Collecting
I started to collect art in a serious way about 30 years ago. It began as a mix of vintage photography and contemporary art by artists that I knew and interacted with. I was immediately drawn to surrealism and all of it's various iterations up to present time. I never really felt a constraint as to what I could define as "surreal" for myself. As it turns out, it is a pretty open and maleable concept. Below is a selection of some works that have recently entered my collection.
Aneta Bartos, Family Portrait #14, 2016, C-print, 30 x 30 inches, edition of 5
Rebecca Reeve, Marjorie's World #15, 2013, C-print, 30 x 30 inches, edition of 10
Mickalene Thomas, Liz and Chair with Zebra, 2015, C-print, 48 x 48 inches, edition of 5
image courtesy of Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago
Ralph Burns, How Great Thou Art #7, 1980, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches, edition of 15
Jean Moral, Julliette, 1927, vintage gelatin silver print, 9 x 6.25 inches
Maurice Tabard, Montage(Nu), 1929, vintage gelatin silver print, 9 x 7 inches
Shadi Ghadirian, Qajar (Mountain Bike), 1998/2017, digital pigment print, 16 x 12 inches
Tania Franco Klein, Toaster, Self Portrait, 2017, Archival pigment print on w/c paper, 40 x 60 inches
Dora Maar, Gamin aux Chaussures Dépareillés, 1933, vintage gelatin silver print, 11 x 11 inches
Patricia Voulgaris, Untitled (flames in front of eyes), 2022, digital print on rag ultra smooth paper
Lee Miller, Carousel Cows, 1930, vintage gelatin silver print
Artist Unknown, Woman with Doll, ca. 1930’s, vintage gelatin silver print