Friday, November 28, 2008

RECENT REDUCTIONS of work by Alden Mason + Joan Miro



ALDEN MASON
LOVE IS IN THE AIR, 2003
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 55 inches
NEW PRICE: $7,500.
The proceeds of the sale of this painting go to funding the creation of "Alden Mason - Artist," a documentary film by John Forsen and the late Maury Duchamp. The movie premiered on Seattle Channel and at Foster/White Gallery in October. This new price is about half of current market value for similar-sized paintings currently at Foster/White Gallery.




JOAN MIRĂ“

BARCELONA, PLATE NO 6 (Dupin. 597), 1973
Aquatint and carborundum, hand signed
41 x 27 inches
Edition of 50
NEW PRICE: $17,000.
A huge reduction of $3,000. on a beautiful and large print!


See our latest Inventory Update Newsletter here: Winter 2008
Stop by the gallery to see several options for those seeking to spend $500 or less...

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

INVENTORY UPDATE

NOVEMBER 2008
Just a few new additions to our resale inventory - look for them to appear on the website this week:



GUY ANDERSON
A color woodcut, framed in metal leafed wood and a large-scale, classic painting with the perfect Anderson motifs.




ROGER SHIMOMURA
An erotic color silkscreen and an acrylic on canvas from his "A Jap's a Jap" suite of paintings. A bit about this series:
"The artist's collection of stereotypical W.W.II depictions of Japanese males as slant-eyed, buck-toothed, yellow-skinned demons, served as inspiration for the Jap's A Jap series. Combining these facial features with the bodies of typically dressed Americans in typical social situations, these paintings represent a reality for many Asian Americans - that not a day goes by when they are not, in some way, reminded how they are perceived as being different from the people around them. The term, "a Jap's a Jap" is a direct quote from 1941 by General Dewitt, commander of the Western Defense Command, who publicly expressed his support for the placement of all Japanese Americans in concentration camps during the war." - Greg Kucera Gallery


CHARLES KRAFFT
A playful painting on canvas




JOHN FORD
A set of two paintings from this student of Mark Tobey. These come from the personal collection of Mark Tobey.



GALEN GARWOOD
A colorful, abstract painting in a great natural wood frame



T. MICHAEL GARIDNER
A painting with all Gardiner's classic style - this image was reproduced in the New Yorker, 1996


HARRY BERTOIA
A rare Sonambient sound sculpture that makes a "long play" chiming sound. Hear it on our website. Although best known for his modern chair designs in the 1950s, this artist's sound sculpture is rarely seen in Seattle. We are honored to be able to display this amazing work.


JAMES CASTLE
A wonderful interpretation of the "Jesus wall" in the farm's main residence. See the current show of his work at Greg Kucera Gallery through December 24, 2008. You can also see more by this artist at a Castle retrospective exhibition currently on view through January 4, 2009 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This amazing show will travel to the Art Institute of Chicago and the Berkeley Art Museum, through 2009.