon’s [...]

The Mystery of the Extinct Great Auk

An Exploration of the Historical and Artistic Remanence of the Only Flightless Bird of the [...]

Part 1: Examining the Art of Maria Sibylla Merian through the Lens of 17th-century Dutch Still-Life Painting

A consideration of the similarities between Merian’s prints and the visual syntax of Dutch-era still-life [...]

Part 2: The Influence of Scientific Modalities of Perception and Representation in Merian’s Artwork

An examination of Merian’s artwork in light of 17th-century scientific standards of perception and illustration [...]