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.