On April 18, 2023 I purchased a framed painting (print on canvas) from St. Vincent de Paul- Twin Cities Thrift Store at 2939 12th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407. The image depicts an idyllic mountainous landscape with a family of deer standing in the foreground by the edge of a clear blue lake. No signature.
My research online of the work led me to discover that the picture is based on an oil painting by the artist Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), a German-American painter best known for his large landscape paintings of the American West. I painted a large, yellow rubber duck (with sunglasses) on the painting and completed this ‘new’ collaborative artwork on May 13, 2023.
Thank you Bert, for your contribution to the work!!
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This artwork will be part of a group exhibition at Gallery 1988 entitled "A Very Special Episode," curated by Steve Seeley - Opening June 23rd, 2023.
If your interested in purchasing I believe the work will go live online June 24th… and again, thanks for your support!!
Albert Bierstadt - ‘Sierra Nevada I’ - Painting purchased from a thrift store in Minneapolis, MN
I painted a giant, yellow, rubber duck in the painting.
Detail of the rubber duck in the painting.
Toy model I used to help me paint the rubber duck in the painting.