Daniel Brennan Art
American, 1929-1989
Brennan’s paintings are known for having an almost child-like quality to them – characterized by bright vivid colors paired with whimsical figurative representation of everyday life. Though, Brennan had several exhibitions of paintings at the Lawrence Gallery in Kansas City, his work was also exhibited at the Jewish Community Center and in Texas, California, New York and Mexico.(Biography provided by Cerbera Gallery)
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Artist: Daniel Brennan
Partial Nude with Hat
By Daniel Brennan
Located in Kansas City, MO
Daniel Brennan
Title: Partial Nude with Hat
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 1969
Size: 51 x 31.75 inches
Framed in a simple wooden frame (52 x 32.25 x 1 inc...
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1960s Modern Daniel Brennan Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Girl in White
By Daniel Brennan
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Daniel Brennan
Title: Girl in White
Materials : Oil on Canvas
Date : 1960's
Dimensions : 46 1/2 x 32 in.
COA provided
In the late 1960's, Danie...
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1960s Expressionist Daniel Brennan Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Pitcher and Apples
By Daniel Brennan
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Daniel Brennan
Title: Pitcher and Apples
Materials : Oil on Canvas
Date : 1960's
Dimensions : 37 x 37 in.
In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan h...
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1960s Art Nouveau Daniel Brennan Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Chess
By Daniel Brennan
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: Still Life with Chess
Materials : Oil on Canvas
Date : 1960's
Dimensions : 42 1/2 x 31 in.
In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job loading boxcars for Railway Express. During nights, he would go to a coffee house (Lawrence Gallery and Coffee House, at 43rd and Main St., KCMO), to sit and draw before heading home to paint. The gallery owners, Anne and Sidney Lawrence...
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1960s Expressionist Daniel Brennan Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil
Homage to Mirandi, Hamada Cups
By Daniel Brennan
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: Homage to Mirandi, Hamada Cups
Materials : Oil on Canvas
Date : 1960's
Dimensions : 32 x 47 in.
In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job...
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1960s Expressionist Daniel Brennan Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil
Portrait with Cigarette
By Daniel Brennan
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: Portrait with Cigarette
Materials : Oil on Canvas
Date : 1960's
Dimensions : 46 1/2 x 32 in.
COA provided
In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job loading boxcars for Railway Express. During nights, he would go to a coffee house (Lawrence Gallery and Coffee House, at 43rd and Main St., KCMO), to sit and draw before heading home to paint. The gallery owners, Anne and Sidney Lawrence...
Category
1960s American Modern Daniel Brennan Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Woman in a White Blouse
By Daniel Brennan
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Woman in a White Blosue
Materials : Oil on Canvas
Date : 1960s
Dimensions : 29 1/2 x 23 in.
In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job lo...
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1960s American Modern Daniel Brennan Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil
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