Description
"Faded Jeans + Stuff" - Surrealist Colored Etching #10/20, 1976
Surrealist landscape with creatures by James C. Crabb (American, b. 1947). There is a low horizon, with objects that resemble mushrooms, coral, and trees growing from the ground. In the sky, there are other objects and creatures, some of which are recognizable as biological. Printing plates have been destroyed by the artist (no new prints can be made)
Titled, numbered, signed, and dated along the bottom edge:
Faded Jeans + Stuff 10/20 J Crabb '76
Presented in a new black mat.
Mat size: 16"H x 12"W
Paper size: 15"H x 17"W
Image size: 8.5"H x 5.13"W
Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947) is a painter and printmaker, was born in Merced, California. He received his M.A. in printmaking and B.A. in painting at San Jose State, and an A.A. in Fine Arts at San Jose City College. He studied with Geoffrey Bowman, John Hunter, Will Nelson, Al Barella, and Bruce Conner.
Crabb's work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, including American Drawings in Black and White: 1970-1980, at the Brooklyn Museum, the Twenty-first National Print Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, as well as at the Redding Museum of Art, the San Jose Council of the Arts, the Basel Art Fair in Switzerland, 1976, and Georgia State University. Public collections holding Crabb's work include the Brooklyn Museum in New York, Wichita Art Museum in Kansas, the Redding Art Museum, the Crocker Museum, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Artwork is in great condition. Mat is new.
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Details:
Art Subjects: Abstract
Frame Type: Unframed
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: United States
Surrealist landscape with creatures by James C. Crabb (American, b. 1947). There is a low horizon, with objects that resemble mushrooms, coral, and trees growing from the ground. In the sky, there are other objects and creatures, some of which are recognizable as biological. Printing plates have been destroyed by the artist (no new prints can be made)
Titled, numbered, signed, and dated along the bottom edge:
Faded Jeans + Stuff 10/20 J Crabb '76
Presented in a new black mat.
Mat size: 16"H x 12"W
Paper size: 15"H x 17"W
Image size: 8.5"H x 5.13"W
Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947) is a painter and printmaker, was born in Merced, California. He received his M.A. in printmaking and B.A. in painting at San Jose State, and an A.A. in Fine Arts at San Jose City College. He studied with Geoffrey Bowman, John Hunter, Will Nelson, Al Barella, and Bruce Conner.
Crabb's work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, including American Drawings in Black and White: 1970-1980, at the Brooklyn Museum, the Twenty-first National Print Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, as well as at the Redding Museum of Art, the San Jose Council of the Arts, the Basel Art Fair in Switzerland, 1976, and Georgia State University. Public collections holding Crabb's work include the Brooklyn Museum in New York, Wichita Art Museum in Kansas, the Redding Art Museum, the Crocker Museum, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Artwork is in great condition. Mat is new.
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Details:
Art Subjects: Abstract
Frame Type: Unframed
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: United States
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Artwork is in great condition. Mat is new.
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
16 x 12 x 0.25 in
"Faded Jeans + Stuff" - Surrealist Colored Etching #10/20, 1976 by Jim Crabb
Estimate $600-$1,080
Starting Bid
$300
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Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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