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Fanny Brennan
DAYTIME KEY Signed Lithograph, Mini Beachscape, Red Box, Sand, Sea, Blue Sky

1992

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DAYTIME KEY is a rarely seen, hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arches paper, 100% acid-free. DAYTIME KEY is an engaging miniature beachscape scene depicting a sandy shoreline, blue sky, and vibrant red locking chest box with a giant vintage key resting horizontally across the top. It appears to be a "perfect day" with clear blue skies and calm sea in the background, yet strangely the giant key does not look to be a match for the lock visible on front of the bright red box! Print size - 6 x 7 in. unframed, excellent condition, hand-signed and numbered in pencil by Fanny Brennan Image size - 2 x 2.5 in. Edition size - 250 Year published - 1992 Printed at JK FIne Art Editions Co. NJ About the artist- Fanny Myers Brennan (1921–July 22, 2001) was a French-American surrealist artist and painter. Brennan was born in Paris, educated in the United States and Europe and enrolled in an art school in France in 1938. When World War II began, Brennan went to New York. In 1941 the Wakefield Bookshop gallery run by Betty Parsons included her in two shows. She also worked for Harper's Bazaar and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.In 1944, the Office of War Information hired her to work in Europe. Brennan's paintings are typically in miniature format and frequently combine domestic objects such as buttons with landscapes.
  • Creator:
    Fanny Brennan (1921 - 2001, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1992
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Mint condition, unframed, pencil signed and numbered by Fanny Brennan, from the master printers private collection.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU832314230102

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