Crocker Art Museum
Timed Auction

Silent Auction 2023

Wed, May 10, 2023 04:00PM EDT - Sun, Jun 4, 2023 04:00PM EDT
Lot 309

GINA WERFEL, Carnival

Estimate: $1,620 - $1,980

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Gina Werfel
Carnival
2018
Acrylic and mixed media on paper (framed)
29 x 23 in.
Fair market value: $1800

While many artists have turned to representation to embody life in 2023, Werfel uses abstraction with disjunctive marks and colors to convey the cacophony of political/cultural currents that surround her. In her paintings, clearly defined lines and stencils exist in tension with naturalistic gestures, which fade in and out of focus like distant memories in an ambiguous space. Recent solo exhibitions include the American University of Paris, France and Prince Street Gallery in New York City. Artist residencies include the American Academy in Rome, the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in Italy, the Djerassi Foundation, and Yosemite National Park. Werfel received her MFA from Columbia University, with additional study at the New York Studio School and a BA from Hamilton College. She is Professor of Art Emerita at University of California Davis.


Overall Dimensions
Height: 29.00
Width: 23.00

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The Crocker Art Museum Association is a tax­ exempt, nonprofit organization as described in section 501 {c)3 of the IRS Code. Our tax identification number is 94-2552486.
Thank you for supporting the Crocker!