Frankfurt

Item

Title
Frankfurt
Creator
Royal Nebeker
Artist ID
188
Date of Work
1987
Description
Mixed media collage made of monoprint. stamps, and found tickets. Two figures--green on the left with an X, and yellow on the right with their arms up.
Category of Media
Painting/drawing/mixed media on paper
Media
monoprint with collage
Accession Number
2013.005
Location
0449a - flat file 3
Date Acquired
2013
Acquisition Method
Donation, unrestricted
Dimensions of Work
29.75" x 41.5"
Donor or Seller
Francine Seders Gallery
Donor ID
189
Condition Statement
12/2022: Good condition. No issues noted at this time.
Artist Bio
During his 50-year career, internationally recognized Pacific Northwest artist Royal Nebeker (1945–2014) exhibited throughout the United States, and in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, and Germany. Nebeker’s paintings and monotypes are dreamlike, with a focus on power and relationships between individuals. His work is noted for highly autobiographical, narrative imagery that often centers on identity, and the power of dream and memory.
Source: https://www.harrisharveygallery.com/royal-nebeker
Abstract
Many of Nebeker's collage-paintings combine rough brushwork and drip with collage elements, written phrases and notations. Nebeker is one of a handful of contemporary artists who seem to have found just the right way to marry expressive imagery with snippets of language that function both as "notes" and graphic elements. One of Nebeker's common practices is to leave some horizontal space near the lower edge of the canvas as a place where these kinds of images and notes can accumulate. Working this way allows him to combine the high traditions of painting with pop culture materials, and to make his images both emotionally and intellectually rich.
Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/royal-nebeker_b_3611890