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raoul , oil on canvas middleman , `` inside out , '' 1983 baltimore , maryland 180px american painting 1935 `` inside_out , '' _ 1983_by_raoul_middleman . jpg raoul middleman
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raoul middleman

raoul middleman -lrb- born 1935 in baltimore , maryland -rrb- is an american painter known for his `` provocatively prolific work -- primarily traditional , including figure studies , landscapes , and still lifes -- and for being a megawatt personality . ''
middleman has been a member of the maryland institute college of art faculty since 1961 .
in a 2009 baltimore city paper article bret mccabe described middleman 's paintings as featuring '' ... expressive strokes , a tight control over an earthy palette , a romantic tone slightly offset by a penetrating eye -- becomes distinctive even if you have n't seen them before , so strongly does he articulate his old-fashioned sensibility in his works . ''
american university museum at the katzen center has described middleman as a `` baltimore maestro nudes are not pretty -- they are sagging , dimpled , and real .
his cityscapes reveal the underbelly of post-industrial rot , his narrative paintings give contemporary life to his personal obsessions .
they are intelligent , messy , and utterly masterful . ''
`` other artists would look at the relatively undramatic landscape of this region and respond with quiet paintings , but middleman sees all of nature as being animated .
if anything , the countryside is so inherently full of life that animals , people , and buildings are usually no more than blips on the horizon . ''
giuliano continues to say , `` middleman 's theatrical and somewhat claustrophobic portraits remain firmly within a studio environment ; when he goes to the country , people pretty much drop from the scene .
it 's as if the landscape itself is so completely exposed that placing a female nude out there would be redundant . ''
paintings by raoul middleman can be found in private and corporate collections such as baltimore museum of art , md ; johns hopkins hospital , baltimore , md ; corcoran gallery of art , washington dc ; national gallery of art , washington dc ; metropolitan museum of art , ny ; national academy of design , ny ; new york public library , ny ; and syracuse university , ny .
the c. grimaldis gallery in baltimore , maryland has represented raoul middleman since 1977 .
