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James Torlakson
Wizard of Wyoming

1976

About the Item

'Wizard of Wyoming ' , Hand Colored Aquatint Etching with the plate (image itself) 12 x 12 inches. On a larger piece of archival paper at approximately 16 x 16 inches and matted to approximately 19 x 19 inches. . An iconic still life image featuring the crash scene of a lone overturned semi truck at night. Original edition of 10. There are only a couple of prints available. The Aquatint Etching with hand coloring is from internationally acclaimed American Realist James Torlakson, whose work depicts majesty in the mundane. Torlakson’s everyday “Americana” scenes include suburban landscapes, traveling carnivals, standing fireworks booths, abandoned drive-in theaters, and autobiographical still life scenes from his Bay Area neighborhood memories and travels. Torlakson is a contemporary artist, proficiently working in oil, watercolor and intaglio etching, and employing European master techniques to create compelling works that pull the viewer in, such as the solo light from his neighborhood street at dusk. MUSEUM COLLECTIONS: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco, CA Oakland Museum of California; Oakland, CA Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; San Francisco, CA Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY Albright Knox Art Gallery; Buffalo, NY Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute; Pittsburgh, PA Mueum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design; Providence, RI New York Public Library, Print Collection; New York, NY Chicago Art Institute; Chicago, IL Library of Congress; Washington, D.C. Delaware Art Museum; Wilmington, DE Denver Art Museum; Denver, CO Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Santa Barbara, CA Detroit Art Institute; Detroit, MI Stanford University Museum of Art; Stanford, CA University Art Museum, Rutgers University; New Jersey, NJ De Cordova Museum; Lincoln, MA Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ Boise Art Museum; Boise, ID University Art Museum; U.C. Berkeley; Berkeley, CA Arkansas Art Center; Little Rock, Arkansas Hearst Art Gallery; Saint Mary’s College; Moraga, CA
  • Creator:
    James Torlakson (1951)
  • Creation Year:
    1976
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
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  • Condition:
    An original, unique work of art. Artist signed, dated and titled front.
  • Gallery Location:
    Burlingame, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: TORJ0811stDibs: LU37536286432
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