Westport River Gallery: MCKNIGHT, Thomas (American)

Welcome

We offer the best in European, American and Asian fine art, working with first-time and serious art collectors, corporate clients, decorators and orhers. Artists are selected based on their reputation, level of national or international credentials, style, distinctions. Styles include impressionistic, realistic, abstract and modern. Your hosts are Ken & Pat Warren. Call us at 203-226-6934, or contact us via e-mail at right.

Directions

Westport River Gallery is in Westport, Connecticut, 30 minutes from NYC, and located along the Saugatuck River. The gallery is at the junction of the Post Rd. (Rte 1) and Riverside Ave. (Rte 33). We are accessible from both the Conn. Turnpike (I-95) and the Merritt Parkway (Rte 15). Both intersect with Route 33. We are open Wed.- Fri. (11-4:30); Sat., 11-5; Sun. (noon-5), or by special arrangement. One Riverside Ave., Westport, CT USA 06880.

Special Services

SPECIAL EVENTS: Rent a truly unique location for your next corporate or personal event. We can also assist with music and catering.
DESIGNERS: We can make special arrangements to accommodate your clients.
CORPORATIONS: Full range of paintings and serigraphs to decorate your suite of offices, regardless of location.
COMMISSIONS: Many of our artists accept commissions. Have a special request, wish to include your favorite vase in a picture, or a beautiful impressionist picture of your home or family?
ARTIST SUBMISSIONS: Many artists contact us to be considered, and we review new works based on the artists' credentials, experience, distinctions. Send us a CD with samples of your work, and your resume. Our sister firm can provide artists with simple, cost-effective websites, domain names and e-mail addresses.

Throughout the 1980s Thomas McKnight’s art became increasingly popular, and by the end of the decade he was at the top of his field: six books (including two in Japanese) had been devoted to his work, and hundreds of silkscreen editions had been sold. His art was perhaps even more well-known in Japan, where he was commissioned to paint a series of views of Kobe for the city’s 1993 fair. In 1994 he was commissioned by the White House to paint the first of three images for President Clinton’s official Christmas card. In the middle of the nineties McKnight deepened his visions, and in the process began to paint larger and more built-up canvases. McKnight’s work is represented in the permanent collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as in the Smithsonian Institution. The Westport River Gallery has available several of his hand numbered, signed, limited edition serigraphs.