2024 Art for a Lifetime Exhibition
Hosted by Cincinnati Art Galleries, the Cincinnati Art Club presents a special exhibition featuring the work of Art Club Presidents as well as other significant Queen City artists from the past. This exhibition is comprised of works from the inventory of Cincinnati Art Galleries as well as loaned works of art from the Cincinnati Art Club Permanent Collection and a few private collections.
Boothbay Harbor (1928)
John Ellsworth Weis, President 1927-28, Honorary 1957, Oil on Canvas, 30” x 36”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Dahlia Floral Still Life
Thomas C. Lindsay, CAC Member 1893, Oil on Canvas, 45” x 55”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Village Common, Sunday (Rockport)
Herbert Barnett, CAC Honorary Member 1950, Oil on Canvas, 20” x 24”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Church in St. Louis (France)
John Rettig, CAC First President (1890-92), Charter, Honorary 1919, Oil on Canvass, 40″ x 30″, Heuck Collection
John Rettig (1855-1932)
CAC President 1890-92, 1908-10, Founding Member, First President, Honorary 1919
Harbor Scene
John Rettig, CAC First President (1890-92), Charter, Honorary 1919, Oil on Board, 15” x 18”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Ohio River View
John Rettig, CAC First President (1890-92), Charter, Honorary 1919, Oil on Board, 9” x 12”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Earl of Dunraven
Henry Farny, CAC President (1892-94, 1908), Honorary 1909, Gouache, 14” x 10”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Deer in the Forest
Henry F. Farny, 1892-94,1908, Founding Member, Honorary 1909, Gouache, 8.5” x 4.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Fortune Teller
Henry Farny, CAC President (1892-94, 1908), Honorary 1909, Gouache, 12.5” x 9.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Gloucester Docks (1913)
Frank Duveneck, CAC President (1896-97), Honorary 1902, Oil on Canvas, 30” x 36”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Portrait of C. T. Webber
Frank Duveneck, CAC President (1896-97), Honorary 1902, Oil on Canvas, 21″ x 20″, CAC Permanent Collection
Portrait of John Rettig
Frank Duveneck, CAC President (1896-97), Honorary 1902, Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 20″, CAC Permanent Collection
Mary Mallon (1900)
Frank Duveneck, CAC President (1896-97), Honorary 1902, Oil on Canvas, 24” x 20”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Reddy (1917)
Joseph DeCamp, CAC Honorary Member, Silverpoint on Prepared Paper, 13.25” x 10.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Santo Domingo Indian Dancing
Clement J. Barnhorn, President 1898-99, Bronze, 13.6875” x 4.8125” x 4.1875”, Hausrath Collection
By the Fireplace (1906)
John Ward Dunsmore, CAC President (1899-1902), Honorary 1904, Oil on Canvas, 12.25” x 16.125”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Maine Landscape
Lewis Henry Meakin, CAC President (1910-12), Oil on Canvas, 21” x 33.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Sailing
Lewis Henry Meakin, CAC President (1910-12), Oil on Canvas, 26” x 33”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Northside Landcape
Lewis Henry Meakin, CAC President (1910-12), Oil on Canvas, 16″ x 20″, Heuck Collection
Through the Trees– Camden
Lewis Henry Meakin, CAC President (1910-12), Oil on Canvas, 21” x 33”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Venice Canal Bridge
Paul Ashbrook, CAC President (1914-1916), Etching, 10” x 12”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Young Fisherman (1932)
Paul Ashbrook, CAC President (1914-1916),Oil on Canvas, 11” x 8.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Dry Dock– Portugal (1931)
Paul Ashbrook, CAC President (1914-1916), Oil on Panel, 14” x 9.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
San Pedro Church– Tarragona, Spain (ca. 1934)
Paul Ashbrook, CAC President (1914-1916), Oil on Canvas, 15.5” x 18.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Vanities (Female Nude)
James R. Hopkins, CAC Member 1938, Oil on Canvas, 16″ x 20″, CAC Permanent Collection
Yellow and Red Mums
Martin Rettig, CAC President (1918-20), Honorary 1939, Oil on Board, 20” x 16”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Girl in a Green Dress
George Debereiner, CAC President (1920-22), Oil on Canvas, 20″ x 16″, CAC Permanent Collection
In The Garden
Herman H. Wessel, CAC President (1922-24), Honorary 1948, Oil on Canvas, 30.25″ x 25″, CAC Permanent Collection
Winter
Herman Wessel, CAC President (1922-24), Honorary 1948, Oil on Board, 24” x 29”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Winter in Mt. Adams
Herman H. Wessel, CAC President (1922-24), Honorary 1948, Oil on Canvas, 20″ x 24″, CAC Permanent Collection
Greetings from Gloucester
Herman Wessel, CAC President (1922-24), Honorary 1948, Mixed Media, 8.5” x 11”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Boothbay Harbor
Herman Wessel, CAC President (1922-24), Honorary 1948, Gouache, 9.75” x 12.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Theodore C Dorl Monument Relief
Ernest Bruce Haswell, CAC President (1924-27, 1928-29), Honorary 1963, Plaster Cast, 22″ x 22″ x 3.75″, CAC Permanent Collection
Pont Alexandre III Bridge– Paris (1921)
John Ellsworth Weis, CAC President (1927-28), Honorary 1957, Oil on Board, 13” x 16”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Self Portrait
John Ellsworth Weis, CAC President (1927-28), Honorary 1957, Oil on Canvas Board, 20” x 16”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Ruth (1920)
John Ellsworth Weis, CAC President (1927-28), Honorary 1957, Oil on Canvas, 29.5” x 24.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Harbor (1937)
John Ellsworth Weis, President 1927-28, Honorary 1957, Oil on Canvas, 24.5” x 32”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Spoof of Social Climbing
Reginald L. Grooms, CAC President (1933-35), Honorary 1970, Oil on Canvas, 40″ x 46″, CAC Permanent Collection
Picket Fences
Reginald L. Grooms, CAC President (1933-35), Honorary 1970, Oil on Canvas, 18” x 22”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Harbor Masts
Reginald L. Grooms, CAC President (1933-35), Honorary 1970, Oil on Canvas, 20” x 24”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Ice Skaters
Carl Zimmerman, CAC President (1935-37), Honorary (1972), Oil on Canvas, 24” x 36”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Portrait of a Man with Hat
Carl J. Zimmerman, CAC President (1935-37), Honorary (1972), Watercolor, 28.5″ x 24″, CAC Permanent Collection
Days End
Arthur Helwig, CAC President (1939-41) Honorary 1975, Oil on Canvas, 20” x 24”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Portrait Frank Duveneck (Paris, 1895)
Julius Rolshoven, Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 19.5″, CAC Permanent Collection
Young Frank Duveneck (1894)
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Pastel, 30″ x 25″, CAC Permanent Collection
Artist Holding Palette and Brushes (Frank Duveneck)
Charles T Webber, CAC Honorary Member 1891, Oil on Canvas, 33″ x 28″, CAC Permanent Collection
Tucked In– East Fork Little Miami (ca. 1953)
Maurice Rhoades, CAC President (1943-45), Watercolor, 13.75″ x 19.75″, Rhodes Family Collection
Valley in Spring
Merton Willmore, CAC President (1945-47), Pencil, 6.75” x 8”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Portrait of Van Briggle
Wilbur G. Adam, CAC President (1965-67), Oil, 24” x 20”, CAC CAC Permanent Collection
Blue Mountain Reflections (1927)
Wilbur Adam, CAC President (1965-1967), Oil on Board, 16” x 12”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Norway Summer
Don Dennis, CAC President (1971-73), Honorary 1993, Watercolor, 15″ x 20″, Heuck Collection
Self Portrait
Gene Hinckley, CAC President (1974-76), Honorary 1997, Oil on Canvas, 20″ x 16″, Heuck Collection
COOP
Ray Loos, CAC President (1976-78), Honorary 1993, Watercolor, 14.25″ x 21.5″, CAC Permanent Collection
Point Light (1991)
Lou Austerman, CAC President (1978-81), Watercolor, 14″ x 20″, CAC Permanent Collection
In The Autumn of Life
Dale Benedict, CAC President (1981-83), IWatercolor, 29″ x 36″, CAC Permanent Collection
Poppies
Martha Weber, CAC President (1985-87,) Honorary 2005, Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 9″, CAC Permanent Collection
Pulling the Cart
Edward Charles Volkert, CAC Member 1892, Oil on Board, 12” x 16”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Venice (ca. 1889)
Robert Frederick Blum, CAC Member 1900, Oil on Canvas, 28.75” x 18”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Carmen Sage Performance
Edward Charles Volkert, CAC Member 1892, Gouache on Board, 12” x 10”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Untitled (Woman with Waterjug)
Henry Mosler, CAC Honorary Member 1902, Oil on Board, 9.5” x 7”, Cincinnati Art Gall
Self Portrait
Edward Henry Potthast, CAC Member 1891, Honorary, Oil on Board, 16” x 12”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Foggy Shoreline
Edward Henry Potthast, Honorary 1939, Oil on Board, 12” x 15.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Study for the Ox Team (1899)
Edward Henry Potthast, CAC Member 1891, Honorary, Oil on Panel, 5.5” x 7.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Two Figures on Park Bench
Edward Henry Potthast, Honorary 1939, Oil on Canvas on Board, 8.25” x 6.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Afternoon Fishing
Edward Henry Potthast, CAC Member 1891, Honorary, Oil on Canvas on Board, 12” x 16”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Breaking Wave
Edward Henry Potthast, CAC Member 1891, Honorary, Oil on Canvas, 12” x 16”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Snowstorms
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Oil on Canvas, 14.5” x 21.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Along the Coast– Japan (ca. 1889-91)
Robert Frederick Blum, CAC Member 1900, Pastel on Tan Wove Paper, 14.1875” x 10”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Bachelors Comforts (1908)
Charles Meurer, CAC Member 1895, Oil on Canvas, 34” x 24”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Still Life with Kerosene Lamp, Violin & Music (1915)
Charles Meurer, CAC Member 1895, Oil on Canvas, 28” x 22”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Autumn Foliage
Charles Salis Kaelin, CAC Member 1895, Oil on Canvas, 16” x 18”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Woodland Scene with Pond
Charles Salis Kaelin, CAC Member 1895, Pastel, 15.5” x 15.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Forest Scene with Stream
Charles Salis Kaelin, CAC Member 1895, Oil on Canvas, 20” x 24”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
St. Vincent Parrots
John A. Ruthven, CAC Member 1950, Honorary 1997, Acrylic on Board, 24” x 18”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
White Tailed Deer (Also includes Artist Proof)
John A. Ruthven, CAC Member 1950, Honorary 1997, 16” x 20.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Study for la Veillée
Elizabeth Nourse, First CAC Exhibition, Pastel and Charcoal on Paper, 54.5” x 41.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Portrait of Reginald Grooms
Lester W. Miley, CAC President (1987-89), (2001-03), Watercolor, 29.75″ x 23″, CAC Permanent Collection
Point at Two Harbors Minn. (1995)
Thomas R. Eckley, CAC President (1990-93), Honorary 2002, Oil on Canvas, 36″ x 28″, CAC Permanent Collection
Portrait of Herman Wessel (1996)
Judith Q. Barnett, CAC President (1993-95), Oil on Canvas, 36″ x 32″, CAC Permanent Collection
Summer Rhaphsody
Roger Heuck CAC President (1995-98), Honorary, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 24″, Heuck Collection
Riverfront Business (2022)
David Klocke, CAC President (1998-2001), Honorary, Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 12″, CAC Permanent Collection
Socialble Toastable
Mike McGuire, CAC President (2003-06), Honorary 2007, STempera, 20″ x 17″, CAC Permanent Collection
Southern Exposure– Mt. Adams
Tim Boone, CAC President (2006-08), Bronze, 14” x 8” x 6”, CAC Permanent Collection
Mt. Adams
Tom Bluemlein, CAC President (2010-2012), Oil on Canvasboard, 12” x 9”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
In His Own Words (Linscoln Portrait)
Todd Channer, CAC President (2012-16), Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 20″, Channer Collection
Rocks: A Self Portrait
Clark Stevens, CAC President (2016-18), Oil on Linen, 16″ x 12″, CAC Permanent Collection
Fence Row 3
Donald A. Schuster, CAC President (2018-23), Honorary 2023, Oil on Canvas, 24” x 36”, Schuster Collection
Awaiting Exhibit
Christine Kuhr, CAC President (2023-Present), Oil on Cradled Panel, 24″ x 12″, Kuhr Collection
Future Home of the Club
Charles W. L. Schlapp, CAC Honorary President 1964, Watercolor, 30″ x 24″”, CAC Permanent Collection
Tide– La Jolla, CA
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Low Oil on Board, 6” x 8.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
View from Studio
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Oil on Board, 6” x 8.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Teepees with Yellow Sky
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Pastel, 10.75” x 15.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Lena, Zuni (1914)
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Oil on Canvas, 17.5” x 11.75”, Cincinnati Art Galler
Firelight Scene
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Oil on Canvas, 16” x 19.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Eagle Star (1898)
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Oil on Canvas, 17.5” x 11.75”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Indian and Donkey
William Meuttman, CAC Member 1930,Oil on Canvas, 13” x 9.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
From the Studio Door (1907)
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Oil on Board, 11.5” x 8.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleri
Concha
Joseph Henry Sharp, CAC Charter Member, Honorary 1921, Monotype, 9.5” x 6.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
House on a Hill
Bessie Hoover Wessel, Honorary 1970, Oil on Canvas on Board, 10” x 8”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Santa Prisca Church– Taxco, Mexico
Emma Mendenhall,Gouache/Watercolor, 18.5” x 12.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Venice (1913)
Dixie Selden, Showed in 1st CAC Exhibition, Oil on Canvas, 13” x 17.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Vase of Yellow Roses (ca. 1967)
Bessie Hoover Wessel, CAC Honorary Member 1970,Oil on Canvas on Board, 30” x 25”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Petunias (1929)
Dixie Selden, Showed in 1st CAC Exhibition, Oil on Canvas, 21” x 25”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Bataille de la Marne, Tombes des soldats morts au champs (1914)
Elizabeth Nourse, First CAC Exhibition, Gouache, 7” x 9.5”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
Paul Ashbrook (1949)
Bessie Hoover Wessel, CAC Honorary Member 1970, Oil on Board, 20” x 16”, Cincinnati Art Galleries
The Art Club’s New Life Class
Joseph Scheuerle, Member 1911, Watercolor, 7.5” x 11.25”, Cincinnati Art Galleries

