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John Baker
"The Two Dummies", Surrealist, Brown, Tan, Grey, Mixed Media, Acrylic Painting

2023

$2,900
£2,190.25
€2,564.28
CA$4,120.07
A$4,191.64
CHF 2,402.23
MX$50,469.98
NOK 28,077.63
SEK 28,200.86
DKK 19,170.31

About the Item

John Baker’s “The Two Dummies” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 32 x 24 x 1.5 inches wide in browns, tans and greys with red and yellow accents. The wooden neck lever of the ventriloquist suggests that he is in reality the dummy of the young boy; and yet, impossibly, both seem to be the dummies of one another! Regardless, the brightness of the props on the prop table and of the diamond ring serve to distract from what would be the otherwise telltale mouth movements of both figures, and this is, of course, a frequent strategy in many ventriloquist performances. The painting is unframed and is signed and dated on the reverse. John Baker is a widely exhibited painter based in Boston and New York whose solo exhibitions have been favorably reviewed in the Boston Globe (his paintings demonstrate that the human figure as a source of fresh ideas still endures), Art New England (Baker’s collages raise a bunch of interesting issues) and American Art Collector (John Baker’s wonderful and worthy project). A native of New York City, Baker was a pupil of Donald Judd for two years. The sculptor’s constructivist method remains an influence on Baker’s collage process, but Baker’s artistic results are more sensual and emotional as he adds the elements of subtle color harmony and reliance on impulse. Baker is represented by Fountain Street Gallery based in Boston, MA.
  • Creator:
    John Baker (1944, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Franklin, MA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Baker_The Two Dummies1stDibs: LU500313264372

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