PRESS RELEASE
This online exhibition showcases Marla Korr's latest collection of Nantucket paintings. Represented by Cavalier since the gallery’s early days, Korr’s sublime depictions of island life—iconic lighthouses, moonlight over the sound, plovers in the surf, shingled cottages along the shoreline, boats in the harbor—have garnered her a cherished place in Nantucket homes and in collections across the country. An accomplished realist, Korr imbues her canvases with the poetry found in transitional moments like dusk and dawn, the soft glow of summer sunsets or the mysterious veil of fog so familiar to those who love the Grey Lady. Collectors respond not just to a beloved place, but the feelings associated with it, and the respectful wonder with which the artist renders her subject. A lifelong New Yorker, Korr returns to Nantucket each year to paint her other favorite town. Finding balance and renewed inspiration in the shift from concrete to cobblestones, from a cacophony of light to a delicate shimmer on lapping waves, her art reminds us why this storied isle beckons again and again.