Joe Downing

Joe Downing 1925-2007

Painted tile.

Tile dimensions H52xW22

Dimensions with base 20x29x64cm

Numbered on the back. Signed Downing.

Beautifully mounted, giving this modest object a sculptural quality.

A French-American painter born in Kentucky, Joe Downing moved to France in 1950. He lived and worked between Ménerbes and Paris.

He was represented by Galerie Arnaud. His work as a colorist is displayed on paper and canvas, as well as on more unexpected surfaces such as tiles, doors, and shutters.

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Exhibitions

• 1963, exhibition at the Stone Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, catalogue by Michel Conil-Lacoste.
• 1990, exhibition at the Galerie Kråkeslätt in Bromölla in Sweden.
• 1991, exhibitions at the Galerie Kutter in Luxembourg and at the Galerie Jacquester in Paris.
• 1993, exhibition at the Galerie Pascal Lainé in Gordes.
• 1994, exhibitions at the Galerie Jacquester in Paris, at the Galerie CNR 23 and at the Musée Baron Gérard in Bayeux and at the Galerie Kråkeslätt in Bromölla.
• 1995, exhibition of watercolors, paintings, and leather stretched on frames at the Galerie Pascal Lainé and the Galerie Kutter.
• 1997, exhibitions at the Galerie Léon Keuninckx in Grand-Rechain, Verviers (Belgium) and at the Galerie Pascal Lainé in Gordes (France).
• 1999, exhibition at the Galerie Pascal Lainé in Gordes.
• 2000, exhibition at the Galerie Léon Keuninckx.
• 2001, exhibition of paintings and totems intended for the Kentucky Museum at Espace Saint-Louis in Avignon, presented by Galerie Pascal Lainé with the support of the city of Avignon.
• 2002, exhibition of watercolors, stem paintings, paintings, and totems at Galerie Pascal Lainé in Avignon.
• 2004, exhibition at Galerie Léon Keuninckx in Grand-Rechain, (Verviers)
• 2004, exhibition of recent works (collages, paintings & bronzes) at Galerie Pascal Lainé in Avignon.
• 2007, exhibition of latest works (paintings on wood) for the inauguration of Galerie Pascal Lainé, in Ménerbes.
• 2010, exhibition at the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar.

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