Artwork on view at Montecito gallery

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Jim Dine was an American Pop artist whose work meditated on objects with childlike appeal to find a universal and nostalgic language. Dine’s robes are among the most recognizable images to have emerged from his long and illustrious career. They were first shown at Sidney Janis gallery in the fall of 1964 – this is one such example. Double Silver Point Robes is a large-scale mixed media assemblage. The work is executed in silverpoint – a technique that utilizes a piece of silver as a drawing instrument over a specially prepared ground by which it oxidizes over a period of months to create a warm brown tone. The two joined canvases feature blocks of wood in place of where the heads should be and a hanging wood element that moves in response to air currents.
JIM DINE
Double Silver Point Robes
1964
53 1/2 x 96 in.
silverpoint and acrylic on 2 joined canvases, wood, knife, and string in artist's frame
Guenther Uecker and his avant-garde contemporaries experimented with monochromatic color, light, materiality, and repetition. For Uecker, this experimentation manifested in his noteworthy nail-covered canvases. The 1984 piece, Poesie der Destruktion – Poetry of Destruction – presents a tumultuous arrangement on a neat square background. The swarming bed of nails evokes a forceful action with violent connotations. Black and orange swaths of oil paint undulate on the rough surface beneath the exterior of hammered and bent metal. The composition suggests wreckage, yet it lives in the context of artistic creativity, urging the viewer to observe the coexistence of creative and destructive forces.
GUENTHER UECKER
Poesie der Destruktion
1984
24 x 24 x 5 1/2 in.
mixed media on canvas
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE - World on its Hind Legs - metal and wood - 64 x 26 x 30 in.
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE
World on its Hind Legs
2010
64 x 26 x 30 in.
metal and wood
Peaks of St. Gervais is one of the artist’s classic landscapes, with his distinctive swift brushstroke and charming town and structures — half of which he rendered in the shade — dwarfed by the snow-capped mountain. In most of his paintings, Payne used structures and figures not as subject, but to communicate the dramatic scale of mountain landscape. Drawn to the mountains of Europe, Payne trekked and painted the Swiss Alps, the colorful harbors of Brittany and France, and the sailing vessels in Italy.
EDGAR ALWIN PAYNE
Peaks of St. Gervais
c. 1945
28 x 34 in.
oil on canvas
Spring, an unusually large-scale oil painting by William Wendt, depicts a huge expanse of blue, almost cloudless California sky over a wide, flat plain of verdant grass. The only other adornments to this landscape are stands of tall, thin trees that, in the forefront, seem to tower over the far distant snow-capped mountaintop. Wendt’s Impressionist style is evident in the detailed brushwork that makes up the sky. Using short dashes of blue upon blue, Wendt builds the varying color from dark at the top to lighter blue as it nears the mountain on the horizon. Looking closely, the sky almost appears to be a mosaic, but from further back, the colors and strokes blend seamlessly to create its soft, pastel look.
WILLIAM WENDT
Spring
1916
40 x 50 in.
oil on canvas
This is the Portrait of Hedda Nova, painted by Joseph Kleitsch. The film industry provided plenty of commissions for Kleitsch, as he was contracted with the prominent LA dealer Earl Stendahl as an in-house portraitist at the time. Hedda was born Hedda Puscewski in Soviet Russia, what is now Ukraine. She became a silent film star, though she never transitioned into talking films due to her thick Russian accent. During the height of her acting career, she was still working hard on learning to speak English. She was married to American actor and director Paul Hurst from 1919 to 1953 when, sadly, he committed suicide after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. This portrait depicts Hedda in a lovely black and gold gown with gossamer sleeves. As a silent film actress, trained to emote without words, it is easy to imagine that her expressive eyes and dramatic hand at her chest are telling the viewer a story.
JOSEPH KLEITSCH
Portrait of Hedda Nova
c. 1920
34 x 23 in.
oil on canvas
HASSEL SMITH - Untitled - acrylic on canvas - 84 x 108 1/4 in.
HASSEL SMITH
Untitled
1987
84 x 108 1/4 in.
acrylic on canvas
GEORGE GARDNER SYMONS - White River Bank - oil on canvas - 25 1/4 x 30 in.
GEORGE GARDNER SYMONS
White River Bank
25 1/4 x 30 in.
oil on canvas
In this portrait by Joseph Kleitsch, the sitter is unknown, the painting titled only Woman in Pink. She is wearing a pink dress with white lace sleeves trailing down and into in her lap. She is holding a bit of the lace in her hands, almost absent-mindedly as she tilts her head toward the painter and gives him a small, amused smile. Her hair is swept into a modest updo, and the pink flushing her cheeks echoes the pink of her dress. Kleitsch’s technique in rendering the lace is fascinating, as he seems to have only fully painted the pattern of the lace and the rest is made up of a few light and minimal strokes of the brush, lending it a sheer quality.
JOSEPH KLEITSCH
Woman in Pink
c. 1915-1920
40 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.
oil on canvas
DONALD SULTAN - Yellow Tulip #18 - oil and tar on paper - 20 x 20 in.
DONALD SULTAN
Yellow Tulip #18
1980
20 x 20 in.
oil and tar on paper
FELIPE CASTANEDA - Mujer Hincada - Black Onyx - 15 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 9 in
FELIPE CASTANEDA
Mujer Hincada
1983
15 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 9 in
Black Onyx
FELIPE CASTANEDA - Mujer Desnuda - marble - 18 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 11 in.
FELIPE CASTANEDA
Mujer Desnuda
1985
18 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 11 in.
marble
FELIPE CASTANEDA - Pensando - Marble - 11 1/2 x 7 x 7 in.
FELIPE CASTANEDA
Pensando
1986
11 1/2 x 7 x 7 in.
Marble
META GEHRING CRESSEY - Segovia Girl in Fiesta Costume, La Montera - oil on canvas - 24 x 20 in.
META GEHRING CRESSEY
Segovia Girl in Fiesta Costume, La Montera
24 x 20 in.
oil on canvas
FELIPE CASTANEDA - Provinciana - white carrera marble - 20 7/8 x 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.
FELIPE CASTANEDA
Provinciana
1990
20 7/8 x 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.
white carrera marble
LARRY BELL - Small Mirage Study #320 - vapor drawing on canvas - 30 x 30 in.
LARRY BELL
Small Mirage Study #320
1992
30 x 30 in.
vapor drawing on canvas
LARRY BELL - Small Mirage Study #398 - vapor drawing on canvas - 30 x 30 in.
LARRY BELL
Small Mirage Study #398
1992
30 x 30 in.
vapor drawing on canvas
FELIPE CASTANEDA - Mujer en Reposo - bronze - 14 x 9 x 15 3/4 in.
FELIPE CASTANEDA
Mujer en Reposo
1983
14 x 9 x 15 3/4 in.
bronze
FELIPE CASTANEDA - Mujer Peinandose - Bronze - 16 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 11 in.
FELIPE CASTANEDA
Mujer Peinandose
1983
16 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 11 in.
Bronze
GENEVE RIXFORD SARGEANT - Gypsy Woman - oil on canvas - 24 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.
GENEVE RIXFORD SARGEANT
Gypsy Woman
24 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.
oil on canvas
PENELOPE GOTTLIEB - Cattleya schilleriana (EW) - acrylic over aluminum - 24 x 20 in.
PENELOPE GOTTLIEB
Cattleya schilleriana (EW)
2017
24 x 20 in.
acrylic over aluminum
PENELOPE GOTTLIEB - Cypripedium anethinum (VU) - acrylic over aluminum - 24 x 20 in.
PENELOPE GOTTLIEB
Cypripedium anethinum (VU)
2017
24 x 20 in.
acrylic over aluminum
ANN DIENER - Small Expanse #3 - graphite, colored pencil, gouache, ink, and cut paper on paper - 22 1/2 x 30 in.
ANN DIENER
Small Expanse #3
2019
22 1/2 x 30 in.
graphite, colored pencil, gouache, ink, and cut paper on paper
ANN DIENER - Small Expanse #2 - graphite, colored pencil, gouache, ink, and cut paper on paper - 22 1/2 x 30 in.
ANN DIENER
Small Expanse #2
2019
22 1/2 x 30 in.
graphite, colored pencil, gouache, ink, and cut paper on paper