Cincinnati Art Galleries will feature a retrospective of paintings by Charles Meurer from his early trompe l’oeil still lifes to his later impressionistic landscapes, opening Friday, March 5, 5-8 pm and Saturday, March 6, 10 am-4 pm. The show will continue through March 31.

A lecture on Meurer’s life by Julie Aronson, curator of American paintings and sculp-ture at the Cincinnati Art Museum, will take place at the gallery on March 6 at 1.

The gallery, at 225 East 6th Street, features a continually changing display of European and American paintings, Rookwood pottery and other American and European art potteries and art glass. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday- Friday, and 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays.

For information, 513-381-2128 or www.cincinnatiart galleries.com.