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Agnes Murray Paintings

In much of my work images derive from my longstanding interest in architectural form, such as those in the “Approaching Slains Castle” and “Roanheads/Peterhead” series of work. These two places are depicted in parallel series, exploring vernacular structures, the interconnectedness of public spaces, and the sometimes obscure borderline between public and private. Old forms of social structure, expressed through the architecture of the old manor house, contrast with more contemporary society, provoking questions about how we live and work in community, and the scale of sustainable human habitation. Parallel to the artwork of buildings and structure, much of which, though hand-drawn, is photo-derived, is a long-term series of work done by direct observation. One ongoing subject has been “geraniums,” which I have come to understand is something of a misnomer, as these plants are cultivars of the genus pelargonium, both geranium and pelargonium genera classified in the Geraniaceae family. Through the Plant Cure artist’s residency at Brooklyn Botanic Garden I read much more about this family of plants, including the introduction of pelargonium plants from South Africa to Europe and beyond, the traditional medicinal uses of the originating plants, and their use in modern allopathic medicine. BIOGRAPHY Agnes Murray is an artist whose work includes original lithographs and intaglio prints, monotypes, artist’s books, drawings, photographs, watercolors and oil paintings, which have been exhibited nationally and internationally in curated and juried exhibitions. In recent years she has returned to working in clay, exploring both functional and sculptural forms. Her first solo exhibit in New York City was presented by Tabla Rasa Gallery in Sunset Park, Brooklyn in the spring of 2015. She has had prior solo exhibits at the Southampton Civic Centre Art Gallery, Southampton, England, the Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, NY, and the Roland Gibson Gallery, Potsdam State College (SUNY). She is a recipient of the Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) artist fellowship, awarded by Bronx Council on the Arts in 2019 (painting), 2014 (printmaking), and 2005 (printmaking). Her work is included in the collections of Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris; Brooklyn Museum; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Southampton Art Gallery, Southampton, England; Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio; Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute, Utica, NY; Columbia University; Harvard University; Rochester Institute of Technology; The University, Southampton, England; Trenton State College; University of Iowa; the Library of Congress; the New York City Public Library; and other public and private collections. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, earning a B.A. in Studio Art (High Honors), with a minor in Art History, and received her M.F.A. in printmaking from the California College of the Arts, Oakland (formerly California College of Arts and Crafts).
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Artist: Agnes Murray
Slains Castle with North Sea 2, stone ruins, seascape, Scotland
Slains Castle with North Sea 2, stone ruins, seascape, Scotland

Slains Castle with North Sea 2, stone ruins, seascape, Scotland

By Agnes Murray

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Oil on canvas, high detail, realistic, Scotland This original oil on canvas is a signature painting of Slains Castle, in Northeast Scotland by Agnes Murray, who is notable for captu...

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2010s Photorealist Agnes Murray Paintings

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Oil

Slains Castle with North Sea, stone castle, seascape, Scotland
Slains Castle with North Sea, stone castle, seascape, Scotland

Slains Castle with North Sea, stone castle, seascape, Scotland

By Agnes Murray

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Oil on canvas, high detail, realistic, Scotland This original oil on canvas is a signature painting of Slains Castle, in Northeast Scotland by Agnes Murray, who is notable for captu...

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2010s Photorealist Agnes Murray Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Roanheads Scotland 1, oil on birch panel, rural architecture
Roanheads Scotland 1, oil on birch panel, rural architecture

Roanheads Scotland 1, oil on birch panel, rural architecture

By Agnes Murray

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original oil on birch-wood panel is a signature work of Roanheads, Scotland by painter and master printmaker Agnes Murray. Ms. Murray is notable for capturing the crystalline q...

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2010s Photorealist Agnes Murray Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Roanheads Scotland 3, oil on birch, rural architecture
Roanheads Scotland 3, oil on birch, rural architecture

Roanheads Scotland 3, oil on birch, rural architecture

By Agnes Murray

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original oil on birch-wood panel is a signature work of Roanheads, Scotland by painter and master print-maker Agnes Murray. Ms. Murray is notable for capturing the crystalline ...

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2010s Photorealist Agnes Murray Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Roanheads Scotland 2, oil on birch panel, rural arcitecture
Roanheads Scotland 2, oil on birch panel, rural arcitecture

Roanheads Scotland 2, oil on birch panel, rural arcitecture

By Agnes Murray

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original oil on birch-wood panel is a signature work of Roanheads, Scotland by painter and master print-maker Agnes Murray. Ms. Murray is notable for capturing the crystalline ...

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2010s Photorealist Agnes Murray Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Roanheads Chimneys #2, blue sky, stone architecture. Scotland
Roanheads Chimneys #2, blue sky, stone architecture. Scotland

Roanheads Chimneys #2, blue sky, stone architecture. Scotland

By Agnes Murray

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original oil on birch-wood panel is a signature painting of Roanheads, Scotland by Agnes Murray. Ms. Murray is notable for capturing the crystalline quality of northern light. ...

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2010s Agnes Murray Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Roanheads Chimneys #1, 2018
Roanheads Chimneys #1, 2018

Roanheads Chimneys #1, 2018

By Agnes Murray

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original oil on birch-wood panel is a signature painting of Roanheads, Scotland by Agnes Murray. Ms. Murray is notable for capturing the crystalline quality of northern light. ...

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2010s Photorealist Agnes Murray Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Roanheads Chimneys #3, 2018
Roanheads Chimneys #3, 2018

Roanheads Chimneys #3, 2018

By Agnes Murray

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original oil on birch-wood panel is a signature painting of Roanheads, Scotland by Agnes Murray. Ms. Murray is notable for capturing the crystalline quality of northern light. ...

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2010s Photorealist Agnes Murray Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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He began his paintings with the camera—driving for hours to capture a fleeting alignment of cloud, light, and terrain. In the studio, he removed all traces of people or infrastructure, preserving the landscape as a pure, uncontrollable presence. This blend of tradition and contemporary practice allowed him to honor the past while speaking clearly to the present. Together, these works—whether a crashing wave, a blooming tree, a volcanic plume, or a column of winter light—form a portrait of the world as Aeling experienced it: vast, luminous, and alive with change. The Sky Remembers is both a tribute and an invitation to see the land with the reverence he carried throughout his life. Jeff Aeling (1958-2025) Iowa City, IA Represented in Chicago by Gallery VICTOR Education BFA, Painting and Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute – Kansas City, MO School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL Solo Exhibitions 2016 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2015 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2014 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO 2013 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2012 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2011 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2010 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL Richard Demato Fine Arts Gallery - Sag Harbor, NY William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2009 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2008 Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2007 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2006 Tory Folliard Gallery - Milwaukee, WI William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2005 Lisa Kurts Gallery - Memphis, TN Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 2005 Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2004 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO 2003 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ Lisa Kurts Gallery - Memphis, TN Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2002 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL Perimeter Gallery - New York, NY 2001 J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 2000 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 1999 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO 1998 Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM Elliot Smith Contemporary Art - St. Louis, MO Leedy-Voulkos Art Center Gallery - Kansas City, MO Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL 1996 Grand Arts - Kansas City, MO 1994 Gallery V - Kansas City, MO 1993 Sean Kelly Gallery - Kansas City, MO 1991 Tribal Textile Gallery - Kansas City, MO Selected Group Exhibitions 2022 Kiss Me, It’s Beginning to Snow, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2021 2019 Es-Scape, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Earth Wind & Fire, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2018 Portraits and Places: Select works from Gallery Victor Armendariz, curated by Corporate Art Advisory, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, IL Art Hamptons, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Bridgehampton, NY Front and Center, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2004 Art Chicago, Navy Pier...

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Find a wide variety of authentic Agnes Murray paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Agnes Murray in oil paint, paint, panel and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Photorealist style. Not every interior allows for large Agnes Murray paintings, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Michael Ward, Irina Cumberland, and John Kaltenhauser. Agnes Murray paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $600 and tops out at $5,000, while the average work can sell for $2,000.