Saturday, December 26, 2020

Artist of the Day, December 26, 2020: Jonathan Winters, an American painter and comedian (#1182)

Jonathan Winters (1925-2013) was an American Artist and Comedian. Winters studied art at Kenyon College and the Dayton Art Institute and evolved a highly personal style. His work recalls surrealist Miro, Ernst, and Klee. Artist, Dong Kingman says of Jonathan Winters ; "he is widely known as a comedian. Everybody thinks of him as a funny man who does funny things. He talks softly at first. Then, all of a sudden, his humor hits you like an ax. But I know Jonathan better. I respect him and his work as a painter. I have visited his home and gone down to his nine-feet-below-ground studio in a four-by-four-foot room just big enough to hold a drawing table and a couple of chairs. We often sit there and talk about life, about art, and exchange ideas. His style of painting is abstract, reminding me of that of Wassily Kandinsky or Paul Klee at first sight. But his use of design, pattern, and calligraphy to express his feelings goes much deeper beneath the surface. To understand his wonderful ability to tell funny stories as a performer, one must also see him as a painter and analyze his artwork."

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Mr. Jonathan Winters


 Doesn't everyone have a pear
1962

 Ouch
1970

Umbrella Dancers
1970

 The Good Side And The Bad Side
1971

 A Light In The Attic
1972

 Tears for the land
1972

 The Last Walk
1972

 American Hooker
1973

 Bluebirds
1973

 Last Day Of California
1973

 American Roots
1974

 Birds at dawn
1974

 The Thoughts Of A Matador
1977

 Mouse Breath, Conformity and Other Social Ills
1980

from From the Estate of Jonathan Winters
1984

Hang Ups
1988

Last Day of the Legion
1995

The Body Builder,   The Yo-Yo Player,  A Modern Day Venus Di Milo
2000

Man in ceremonial robe
2000

The Indian in Prayer
2001

The Hockey Player
2002

The Day They All Got Their Wings
2003

Sailing vessel
2004

Blue tree
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Elephants and Umbrellas
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Unknown title from From the Estate of Jonathan Winters
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Stand-up comedian
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White men did fence
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