19th, 20th & 21st Century Fine Prints
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Exhibitions
June 1st through August 3rd:
Witness: Women Artists Depict Women
at the Annex Galleries
We will be exhibiting a selection of images of women by women artists from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, featuring both established and unknown artists. This exhibition will highlight how women see and portray one another without the burden of the "male gaze," in original fine prints, drawings, paintings, and photography.
Thirty states and two U.S. territories have a total of sixty-three National Parks. Yellowstone National Park is the oldest having been granted national park status by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. Next came Sequoia National Park in 1890, Yosemite National Park in 1890, Mount Rainier National Park in 1899, and Crater Lake National Park in 1902. We are fortunate that leaders of vision saw the need to protect these magnificent landscapes from the destructive forces of man's greed. Artists were responsible in part in spreading the word about these remarkable sights to the venturing public. James David Smillie painted in Yosemite in 1871 and he wrote the Yosemite section of Picturesque America based upon his journal entries and he illustrated the article with engravings after his drawings and paintings. Picturesque America, published in 1872, whetted the appetite of Easterners for adventure and began the tourist industry. With summer travel approaching, we thought it would be appropriate to feature artists' renditions of many of our National Parks.
The Annex Galleries has been the sole representative for the Gustave Baumann Estate and now the Ann Baumann Trust for the past 45 years. This is an on-line exhibition of the Baumann works in our inventory, including woodcuts, oil paintings, and sculpture. It will change as works are acquired and sold. If they are on the website with price, they are available. Click on the "Intro" link to learn more about this exhibition.
The Annex Galleries has acquired a broad selection of single impressions of Max Pollak's prints and drawings, including his early work from throughout Europe, the Holy Land, the United States, Latin America as well as many of his large portraits of dancers and noted personages. We are currently in the process of cataloging them and have added them to our website, often without prices. If any of these images interest you further please contact the Annex Galleries at artannex@aol.com. If you have further information about the print or the subject we would love to talk with you. Our ultimate aim is an on-line catalogue raisonné of Pollak's prints.
The Print of the Day!!
The Print of the Day!! is a curated daily online exhibition detailing a different print, chosen by the Annex for its interesting backstory. It began as an emailed daily blog, and we’ve since expanded the exhibition to our Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Additionally, all the works are compiled here, in alphabetical order, for your perusal. Go to Intro to learn more about the exhibition and how to sign up for the daily blog, or simply head straight over to View!
This on-line exhibition combines two projects from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) era in Northern California. The first are prints from the California WPA, which was part of the Federal Arts Project (FAP), and the second are prints that were published by the San Francisco Chronicle in 1940. Click on the 'Intro' link to learn more about these remarkable time capsules of American history.
An on-line exhibition of portraits from our active inventory. This on-going exhibition features portraits of all kinds - photographic to abstract and in all media, but mostly works on paper.This exhibition will change as our inventory changes and should always be up to date.