Complete Catalogue of Brown’s Works (1980-2020): Paintings

2019

listenspiritslisten — listenspiritlisten (Detail)

listenspiritlisten
(2019)
Oil on wood
2×2

John Brown Untitled #1 2016-19 — Untitled 1
(2019)
Oil on Wood,
10×8

John Brown Untitled #2 2016-19 — Untitled 2
(2019)
Oil on Wood,
10×8

2018-19

2018

Herb’s Handwriting 1969 #2
(2018)
Oil on Wood
20×20

Herb’s Handwriting 2012, # 1
(2018)
Oil on Wood
20×20

2017

5 Attempts to Make Paintings of Contemporary Anxieties #3
(2017)
Oil on Wood
72×84

5 Attempts to Make Paintings of Contemporary Anxieties #4
(2017)
Oil on Wood
84×72

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is jack-anxeities-2017-84x72-1.jpg — 5 Attempts to Make Paintings of Contemporary Anxieties #5
(2017)
Oil on Wood
84×72

8 Portraits of Thoroughly Researched People
(As Hung for the 2017 Exhibition)

8 Portraits of Thoroughly Researched People #8
(2017)
Oil on Wood
60×48

2016

8 Portraits of Thoroughly Researched People #7
(2016)
Oil on Wood
60×48

2015

Imaginary Portrait of Roy Orbison Signing Crying(2015) Oil on Wood, 72×84

Wrong Place, Wrong Time
(2015) Oil on Wood
72×84

8 Portraits of Thoroughly Researched People #1
(2015),
Oil on Wood,
60×48

8 Portraits of Thoroughly Researched People #2
(2015)
Oil on Wood
60×48

8 Portraits of Thoroughly Researched People #3
(2015),
Oil on Wood,
60×48

8 Portraits of Thoroughly Researched People #4
(2015)
Oil on Wood
60×48

5 Attempts to Make Paintings of Contemporary Anxieties #1
(2015)
Oil on Wood
72×78

2014

Dolly Rocker (Drone 4)
(2014)
Oil on Wood
72×78

Title Portrait of Bobby Dandy
(2014)
Oil on Wood
78×72

2013

Bubble Puppy (Drone 2)
(2013)
Oil on Wood
84×72

2012-2013

2012

2011

2010

Jack (But Not Me) \
(2010)
Oil on Wood
66×60

2009

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Shoemaker
(2009)
Oil on Wood
66×48

2008-2009

2008

blackblackblackblueblack
(2008)
Oil on Wood
84×72

2007-2008

2007

2006-2007

2005-2006

July 23rd, 2037
(2005-2006)
Oil on Wood
84×72

March 19th 2074
(2005-2006)
Oil on Wood
72×72

May 3rd, 2064
(2005-2006)
Oil on Wood
72×84

2005

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is new-1-1024x1013.jpg — Untitled
(2005)
Mixed Media on Wood
60×60
I did not think that this painting was by Brown until his former assistant, Matt Janisse, confirmed that it was by him. I subsequently discovered a photograph of it on a CD of 2005 paintings, allowing for a definitive dating. The painting was composed the same was as the Yard series: by gluing dried paint chips on the surface. According to Janisse, Brown was never happy with the result. The painting was framed but never exhibited.

2003-2004

Partial Self-Portrait Series 2002-2003

Partial Self-Portrait # 1,
(2002-2003)
Gouache on Paper,
29.75×27.5

Partial Self-Portrait # 2, (2002-2003) Gouache on paper, 29.75×27.5

Partial Self-Portrait # 3
(2002-2003)
Gouache on Paper
29.75×27.5

Partial Self-Portrait # 4,
(2002-2003)
Gouache on Paper,
29.75×27.5

Partial Self-Portrait # 5,
(2002-2003)
Gouache on Paper
29.75×27.5

Partial Self-Portrait #6,
(2002-2003),
Gouache on Paper
29.75x 27.5

Partial Self-Portrait # 7,
(2002-2003)
gouache on paper
29.75 x 27.5

Partial Self-Portrait # 8,
(2002-2003)
gouache on paper
29.75 x 27.5

Partial Self-Portrait # 9,
(2002-2003)
gouache on paper
29.75 x 27.5

Partial Self Portrait #10, (2002-2003), Gouache on paper, 29.75x 27.5 (Olga Korper, 2003 solo exhibition).

1999-2000

1999

Yard: David, (1999), Mixed media on paper, 29.25 x 20.5; Yard: Barry, (1999), Mixed media on paper, 29.25 x 20.5; Yard: Herbie, (1999), Mixed media on paper, 29.25 x 20.5; Yard: Charlene, (1997), Mixed media on paper, 29.25 x 20.5; Yard: Sandy, (1998), Mixed media on paper, 29.25 x 20.5; Yard: Joey, (1999), Mixed media on paper, 29.25 x 20.5; Yard: Johnny, (1998), Mixed media on paper, 29.25x 20.5; Yard: Frankie, (1999), Mixed media on paper, 29.25x 20.5 (Olga Korper 1999 Solo Exhibition)

1996

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is autopsy3-991x1024.jpg — Autopsy painting # 2
1996
Oil on Wood
27.75x 25

Autopsy #3
(1988-1996)
Oil on Wood)
26×25

Autopsy painting # 5
1988-1996
Oil on Wood
27.75x 25

Autopsy #6
(1996)
Oil on Wood
25×25.5

Autopsy painting # 7
1996
Oil on Wood
27.75x 25

Autopsy #8
(1996)
Oil on Wood
25×25

Right Outside Ping #2
(1996-1998)
Oil on Wood
60×48

1995-2002

Disease Series

Disease #3,
(2001-2002,)
Oil on Wood,
48×48

Disease #4,
(2001-2002)
Oil on Wood,
48×48

1997

Ping L
(1997)
Mixed Media on Paper
35.5x 27

Ping (letter undetermined)
(1997)
Mixed Media on Paper
35.5x 27 This is clearly one of the missing Ping’s listed below. It was not named on the slide, but the slide series from which I produced the photograph contained only exhibited works. Hence, I Include it here and not in the Ephemera section, where I catalogued other Ping-like images that were found with older sketches and experiments.

Ping A, (1997), Mixed media on paper, 35.5x 27 framed; Ping F, (1997), Mixed Media on paper, 35.5x 27; Ping H, (1995) Mixed Media on paper, 35.5×27 framed; Ping I, (1997), Mixed Media on paper, 35.5 x 27 framed; Ping K, (1997), Mixed media on paper, 35.5 x 27 framed (Olga Korper, 1997 solo exhibition)

1995–1997

Untitled # 3
1995-1997
Oil on Wood
60X48

Untitled
1995-1997
Oil on Wood
(Dimensions not listed on the photograph on the CD)

10 Attempts to Imagine the Inside of My Body #1
1997-1999
Oil on Wood
36.5×36

10 Attempts to Imagine the Inside of My Body #2
1997-1999
Oil on Wood
36.5×36

10 Attempts to Imagine the Inside of My Body # 3
1997-1999
Oil on Wood
36.5×36

10 Attempts to Imagine the Inside of My Body #4
1995-1999
Oil on Wood
21.75X295

10 Attempts to Paint the Inside of My Body #5
(1996-1999)
Oil on Wood
21.75x 29.5

10 Attempts to Paint the Inside of My Body #6
(1996-1999)
Oil on Wood
21.75x 19.75

10 Attempts to Paint the Inside of My Body #7
(1996-1999)
Oil on Wood
21.75x 19.75

10 Attempts to Imagine the Inside of My Body # 8
1997-1999
Oil on Wood
36.5×36

10 Attempts to Imagine the Inside of My Body # 9
1997-1999
Oil on Wood
36.5×36

10 Attempts to Imagine the Inside of My Body # 10
1997-1999
Oil on Wood
36.5×36

1995

Mouth #1, (1995), Oil on wood, 14.25 x 11.75 framed; Mouth #2, (1995); Oil on wood; 14.25 x 11.75 framed; Mouth #3, (1995), Oil on Wood, 14.25 x 11.75 framed; Mouth #4, (1995), Oil on wood, 14.25 x 11.75 framed, Mouth #5, (1995), Oil on wood, 14.25 x 11.75 framed, Mouth #6, (1995), Oil on Wood, 14.25 x 11.75 framed (Olga Korper, 1995 Solo Exhibition).

1994-95

R.G’s Scars
1994-1995
Oil on Wood
49,5X37.5

J.A.B’s Hole
1994-1995
Oil on Wood
49.5X37.5

H.S.’s Eye,
(1994-1995)
Oil on Wood
49.5x 37.5

S.C.’s Heart
(1994-1995)
Oil on wood,
66 x 60

1990-2000

Untitled, (1990-2000), Oil and gold leaf on wood, 22.5 x 16.75 (Olga Korper, 2001 solo exhibition)

1990

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter) # 3
(1990)
Oil on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter # 4
(1990)
Oil on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter) # 5 (1990) Oil on Wood 23×21 (frame not shown)

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter # 6 (1990) Oil on Wood 23×21

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter # 7
(1990)
Oil on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter # 8
(1990)
Oil on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter) # 9
(1990)
Oil, Dry Pigment, and Clay on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter # 10
(1990)
Oil on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter # 11
(1990)
Oil on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family (12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face) (For Sandra Carpenter # 12
(1990)
Oil on Wood 23×21

Additional Delicate Family Paintings

The following three paintings were found on slides labelled: A Delicate Family: Twelve Attempts to Paint a Human Face. They were not exhibited with the twelve catalogued above. The two unframed maybe early versions of some of the exhibited versions. There is now way to be certain. The framed is complete but it is not numbered on the slide and was never exhibited to the bets of my knowledge.

A Delicate Family 12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face (For Sandra Carpenter)
(1990)
Oil on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family 12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face # 15 (For Sandra Carpenter)
(1990)
Oil on Wood
23×21

A Delicate Family 12 Attempts to Paint a Human Face (For Sandra Carpenter) (1990) Oil on Wood

1988-1994

Portraits of a Frankenstein and a Lazarus #3
(1988-94)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Portraits of a Frankenstein and a Lazarus #5
(1988-94)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Portraits of a Frankenstein and a Lazarus #4
(1988-94)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Portraits of a Frankenstein and a Lazarus (number not listed in the photograph on the CD)
(1988-94)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Right Outside Ping #1
1988-1994
Oil on Wood
60X48

Portrait of a Frankenstein and a Lazarus #6, (1988-1994), Oil on Wood, 60 x 48. (Olga Korper, 1995 Solo Exhibition).

1988-89

Double Portrait of a Woman
(1989)
Oil, Acrylic, Iodine, Pencil, Grease Pencil on Paper Mounted on Plywood
20×24

1988

Human Head Series 1985-2003

Human Head #1
(1985-1987)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 2 (In Exhibition at Lamanna Gallery, 1988, titled Human Head #4 and dated 1987)
(1988)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 2 (In Exhibition at Lamanna Gallery, 1988)
(1985-1987)
Oil, Tempera, and Wax on Wood
60×48)

Human Head # 3
(1986-1987)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 5 (in exhibition at Lamanna Gallery, 1988),
(1987)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

1988-1998-9)

Human Head # 6
(1987-2003)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 7
(1987-1988)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head #8
(1988)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head #9
(1988)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 10
(1986-1989)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Human Head #10 (in the exhibition at Lamanna Gallery, 1988)
(1988)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head #11
(1988)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 13
(1988-1991)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 14,
(1988)
Oil on Wood
60×48

Human Head #14 (as numbered by the artist on back of photo )
(1988)
Oil, Wax. Tempera on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 15
(1989)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head # 15 (as numbered by artist on back of photo)
(1988)
Oil, Wax, Tempera on Wood
60×48

Human Head 15
(1986-1998)
(as numbered on CD containing the Human Head Series)
Oil, tempera, wax on Wood
60×48

Human Head #17 (as numbered on CD containing the photograph)
(1986-1998)
Oil, Tempera, Wax on Wood
60×48

Grimm Series: 1986-2018

GrimmGrimmbigGrimmless #1
1986-2001
Oil on Wood
73.75X73.75

GrimmGrimmbigGrimlesss#2,
1999-2001
Oil, Wax, pencil, Varathane on Wood,
73.5×73.5

GrimmGrimmbigGrimmless #3,
1999-2001,
Oil on Wood,
73.5 x73.5

Grimm Grimmbigger Grimmless #4,
(1999-2001)
Oil on wood,
73.75 x 73.75

GrimmGrimmbigGrimmless #5
1999-12001
Oil on Wood
73.5×73.5

GrimmGrimmbiggerGrimless#6,
(1996-2002),
Oil on Wood,
72×72

GrimmGrimmbiggerGrimmless #7
(1999-2002),
Oil on Wood,
72×72

Grimm # 11
(1997)
Oil on Wood
28.25x 24.25

Grimm #12
(1997)
Oil on Wood
24.25×28.25

Grimm #14
(1997)
Oil on Wood
24.25×28.25

Grimm #15
(1997)
Oil on Wood
28.25×24.25

Grimm # 22
(1999-2001),
Oil on Wood
25.5×25.5

Grimm #23
(1999-2001)
Oil on Wood,
25.5×25.5

Grimm # 24 (1999-2001) Oil on Wood 19.5×19.75

Grimm #25
(1999-2001)
Oil and Verathane on Wood,
19.5x 19.75

Grimm #26
(1999-2001)
Oil, Glue, Dry Pigment, Verathane on Wood,
19.5×19.75

Grimm # 27
(1999-2001)
Oil,Wax, Verathane on Wood
19.5×19.75

Grimm # 28
(1999-2001)
Oil on Wood
19.5x 19.75

Grimm # 31
(2001-2002)
Oil on Wood
14×18

Grimm # 33
(2001-2002)
Oil on Wood
14X18

Grimm # 50
(c.2004)
Oil on Wood
(no dimensions given on source photo)

Grimm# 54
(1989-2000)
Mixed Media on Wood
12×14

Grimm #62
(2008)
Oil on Wood
11.75×11.25

Grimm # 63
(2008)
Oil on Wood
11.75×11.25

Grimm #64
(2008)
Oil on Wood
11.75×11.25

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is grimm80.jpg — Grimm # 80
(2010)
Oil on Wood
12×12

Grimm # 93
(2014)
Oil on Wood
23.75×23.75

Grimm #94
(2014)
Oil on Wood
26.25×23.75

Grimm #95 (2014) Oil on Wood 29.25×26.75

Grimm (unnumbered)
(2018)
Oil on Wood
15×12 (approx)

Grimm # 5, (1997), Oil on Wood, 26.25×24.25; Grimm #10, (1997), Oil on Wood, 24.25×28.25; Grimm # 11, (1997), Oil on Wood, 28.25×24.25; Grimm #13, (1997), Oil on Wood, 24.25 x 26.25; Grimm #16, (1997); Oil on wood, 28.25” x 24.25; Grimm #18, (1997); Oil on wood, 24.25 x 28.25 (Olga Korper, 1997 Solo Exhibit)

Grimm #55, (2006), Oil on wood, 20x 16 (Olga Korper, 2006 Solo Show)

Grimm-like Untitled and Undated Paintings

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is jack-joe-2-1024x1017.jpg — Untitled
(circa 1997?)
Oil on Wood
21×21
It is difficult to date this untitled work found in Brown’s studio. In terms of scale, it could fit in with the Grimm series, but the face looks much earlier, reminiscent in some ways of *Portrait of My Brother* (1985) (See Works on Paper). The work is also unfinished (Brown has written on the left side “It’s ok but its probably not going to stay this way”). I decided to include it in the catalogue because Brown continuously re-worked many paintings, and this one is too compositionally coherent to consign to the Ephemera section.

Grimm 1997 (2)
(1997)
Oil on Wood
28.25×24.25?

This painting was titled Grimm 1997 (2) on the CD on which i found it. It is therefore definitely a Grimm from 1997, but I do not know if it is 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, or 18.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is jack-grey-2-1002x1024.jpg — Untitled
(circa 1997-2000?)
33.5×33.5
This piece is also Grimm-like in its composition, (compare Grimm # 14, 15, 23) but it too was neither titled nor dated.

Untitled
(circa 1997) Oil on Wood
Dimensions not given on photograph on the CD)
This piece was found on a CD with paintings from 1995-1997. Compositionally and image wise, it looks Grimm like, but the photograph was labelled “Untitled.”

Untitled
(c.1997)
Oil on Wood
I think that this painting is almost certainly an early Grimm. I found it in a set of slides with Grimm #11, but it was not labelled. The frame, painting method, and composition are reminiscent of the Grimms circa 1997.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is jack-pig-2-990x1024.jpg — Untitled
(2004)
33.5×33.5
This piece is clearly Grimm-like in terms of composition and the playfulness of the figure (compare Grimm #22, 30,and 32) , but it was neither titled nor dated. I subsequently found a photograph of it on a CD containing Grimms from 2004. The photograph was captioned “pink on the CD.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is jack-blob-2-802x1024.jpg — Untitled
(circa 2004?)
Oil on Wood
30×24
I debated about whether to include this painting in the Catalogue. It does not look out of place amidst the later Grimm paintings, (compare Grimm 26, 28, 43)but it seems less than fully realized. The dating is based upon its similarities to the later Grimm paintings.

Untitled
(circa 2009)
Oil on Wood This painting was discovered on a CD with other Grimm paintings from 2009. The composition and the fact that only known Grimm paintings were on the CD leads me to believe with high confidence that it is a missing Grimm, but the .jpg was not labelled, so I cannot give a definitive number or state the dimensions.

Untitled (circa 2009) Oil on Wood This painting was discovered on a CD with Grimm #s 93 and 94.. The composition leads me to believe with high confidence that it is a missing Grimm, but the .jpg was not labelled, so I cannot give a definitive number or state the dimensions.

1987

1985

Portrait of Two people, One Resigned, One Anticipating, in three panels
(1985)
Oil on Wood
Left Panel, 72×60, middle panel, 72×72, right panel, 72×60, overall, 72×212

1984-1985

1984

1983-84

A Place to Stand (1983-1984)Unit 1 (Installation and Sculpture): Metal, (Steel), Wood, Plaster, Clay, Wax, Tincast 58×147 3/4 x 67,

Disasters of War (After Goya)
(1983-84) Grease Pencil, Tempera, and Oil on Wood
Detail 1

Disasters of War (After Goya)
(1983-84)
Grease Pencil, Tempera, and Oil on Wood
Detail 2

1983

1982