SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.- The Frye Art Museum presents "The Urbane Cityscapes of Frederick Brosen", on view through April 28, 2002. Urban culture is transformed in Frederick Brosen's closely-focused cityscapes of Paris, London, Venice and New York into an idyllic retreat. Poetic descriptions of lyrical scrollwork, scumbled surfaces of parapets, and countless cobblestones conjure up nostalgic visions of social harmony, peace, and clarity. Largely devoid of human activity, Brosen's serene plazas, corners, and boulevards seem to be revealed for the viewer's singular pleasure. Although the scenes are based on the meticulous observation of facts, their effect is an urbane perspective of the city as a possession held in the common good, yet experienced privately for personal edification.