Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

John Baker
"The Retirement of the Old Fisherman", contemporary, mixed media painting

2022

About the Item

John Baker’s “The Retirement of the Old Fisherman” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 inches by 16 inches in reds, blues and browns. After many decades of toil the fisherman, jacketed and tied for his retirement, nonetheless has begun to resemble somewhat the aquatic beings that he exploited in his occupation. The sides are unpainted and the painting is signed and dated on the reverse. John Baker is a widely exhibited painter based in Boston and New York whose solo exhibitions have been favorably reviewed in the Boston Globe (his paintings demonstrate that the human figure as a source of fresh ideas still endures), Art New England (Baker’s collages raise a bunch of interesting issues) and American Art Collector (John Baker’s wonderful and worthy project). A native of New York City, Baker was a pupil of Donald Judd for two years. The sculptor’s constructivist method remains an influence on Baker’s collage process, but Baker’s artistic results are more sensual and emotional as he adds the elements of subtle color harmony and reliance on impulse. Baker is represented by Fountain Street Gallery in Boston, MA.
  • Creator:
    John Baker (1944, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Natick, MA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Baker_TheRetirementOfTheOldFisherman1stDibs: LU500311604592
More From This SellerView All
  • "Old Man Winter", acrylic, collage, tans, blue, greys, mixed media, painting
    By John Baker
    Located in Natick, MA
    John Baker’s “Old Man Winter” is a 16 x 12 inch acrylic painting on canvas with collage in tans and blue greys. The weather-beaten face of the wizened o...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

  • "Blind Surgeon", portrait, acrylic, collage, greys, mixed media painting
    By John Baker
    Located in Natick, MA
    John Baker’s “Blind Surgeon” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 inches by 18 inches in flesh tones and light greys. Unkempt, one eye closed and the other pressed by a m...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

  • "Lifelong Priorities of a Priest", acrylic, collage, mixed media painting
    By John Baker
    Located in Natick, MA
    John Baker’s “Lifelong Priorities of a Priest” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 inches by 16 inches in maroon, flesh tones and blacks. Bedecked with official awards from his superiors, but also wearing a bird badge...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

  • "The Collyer Brothers", contemporary, collage, portrait, mixed media painting
    By John Baker
    Located in Natick, MA
    John Baker’s “The Collyer Brothers” is an acrylic portrait painting on canvas with collage 20 x 20 inches in silver greys. Mad as hatters, crazy as bedbugs, and most of all oddly sym...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

  • "Tough Times", collage, portrait, mauves, cream, red, pink, mixed media painting
    By John Baker
    Located in Natick, MA
    John Baker’s “Tough Times” is an ink, acrylic, oil and collage portrait on canvas 16 x 12 inches in dark mauves and cream whites with red and pink accents. The artist addresses spiri...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Ink, Oil

  • "Cramming for the Exam", collage, portrait, blues, yellows, mixed media painting
    By John Baker
    Located in Natick, MA
    John Baker’s “Cramming for the Exam” is an acrylic portrait painting on canvas with collage 30 inches by 30 inches in dark blues and straw yellows. Although sparks of understanding f...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

You May Also Like
  • Untitled, Mixed Media Ink & Acrylic on Canvas by Indian Artist "In Stock"
    Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
    Naman Mahipal - Untitled Mixed Media Ink & Acrylic on Canvas, 48 x 36 inches, 2020 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Naman expresses his subjects and ...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

  • Untitled Mixed Media Ink & Acrylic on Canvas on Wood by Indian Artist "In Stock"
    Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
    Naman Mahipal - Untitled Mixed Media Ink & Acrylic on Canvas on Wood, 48 x 36 inches, 2020 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Naman expresses his subje...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

  • Dream On- Colourful, Playful Figurative City: Mixed Media on Canvas
    Located in London, GB
    Born in Persia Gohar Goddard was educated in France and the foothills of the Himalayas. She came to England in her teens, working for a variety of organisations including the British Council, Jaeger and the NHS. In mid career, she set up Ziggurat, an elegant shop in Kensington, specialising in luxury yarns, followed by the creation of her own design label, English Weather, specialising in cashmere knitwear and silk and cashmere scarves...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

  • House on the Hill - Colourful, Playful Figurative City: Mixed Media on Canvas
    Located in London, GB
    Born in Persia Gohar Goddard was educated in France and the foothills of the Himalayas. She came to England in her teens, working for a variety of organisations including the British Council, Jaeger and the NHS. In mid career, she set up Ziggurat, an elegant shop in Kensington, specialising in luxury yarns, followed by the creation of her own design label, English Weather, specialising in cashmere knitwear and silk and cashmere scarves...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

  • AB567 - Figurative, Urban City: Mixed Media on Canvas
    Located in London, GB
    Born in Persia Gohar Goddard was educated in France and the foothills of the Himalayas. She came to England in her teens, working for a variety of organisations including the British Council, Jaeger and the NHS. In mid career, she set up Ziggurat, an elegant shop in Kensington, specialising in luxury yarns, followed by the creation of her own design label, English Weather, specialising in cashmere knitwear and silk and cashmere scarves. Attracted to the ceramics of Lucie Roe, she then trained as a potter. Over the last twenty years she has devoted most of her time to painting and drawing, finding inspiration in the work of William Scott, Roger Hilton...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

  • "Current Cameo" Contemporary Mixed Media on Canvas Silhouette Framed Painting
    Located in Baltimore, MD
    "Current Cameo" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Christopher Peter, depicting an abstracted silhouette of a female figure. The artist's technique of layering paints, handmad...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Recently Viewed

View All