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      Anne Granick

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      Anne Granick (1911-2006)

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      • Anne Granick was born in Pittsburgh. She came to New York City in her early twenties in hopes of finding work as a modern dancer. She was accepted into the Martha Graham Company and danced with the Company for a number of years. However, in 1939, she tore a muscle in her leg and was unable to dance. An artistic person by birth, she borrowed an easel, brushes and oil paints and began painting without any formal training. She taught herself techniques that she wanted to use in her work by studying the artwork of masters who she admired. At the time, she and her husband, Arthur, were friendly with many artists including Mark Rothko, Milton Avery, David Burliuk, Jennings Tofel and Adolph Gotlieb, who occasionally came to the house. They liked her work and encouraged her to continue.

        Anne has two bodies of work, which are quite different. Her pastels, caseins and watercolors were painted while looking at nature. She loved the ocean and whenever she traveled, she would get up early and paint so that she could capture the changing cloud formations and the special light and colors of a sunrise. Most of the ocean scenes were painted in Bar Harbor, Maine, Malibu, California and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The woods also gave her great pleasure. Her caseins show the starkness of the woods in winter, the lush Eastern woods in summer and the colors of fall.

        Anne's oil paintings are often of figures, some existing in this world, and some imaginary. She rarely worked from drawings, but rather her paintings emerged as she built form from color. Her figures often use the movements and forms of dance as a media of expression rather than aiming for realism. Her style of painting evolved through different periods during her 57 years of painting as did her subjects. Driven by her excitement after the first man walked on the moon, she did a series of paintings related to the moon and space aliens. There are also paintings that came from her contact with other cultures.

        Anne Granick in Her Own Words:

        ”Form is a basic element in all types of artistic expression. Form was a part of my life from my first piano lesson at the age of six or so and even more so in my study of dance and choreography.

        Color was important in my painting from the beginning. Used as color patterns and as a part of the larger form, sometimes used to create distance, it was a valuable expressive element.

        Construction was used in different ways. In "Another Part of the Forest" 1970 it is used to separate the area from the rest of the world; in "Labyrinth" it is used more simply.

        As I developed I used brush strokes in various ways: in "Couple" 1974; in "Meditation" 1977 there are small strokes of color building forms and invigorating the painting throughout. In "Headland" 1975 these strokes are used carefully to a point of crystal clarity that brings a fine light to the canvas; in "Sun and Moon" 1974 the short strokes contribute to the atmosphere of twilight as well as lend play to the forms.

        Toward the later years of painting I became interested in the use of white. In "Birth" 1981 white is emphatic and is a driving force throughout the canvas. In "On the Beach" 1984 the white gives a fresh, lively feeling of beach atmosphere, of gulls, waves and of liveliness of the water. In "Still Center 1985 white is used as energy and in an important element in the painting. In "Passage 2" the use of white is more discreet but nevertheless in an expressive element in the painting. In "Winter" 1996 the white as an expanse of snow is naturally white but also as color it is expressive in the painting.

        For a long period we went to Bar Harbor, Maine at least once a year. I always sketched the rocks and the sea. I painted a number of works with these studies in mind: "Sea Cave" 1980; "Main Rocks" 1984; "Denizens of the Rocks" 1985; "Sea and Rocks" 1985; "Rocky Shore" 1993.

        As I look over the titles of my paintings I see that I frequently made a number over a period which adhered to an idea. For instance: "Passage" 1985, a youth passing through life, "Passage" 1987, passage of a bird to another climate, "Passage" 1987, passage into death. In another group: "Prophet 1" 1990, a woman with a scroll, "Prophet 2", a nude woman at the side of a fiver, "Prophet 3" another woman prophet. Then there are the moon paintings: "Moon" 1981; "Moon Fancy" 1976; "Sun and Moon" 1974; "Moonlight" 1964; "Other Side of the Moon" 1980.

        There are also paintings that seem to be from different cultures: "Witches and Shaman"; "Royal Couple" 1965; "Mithuna" 1970; "Mithuna" 1971; "Mithuna" 1950; also "Prometheus" 1960 and "Young Apollo". Later there are Space paintings: "Space Hero" and "Journey into Space".

        At times my travels engendered a strong reaction and I painted something relevant. "Presences" 1980 after a visit to Mayan structures in Mexico. I painted modern figures super imposed or emerging from ancient Mayan images. "Conclave Route 12", a painting of a large sculpture along the road in Utah and "Fjord, Newfoundland" were also in this category.

        All the time I was working with oil paints under the signature AMG, I was doing mostly pastels but also caseins, watercolors, ink and a few crayons signed, A Marcus G. Unlike the oils which were painted without preliminary drawing or design and completely from imagination the other media works were done while looking at nature, an entirely different, immensely enjoyable activity. Many were done while in beautiful areas in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Malibu, California or other places that I frequented. These were done without reference to my oil paintings.

        I would often get up before dawn to catch the unusual and constantly changing cloud formations and the special light over the ocean particularly in Puerto Rico. Many of these works are loosely painted, some just a scrap of sky and water, nevertheless expansive. Others, in spite of the haste with which they must be achieved, are more studies and are some of my finest pastels.

        Techniques in watercolor vary. In some the paint is laid down as a wash, in others they are done with the tip of the brush in filigree or as a drawing.

        The bulk of the paper work consists of landscapes and seascapes. There are occasional flower studies, rarely some buildings: in Assisi, Italy, in Venice, in Quebec, Canada and in New York as seen from my window in Weehawken, New Jersey. There is a pad of pastel portraits using myself as a model but not meant to be self-portraits. Flamingos and black swans unwittingly posed for me in a pond at the back of the hotel.”
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      <i>Head</i><br>Oil on Canvas, 1975<br><br>#15486
      Head
      Oil on Canvas, 1975

      #15486
      Anne Granick Sold $295
      Sold
      <i>Ocean with Birds</i> <br>Mid Century Pastel <br><br>#55041
      Ocean with Birds
      Mid Century Pastel

      #55041
      Anne Granick Sold $195
      Sold
      <i>Day Lillies</i><br>Pastel, 1964<br><br>#89623
      Day Lillies
      Pastel, 1964

      #89623
      Anne Granick Sold $195
      Sold
      <i>San Juan</i><br>1966 Pastel<br><br>#89627
      San Juan
      1966 Pastel

      #89627
      Anne Granick Sold $195
      Sold
      Abstracted Pastel Seascape<br>1966<br><br>#15166
      Abstracted Pastel Seascape
      1966

      #15166
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Flowers in a Clear Vase</i><br>Pastel Still Life<br><br>#89630
      Flowers in a Clear Vase
      Pastel Still Life

      #89630
      Anne Granick $245
      Nude in Contemplation<br>Oil Pastel, 1950-60s<br><br>#15143
      Nude in Contemplation
      Oil Pastel, 1950-60s

      #15143
      Anne Granick Sold $145
      Sold
      Backyard Garden in Abstraction<br>Casein on Paper<br><br>#15254
      Backyard Garden in Abstraction
      Casein on Paper

      #15254
      Anne Granick Sold $245
      Sold
      <i>Tulips</i><br> Watercolor Still Life<br><br>#15293
      Tulips
      Watercolor Still Life

      #15293
      Anne Granick $245
      <i>Saratoga Springs</i><br>Pastel on Paper, 1966<br><br>#89609
      Saratoga Springs
      Pastel on Paper, 1966

      #89609
      Anne Granick Sold $145
      Sold
      Portrait in Pastel<br>1950-60s<br><br>#15267
      Portrait in Pastel
      1950-60s

      #15267
      Anne Granick $195
      <i>Garden Caramoor</i><br>1964 Pastel Scene<br><br>#89613
      Garden Caramoor
      1964 Pastel Scene

      #89613
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Flowers in a Clear Vase</i><br>Pastel Still Life<br><br>#89611
      Flowers in a Clear Vase
      Pastel Still Life

      #89611
      Anne Granick Sold $195
      Sold
      <i>Day Break Over Water</i><br>Pastel, Puerto Rico<br><br>#89616
      Day Break Over Water
      Pastel, Puerto Rico

      #89616
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Moon and Snow</i><br>1964 Pastel<br><br>#15360
      Moon and Snow
      1964 Pastel

      #15360
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Hudson River</i><br>Pastel Landscape<br><br>#15361
      Hudson River
      Pastel Landscape

      #15361
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Portrait of a Lady (Blue Dress)</i><br>Pastel, 1964<br><br>#15281
      Portrait of a Lady (Blue Dress)
      Pastel, 1964

      #15281
      Anne Granick Sold $195
      Sold
      Nude Reading<br>Oil Pastel, 1950-60s<br><br>#15152
      Nude Reading
      Oil Pastel, 1950-60s

      #15152
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Mountain Road</i><br>1965 Pastel<br><br>#89620
      Mountain Road
      1965 Pastel

      #89620
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>San Juan</i><br>1968 Pastel on Paper<br><br>#55002
      San Juan
      1968 Pastel on Paper

      #55002
      Anne Granick $245
      Seated Nude Study<br>Oil Pastel & Ink<br><br>#15142
      Seated Nude Study
      Oil Pastel & Ink

      #15142
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Flamingos</i><br>Pastel, 1960<br><br>#89618
      Flamingos
      Pastel, 1960

      #89618
      Anne Granick Sold $145
      Sold
      <i>San Juan</i><br>1966 Pastel<br><br>#89625
      San Juan
      1966 Pastel

      #89625
      Anne Granick Sold $545
      Sold
      Lost in Thought<br>Ink on Paper<br><br>#15148
      Lost in Thought
      Ink on Paper

      #15148
      Anne Granick Sold $145
      Sold
      <i>Portrait No. 1</i><br>Pastel, 1964<br><br>#15276
      Portrait No. 1
      Pastel, 1964

      #15276
      Anne Granick $195
      Pastel Ferns<br>1950-60s<br><br>#15106
      Pastel Ferns
      1950-60s

      #15106
      Anne Granick $245
      Sold
      <i>San Juan, 1965</i><br>Pastel on Paper<br><br>#15364
      San Juan, 1965
      Pastel on Paper

      #15364
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Saratoga Springs</i><br>Pastel on Paper, 1966<br><br>#89607
      Saratoga Springs
      Pastel on Paper, 1966

      #89607
      Anne Granick Sold $145
      Sold
      <i>Lady in the Forest</i><br>1950-60s Pastel<br><br>#15282
      Lady in the Forest
      1950-60s Pastel

      #15282
      Anne Granick $195
      River Through the Hills<br>Casein on Paper<br><br>#15101
      River Through the Hills
      Casein on Paper

      #15101
      Anne Granick Sold $485
      Sold
      <i>Daybreak Over Bay</i><br>1962 Pastel Scene<br><br>#55034
      Daybreak Over Bay
      1962 Pastel Scene

      #55034
      Anne Granick $145
      <i>Winter Sunset</i><br>1964 Pastel<br><br>#15367
      Winter Sunset
      1964 Pastel

      #15367
      Anne Granick Sold $145
      Sold
      <i>Yellow Flowers in a Vase</i><br>1960s Pastel<br><br>#89612
      Yellow Flowers in a Vase
      1960s Pastel

      #89612
      Anne Granick Sold $295
      Sold
      <i>San Juan</i><br>1966 Pastel Shoreline<br><br>#14729
      San Juan
      1966 Pastel Shoreline

      #14729
      Anne Granick Sold $195
      Sold
      <i>Portrait of a Redhead</i><br>Pastel, 1964<br><br>#15280
      Portrait of a Redhead
      Pastel, 1964

      #15280
      Anne Granick $195
      Abstracted Landscape, Casein on Paper<br><br>#15253
      Abstracted Landscape, Casein on Paper

      #15253
      Anne Granick $245
      <i>Pearl Tofel Shortly After Tofel's Death</i><br>Pastel, 1950-60s<br><br>#15278
      Pearl Tofel Shortly After Tofel's Death
      Pastel, 1950-60s

      #15278
      Anne Granick Sold $195
      Sold
      <i>Tulips</i><br>1960s Pastel Still Life<br><br>#89628
      Tulips
      1960s Pastel Still Life

      #89628
      Anne Granick $245
      <i>Portrait of a Lady (Blue Shirt)</i><br>Pastel, 1950-60s<br><br>#15279
      Portrait of a Lady (Blue Shirt)
      Pastel, 1950-60s

      #15279
      Anne Granick $195
      Branches in a Tea Pot<br>Pastel, 1965<br><br>#15111
      Branches in a Tea Pot
      Pastel, 1965

      #15111
      Anne Granick Sold $155
      Sold
      Pastel Portrait in Red<br>1964<br><br>#15268
      Pastel Portrait in Red
      1964

      #15268
      Anne Granick $195
      <i>Falling Leaves</i><br>Oil on Canvas, 1985<br><br>#15378
      Falling Leaves
      Oil on Canvas, 1985

      #15378
      Anne Granick $545
      <i>Red Flowers in a Vase</i><br>Watercolor, 1970s<br><br>#89605
      Red Flowers in a Vase
      Watercolor, 1970s

      #89605
      Anne Granick Sold $245
      Sold
      <i>Loose Flowers</i><br>1960s Pastel Stil Life<br><br>#89629
      Loose Flowers
      1960s Pastel Stil Life

      #89629
      Anne Granick Sold $245
      Sold
      Trees in Abstraction<br>Casein, 1959<br><br>#15255
      Trees in Abstraction
      Casein, 1959

      #15255
      Anne Granick Sold $485
      Sold
      <i>Backyard Mountain Road </i><br>Watercolor, 1962 <br><br>#15257
      Backyard Mountain Road
      Watercolor, 1962

      #15257
      Anne Granick Sold $245
      Sold
      <i>Dance</i><br>Abstracted Oil Scene<br><br>#15498
      Dance
      Abstracted Oil Scene

      #15498
      Anne Granick Sold $950
      Sold
      Expressionist Coastal Scene<br>Pastel, 1966<br><br>#15104
      Expressionist Coastal Scene
      Pastel, 1966

      #15104
      Anne Granick Sold $245
      Sold
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