BRIDGET HANAFAN: THE RETROSPECTIVE

(exhibition & sale)

 

VALENTINES (PRICES VARY)

 

1. 1979:  cardboard and pencil (5'' × 3'')

2. 1980:  metal (key) and paper (2'' × 1'')

3. 1981:  chalk on paper (9'' × 4'')

4. 1982:  tinfoil and card (4'' × 4'')

5. 1983:  paper and ink (3'' × 4'')

6. 1984:  wood (clothes peg) (4'' × ½'')

7. 1985:  paper and ink (5'' × 4'')

8. 1986:  paper packet containing botanical specimen (seeds) (3'' × 2'')

9. 1987:  fabric and safety pin (6'' × 5'')

10. 1988:  breakfast cereal (Cheerios), flour glue, paper (approx. 30½'' units; 2'' × 8'')

11. 1989:  paper and tinsel (7'' × 5'')

12. 1990:  dried flowers (daisies) and paper (approx. 5, 2'' diameter; 3'' × 3'')

13. 1991:  (no trace)

14. 1992:  (no trace)

15. 1993:  (no trace)

16. 1994:  watercolor on paper (4'' × 2½'')

17. 1995:  cellophane packet containing spice (ground cumin) (2'' × 3'')

18. 1996:  metal (bottle top) (1'' diameter)

19. 1997:  paper and ink (bus ticket) (2'' × 1½'')

20. 1998:  plastic roundel (sink plug) (2¾'' diameter)

21. 1999:  sheep’s wool (carded), button, ink, and card (1 oz.; 1'' diameter; 2'' × 2'')

22. 2000:  paper, Saran Wrap, and pencil (4'' × 3'')

23. 2001:  color Xerox (A4)

24. 2002:  candy (jelly beans), paper and ink (approx. 6; 3'' × 4'')

25. 2003:  breadcrumbs, cardboard, and acrylic (approx. 1 tsp.; 7'' × 6'')

26. 2004:  papier mâché (heart shape) (3'' × 4½'')

27. 2005:  paper collage (including recipe card) (6'' × 7'')

28. 2006:  frottage on paper, crayon (3'' × 6'')

29. 2007:  metal (chicken wire) and paper, pencil marks (4'' × 4'')

30. 2008:  cotton (name tag) (1'' × ½'')

31. 2009:  paper and ink, wax (vampire teeth) (2'' × 3''; 2½'' diameter)

32. 2010:  plastic medallion (4'' diameter)

33. 2011:  paper and ink, and tea bag (3'' × 4''; 2½'' × 2½'')

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WORKS IN CLAY (PRICES VARY)

 

1. 1994:  Mojave Desert footsteps—series of 24 fired clay disks. From Hanafan’s first solo show (approx. 19'' diameter)

2. circa 2011:  9 maquettes for sculptures in stone

 

(approx. 12'' × 16½''; 17'' × 37''; 62'' × 18''; 25½'' × 23''; 36'' × 19''; 23'' × 8''; 2'' × 5½''; 4¾'' × 8''; 9'' × 10'')

 

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WORKS IN CARDBOARD (DATES UNKNOWN; PRICES VARY)

 

1. Three-dimensional human torso—interlocking grid form

 (19'' × 60'' × 10½'')

2. Reconstruction of children’s playpen—cardboard and poster paint (52'' × 46'' × 34'')

3. Large bas-relief triptych with acrylic—still life (72¾'' × 140'' × 4'')

4. Self-portrait: three-dimensional face—grid form

 (approx. 10'' diameter × 6¼'')

 

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WORKS ON PAPER (DATES UNKNOWN; PRICES VARY)

 

1. Still Life with Cat—oil pastel (8'' × 12'')

2. Cat and Indian Bedspread—oil pastel (8'' × 12'')

3. Fern and Bottle—watercolor (8'' × 12'')

4. People Pile—ink (13'' × 11'')

5. ditto (18'' × 12'')

6. ditto (14'' × 10'')

7. ditto (13'' × 10'')

8. ditto (12'' × 10'')

9. ditto (9'' × 6''—vertical).

10. Personal Space—ink (7'' × 5'')

11. Odalisque (after Matisse)—watercolor (10'' × 12'')

12. ditto

13. ditto

14. ditto

15. ditto

16. Hunter—Mr. Marriage—oil bar (8'' × 10¼'')

17. Drawing for sculpture—charcoal (10'' × 12'')

18. ditto

19. ditto

20. ditto

21. ditto

22. ditto

23. ditto

24. ditto

25. ditto

26. ditto

27. ditto

28. ditto

29. Monster Eye—ink (6'' × 8'')

30. Self-portrait—oil pastel (9'' × 10'')

 

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INSTALLATION

 

1997:  Primordial Egg—ready-made and found materials, white emulsion paint, string, metal pulleys (264'' × 349'' × 349'')

 

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COZINESS SCULPTURES (A SELECTION)

 

1. 2001: Creaky Boat in Maine—found materials: wooden boat remnants, card, stones, artificial foliage, lighting effects, audio element (approx. 98'' × 66'' × 53'')

2. 2002: Twilight Snow—wooden window-frame, oil paint on canvas, lighting effects, audio element (48'' × 30'' × 6'')

3. 2003: Paris café—found materials: round metal table and chair, china ashtray, small glass tumbler, audio element (28¾'' diameter; 14'' diameter; × 38'')

4. 2004: Fall Rain—wooden window-frame, painted backdrop (acrylic), audio element. (50'' × 34'' × 9'')

5. 2005: Infant Coziness—found materials: conglomeration of knitwear (baby garments), child’s building blocks, buttons, plastic toys, wooden spoon, cardboard box (approx. 27'' × 29'' × 20'')

6. 2005: Period Coziness—found materials: antique candlestick, clock, inkwell, footstool, doily, teacup and saucer, stuffed cat, chaise longue, paisley shawl, frayed carpet (approx. 86'' × 49'' × 36'')

7. 2005: Vacation Coziness—Sand pile, artificial sedge grass, stones, shells, towel, wine bottle, two wine glasses, lighting effects, audio element (240'' × 230'' × 17'')

8. 2007: Log Cabin in Wisconsin—found materials: eiderdown quilt, feather mattress and pillows, camp bed, partial banister or balcony, lighting effects, audio element (40'' × 48'' × 67'')

9. 2009: Spring—found materials: wood planks suggesting porch, banister portion, rocking chair and cushion, lighting effects, audio element (120'' × 65'' × 60'')

10. 2010: Fireside—found materials: table, lamp, chair, book (by Dickens), sherry glass, lace tablecloth, mantelpiece (with imitation fire in fireplace), lighting effects (67'' × 72'' × 59'')

11. 2011: Mom’s Bed—some found materials: cotton stuffing, woolen bedspread, pillows, oversize wooden bed frame, audio element (96½'' × 89½'' × 60½'')

 

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WORKS IN STONE (PRICES VARY)

 

1. 2011:  Bradbridge’s Widow, Wilson’s Wife—plaster reproduction of the original two figures carved in white sandstone

 (46¾'' × 11'' × 5''; ditto) (originals not available)

2. 2011:  Five untitled works in sandstone (48'' × 18'' × 12''; 6'' × 5'' × 5''; 39'' × 9'' × 5''; 66'' × 48'' × 17''; 2'' × 2'' × 4'')

 

All proceeds, minus commission, go to the Bee Hanafan Foundation, which helps women artists by offering them loans and other forms of support.