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Richard Gibbons
This Can't Be! - Woman in a Blue Dress Expressing Shock, Original Oil, Framed

2024

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This painting is part of a series of portraits by Richard Gibbons in which the subject displays shock, dismay, anger or ambivalence in response to an unknown outside event. The portraits are painted in a retro-style harkening back to the 1950's. Hairstyles and clothing capture a buttoned-up bygone era. The soft palette and nondescript background push focus on the emotive quality of the portrait. This piece is framed in an ornate wooden frame measuring 22.25h x 18.25w x 1d inches. Richard Gibbons This Can't Be! oil on panel 16h x 12w x 0.50d in 40.64h x 30.48w x 1.27d cm RAG105 Richard Gibbons Born in Toledo, OH 1972–1973 American Academy in Rome Archaeological Study Grant 1973 B.S. in Architecture, University of Notre Dame Exhibitions 2018 "Wrap It Up", Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 "Wrap It Up", Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2004 "The Figure in American Art," Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, NY (One Person) 2003 "Heads+Bodies," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago (One Person) 2002 "Paintings," DNFA Gallery, Pasadena, CA 2002 "NUS," Galerie Beckel Odille Boicos, Paris, France 2001 Roy Boyd Gallery (One Person) 2000 "Bodyscapes," Roy Boyd Gallery (One Person) 1998 "Around The Coyote," (One Person) 1994 "Chicago Villa Exhibition," The Chicago Athenaeum 1993 "New Chicago Furniture," The Chicago Athenaeum 1992 "Real Furniture/Fake Furniture," The Chicago Athenaeum 1987 "The Chicago Crafts Movement," M&M Club, Topeka Kansas and Merchandise Mart, Chicago 1987 "Compact/Portable Design: New Interior Objects by 16 East Coast Artists," Gallery 91, NY 1986 "Art - Research," Skokie Public Library, Skokie, IL 1986 "Architectural Images in Art," Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1985 "Form/Function," Chicago Artists and Architects/Contemporary Structures, Columbia College Art Gallery, Chicago 1984 "Eroded Furniture," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago (One Person)
  • Creator:
    Richard Gibbons (1950, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2024
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: RAG1051stDibs: LU554314883862

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