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The Paik Gallery proudly presents the Bert Pumphrey gallery.

u	About the Artist	u	About Dry Point Etching
u	Our association with Bert	u	Ordering information.

Limited edition Dry-Point etchings

oils

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	Bertram (Bert) Pumphrey 1916-2002
	Bert Pumphrey was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1916. He somehow managed to enter the Art Institute of Chicago at age fifteen; however, his career at the school was cut short when school authorities discovered his age and expelled him. Subsequently, he received a scholarship to the University of California at Los Angeles. He had a one-man show at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco in the late 1940s, and moved to Mexico soon afterwards, where he has lived and painted ever since. His subject matter is imaginative, not reproductive, and what he paints gives the feeling of Mexico, past and present, although never identifying with any specific locale. Since moving to and working in Mexico, he has had nine major one-man shows there and, during the 1960s, had shows in the Virgin Islands and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His urban surrealist painting style is popular in Mexico and is regaining popularity in the United States. A favorite theme was his Hasidic Rabbis -- joyful, inquisitive, jumping, dancing, but always very dignified. He was represented by the Cory Galleries in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s. Cory Galleries represented other artists such as Leroy Neiman and Pascal Cucaro, among others. In their May, 1969 show, the entire collection of sixty-seven paintings was purchased within several hours of the opening by one collector, and the show was sold out. An artist with very definite ideas of his own, Pumphrey has almost entirely rejected the traditional square or rectangle as the basic shape for a painting. He prefers long, thin, verticals or horizontals. He rejects canvas as well -- using masonite, on which he lays eight thin coats of white gesso. Then come the rich and vibrant colors, through which the sharp edge of a palette knife may cut back to the white underpainting. To achieve sharpness of lines, he has designed his own knives. He also has turned from tradition in another way, in that he prefers to paint flat on a table, discarding the easel. EXHIBITIONS: Solo Exhibit, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1948 La Nueva Posada, Art Shows in the Garden, Lake Chapala, Mexico, 1955The Cory Galleries, 360 Geary St., San Francisco, May, 1969 The Cory Galleries, 360 Geary St., San Francisco, August, 1970 The Cory Galleries, 377 Jefferson St., Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, 1973 Casa de la Cultura, Delegacion Municipal de Ajijic, Plaza Principal, Mexico, 1978 Galeria AXIXICC, Ajijic, Mexico, 1985
	EXHIBITIONS: Solo Exhibit, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1948 La Nueva Posada, Art Shows in the Garden, Lake Chapala, Mexico, 1955 The Cory Galleries, 360 Geary St., San Francisco, May, 1969 The Cory Galleries, 360 Geary St., San Francisco, August, 1970 The Cory Galleries, 377 Jefferson St., Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, 1973 Casa de la Cultura, Delegacion Municipal de Ajijic, Plaza Principal, Mexico, 1978 Galeria AXIXICC, Ajijic, Mexico, 1985
	Source: AV Fine Arts

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	Dry point etching
	Dry point etching is the most direct method of etching: the copper or alternatively zinc plate is etched directly using a sharp steel point, mounted in a wooden holder and held in the same way as a pencil. The depth and the characteristics of the drawing depend directly on the pressure exerted on the dry point and the extent to which the point has been sharpened. The grooves are bordered by a thin metal strip (the beard) which retains the ink around the drawing and gives the print a softness and irregularity. This beard fades gradually after a few prints
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Our Association with Bert

Owners of the Paik Gallery, Pat and Russ Estes met Bert during the late 70's and became good friends as well as exclusive representatives for Bert's work. As Pat tells it, "We were both showing our work at an art show in Monterey California in the late 70's and became good friends almost immediately. Both Bert and his wife were incredibly warm and loving people. Their history and experiences were always a topic of conversations. During those years the Paik Gallery represented over 7 artists and Bert was always one of the most popular artist.

His etching works are truly amazing. He would do a piece, sometimes featuring the likeness of himself, as seen in some of his works titled "FADED GLORY" and "THE LORD SAYETH". After the work had been completed, we would print the work using special techniques performed in our studio. . As a special tribute to my now late husband Russ, Bert did a piece called MORGAN’S REVENGE. Russ was overwhelmed.

Our gallery has the privilege of showing Bert's collection of etchings and some of his other fine works such as a multi-media (Clay & Paper Mache) piece of Don Quixote along with selected Oils and mono-printed water color works.

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Ordering information

Because of this extraordinary collection of Bert Pumphrey work we request that you contact our representatives, Damalak Associates for questions and particulars regarding purchasing or questions that you may have. We have provided this convenient response form that will help expedite your request.

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