Through the Harrowed Land: Alfred Maurer and Modernism

JC Gallery is proud to present Through the Harrowed Land: Alfred Maurer and Modernism, an exhibition that invites visitors to re-examine the American artist’s distinctive approach to modernism. On view from 6th March through 30th May, the show features seven key works created during Maurer’s years in Paris—a formative period that saw him deeply influenced by the city’s avant-garde scene.

Through the Harrowed Land, speaks to the land as a transformed landscape of Europe in the early 20th century. Maurer’s gaze—an American's gaze, one that viewed Europe from a perspective of both outsider and insider—offered a new vision. As a foreigner in Paris, Maurer’s eyes moved beyond the traditional landscapes of his native land, focusing instead on a European backdrop undergoing immense artistic and cultural revolutions.

As Maurer moved from realist painting and the school of Whistler, to Modernism, the artistic temperament around him changed rapidly. In the pieces shown in this exhibition, Maurer’s relationship to the landscape is one of emotional and psychological resonance. 

The exhibition invites reflection on the broader questions of identity, perspective, and transformation within the context of modernism.

Through the Harrowed Land: Alfred Maurer and Modernism runs through 30^th May, 2025, at JC Gallery.

We are holding two talks within the show length. The talks are RSVP only. Should you be interested in attending, please email: info@jc-gallery.com and we will share the information.

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