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Fanny Brennan
Basted Waves

1992

About the Item

Basted Waves is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 2 x 3 inches, initialed 'FMB' lower right and annotated lower left, framed in a contemporary silver and dark gray frame. Numbered 90/250 from the edition of 300 (there were also 50 APs). In Brennan's surreal world, a needle stitches waves to the shoreline. Calvin Tomkins wrote of her art that 'her paintings take us, charmed and astonished, to a perfectly real, perfectly realized world turned topsy-turvy by her wit and imagination.' Fanny Brennan’s innovative approach to painting is immediately clear in the small size of her work, which never exceeds a few inches square. Her surreal images, rendered in meticulous detail, mingle realism with fantasy as she poses familiar objects in unexpected surroundings. She paints what she likes - sky, seashells, ribbons, rooms, waterfalls, books, pencils, small household objects. In the process, they become exactly what they are, and a good deal more besides.
  • Creator:
    Fanny Brennan (1921 - 2001, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1992
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, no prior ownership.
  • Gallery Location:
    Greenwich, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 2421stDibs: LU2664213545872

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