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The Annex Galleries
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Purveyors of original fine prints and other artworks on paper since 1972. Abstract Expressionism 1930s-'70s, WPA, Arts & Crafts, Gustave Baumann Estate. Serving Sonoma County, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the world. www.annexgalleries.com
Kiyoshi Saito (Japanese: 1907-1997): "Winter in Aizu (Gobodo: D)," 2-color woodcut, 1940. A figure in winter gear leaves a small temple, trudging through a snow drift. Saito created seasonal images of his beloved homeland for over 50 years. #colorwoodcut
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December 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Emmy Lou Packard (American: 1914-1998): "Our Cat," blockprint, ca. 1960. Packard was a Bay Area-based printmaker, painter, photographer, and muralist who worked with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Learn more here: www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
TODAY! Opening day of our exhibition, "54 Years of the Annex Galleries: Discovering a Santa Rosa Institution," celebrating five decades of bringing original fine prints, drawings, paintings, and sculpture to #SonomaCounty. Runs through February 14. Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5. Cheers!
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Emmanuel C. Montoya: "La Mascara," color woodcut, 1984. Bay Area-based artist Montoya created this Mexican folk mask print, with its flower motif, blackbirds, and grinning visage, as a nod to his Apache/Mexican-American heritage. #lamascara #colorwoodcut

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October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tunde Odunlade (Nigerian: born 1954): "Artist and His Creations," color linocut with heavy embossing, 1990/91. Annotated "Ife," an ancient city in SW Nigeria considered the origin of all mankind in the Yoruba worldview. Odunlade is from Ibadan, Nigeria.

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October 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Kawase Hasui (Japanese: 1883-1957): "Moon at Umagome/Uragome no tsuki" - from 'Twenty Views of Tokyo," color woodcut, 1930/printed ca. 1948 (ref.: Hasui N 165). One of his most well-recognised images, this work was published by Watanabe. Click link for info.

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October 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
In honor of the life of #JaneGoodall we present a Surrealist interpretation of "The Jungle Book" by printmaker Ian Hugo, engraving and softground etching, 1941. The animal kingdom continues to inspire us as a species. We must not lose it. www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Gustave Baumann: "Road of a Morning," 1916/printed 1927. An image of autumnal Brown County, Indiana. A fine example of his affinity for saturated color, mixing his own inks to acheive the desired vibrance. Reference: Chamberlain 40.2. Find here:
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September 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Gerald Gooch (American: born 1933): "Smoker," lithograph, 1969. Gooch uses sequential images on one sheet to tell a narrative, using his own photos as reference. Read more about this work and find a bio on his unusual life at the link below. www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
September 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Emmanuel C. Montoya (Chicano/Apache/American: born 1952): "Farm Workers," color linocut, 1986. Learn more about this print on our website: www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
July 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Emilio Zapata" by Sergio Sanchez Santamaria (Mexican, contemporary). Ink and graphite drawing on Bristol board, ca. 2018. Available on our website:
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July 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Byron McClintock was known for his richly colored, tonal #asbtractexpressionist mezzotints of the places he lived, especially Northern California. See "Somesbar" and other color mezzotints on our website. www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
May 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Pamela Boden pioneered non-objective sculpture at a time when women were often ignored by the art world. Her extraordinary work from the 40s and 50s stands the test of time. See "Bead Game" from all angles on our website:
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May 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"Superstition Mountain, Apache Trail - Arizona, Night," drypoint and aquatint, 1931, by George Elbert Burr (1859-1939). Dramatic storm clouds billow above a nocturnal desert scene, illuminated by moonlight. www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
May 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#GustaveBaumann "Live Oak, Landa Park," color woodcut, 1924/printed 1929. #Texas #NewBraunfels #foundersoak www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
May 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Max Pollak (Czech/Austrian/American: 1886 - 1970): Preparatory pastel drawing, ca. 1915, "Mislau, Ukraine," (now Kostelni Myslova, Czech Republic). Likely intended to become a color etching. Find more works by extraordinary printmaker Max Pollak on our website: www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
April 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Art Hazelwood's timely "F*scist Jigsaw" screenprint features the faces of current global overseers of suffering. The composition can be cut apart and put back together to see how they're linked. Click on the link for names & instructions.
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April 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Reposted by The Annex Galleries
"Pushing Boundaries" features artists associated with the San Francisco Art Institute. This exhibition was mounted to complement The Museum of Sonoma County's "UNRULY: North Bay artists from the SFAI"

#sfai #artgallery #artexhibition #abstractart #makeartnotwar

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March 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Maria de los Angeles (Mexican/American): Untitled etching with hand-applied color. A powerful image, it touches on the artist's narrative of the struggle to be both a woman & an immigrant in contemporary America. #womenshistorymonth

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March 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Gordon Mortensen (American: born 1938): "Ghost Ranch," color reduction #woodcut in 42 colors & 25 press runs, 2000. Reduction woodcuts are made from one block, carved and printed lightest to darkest, destroying the block in the process. Careful planning is key. www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
March 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A fascinating glimpse into the dimensionality of painter/sculptor/printmaker Claire Falkenstein's #intaglio process. Shown are the recto and verso of plate VIII from the "Struttura Grafica" portfolio. Link below for more info:

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March 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In honor of #womenshistorymonth we offer a 1929 color linocut by #SybilAndrews, "Haulers." Andrews is among the most noted printmakers of the early 20th century, influenced by her early training in welding to her time at the #GrosvenorSchoolofModernArt

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March 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#SargentClaudeJohnson was best known for his Modernist sculpture, but his #lithograph for the #SanFranciscoChronicle Contemporary Graphics Series in 1940 shows his mastery of the flat plane. Happy #BlackHistoryMonth ! "Singing Saints" our website:
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February 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In honor of #Blackhistorymonth we're featuring three drawings by Wisconsin sculptor and painter Lowell "Gooch" Jenkins (1936-2007), celebrated artist and mentor who nearly became a pro tackle at U of WI-Madison before discovering art!
#lowellgoochjenkins
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February 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Leonard Edmondson, "Plural Detail," mixed technique #intaglio, printed in colors, 1951. A gorgeous example of #midcenturymodern #printmaking that came out of Southern California at the genre's height. Find this and more of his work on our website. www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM