Joe Brainard, Eucalyptus Leaves/Bolinas, 1971

Joe Brainard

Eucalyptus Leaves/Bolinas, 1971

Collage on thin board (with original labels from Fischbach Gallery, The Denver Art Museum and University Art Museum (University of Texas)

Pencil signed 'Brainard', titled and dated at bottom front; back bears original labels from Fischbach, University Art Museum, Denver Museum

Frame included

This work by the renowned New York School abstract artist, poet, intellectual and cult hero Joe Brainard was exhibited at The Denver Art Museum, "The Reality of Illusion", July 13 - August 26, 1979, and also bears the original labels from the University of Texas Art Museum (where it was presumably also exhibited) and New York's Fischbach Gallery.

Framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plexiglass.
Measurements:
Frame:
24.25 x 20 x 1.25 inches
Artwork:
17.5 x 13.25 inches

Provenance: Fischbach Gallery, New York

Exhibited:
University Art Museum, University of Texas Exhibition Program,
Denver Art Museum, "The Reality of Illusion" July 13-August 26, 1979

About Joe Brainard:
Joe Brainard (March 11, 1942 – May 25, 1994) was an American artist and writer associated with the New York School. His prodigious and innovative body of work included assemblages, collages, drawing, and painting, as well as designs for book and album covers, theatrical sets and costumes. In particular, Brainard broke new ground in using comics as a poetic medium in his collaborations with other New York School poets. He is best known for his memoir I Remember, of which Paul Auster said: "It is ... one of the few totally original books I have ever read."