Franklin BowlesGalleries

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NEW YORK

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www.franklinbowlesgallery.com

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Life has been good to Eduardo Arranz-Bravo over the past two years.

He has reached new creative heights and I’ve never seen him in better spirits.

The Arranz-Bravo Foundation mounted an exhibition this past November that I

found particularly interesting: Arranz-Bravo i els llibres. It was a complete survey of all

the spectacular art books Eduardo has created since the start of his career. There

are several terrific projects dating from the 1960s to the present and include the

Faith series, a group of early drawings which were exhibited in its entirety at the

Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid and were also reproduced in a small publication

of the same title. Although he says that he’s never counted them personally,

word has it that there are more than 500 different volumes! In addition, the

exhibition included catalogs that have been published about Eduardo and his

work during the past forty-plus years of his career.

Continuing its mission, the Foundation is currently in the

process of preserving the Arranz-Bravo press archive. There

are a large number of press articles dating back to the early

1960s that have been clipped, arranged by date and mounted on

acid-free boards. These will be scanned and added to the data

archive that the foundation is creating; it’s an impressive endeavor!

Included in the archive are ads for Arranz-Bravo exhibitions at Sala

Gaspar from the 1980s. Sala Gaspar was the premier

Spanish gallery of the time and was one of the first to

show the work of Picasso and Miró. Valuable, too, are

articles in the Brazilian press at the time of his retro-

spective exhibition in Sao Paulo, one of which from

the Jornal do Brasil has the headline: “Um Herdo de

Dali/The Heir to Dali.”

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Along with its curatorial work, the Foundation continues its support of the next generation of artists. I was very

impressed with their summer installation for a young Argentinean sculptor, German Consetti, whose works show

beautifully in contrast to Arranz-Bravo’s, in both the indoor and outdoor space. In addition, with the Maestro’s

extension of the mural in the courtyard (above), the Fundacio Arranz-Bravo site looks more impressive than ever.

Speaking of murals, Eduardo did a public commission last year creating a mural for the Pau Vila de l’Hospitalet de

Llobregat school (below). The mural was part of an art-education course titled “Approach Art.” The purpose of

the program was to train teachers to improve communication about art. Eduardo and five lucky students created

the mural together.

In addition to his outstanding paintings, Eduardo has recently created some exceptional works in bronze. He

broke ground last year on a new sculpture studio designed by Jordi Garces, adjacent to his painting studio. This

project was many years in the making because the owner of the land next to his house was unwilling to sell for

more than twenty years — she finally relented and Eduardo now has a new crucible in which to master his alchemy!

The Foundation is planning a retrospective of his works in bronze and one of these recent creations should be

considered for your collection.

The quality of this new collection shows that Eduardo is healthy, vibrant and intensely inspired. Once again, I am

grateful to present an outstanding group of paintings, sculpture and works on paper to our friends and collectors.

Please enjoy this catalog and I hope to see you at the San Francisco or New York exhibition this spring!

Franklin Bowles

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Europa 2012 oil on canvas 112 x 112 in.

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Neck of the Woods VIII 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

Sunset-Mar 2011 oil on canvas 76 x 38 in.

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Animal de Coral 2011 oil on canvas 79 x 59 in.

Nit 2012 oil on canvas 25 x 58.5 in.

Respirar 2012 oil on canvas 18 x 43 in.

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Present Series

2011 painting and collage on paper

III 20 x 14 in.

I 18 x 15 in. II 19 x 15 in.

IV 20 x 14 in. V 20 x 14 in.

Young Sohn Dream 2011

oil on canvas 115 x 30 in.

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Alegrat 2011

oil on canvas 76 x 38 in.

One 2011 oil on canvas 64 x 62 in.

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Catalan Mountain Man 2012 oil on canvas 114 x 76 in.

Cool Dance 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

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Gran Mamá 2011 oil on canvas 76 x 51 in.

Sol Blanc 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.

Naked King 2012 oil on canvas 25 x 62 in.

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(above) Sol IX 2012 oil on canvas 30 x 57 in.

(top right) Dona-misil 2011 oil on canvas 18 x 10.5 in.(bottom right) Pre-nou 2012 oil on canvas 24 x 15 in.

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Sempre Series

2012 painting on paper

I 17 x 15 in. VI 21 x 13 in.

IX 20 x 15 in.

XI 29 x 18 in.

V 13 x 17 in.

IV 15 x 28 in.

III 14 x 21 in.VIII 15 x 29 in.

X 16 x 28 in.

II 14 x 29 in.

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Octubre 2011 oil on canvas 45 x 35 in. Jardí-Jardí 2011 oil on canvas 52 x 41.5 in.

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Pulmo Savi 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 126 in.

Up-Up-Up 2012 oil on canvas 63 x 39 in.

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Despertar 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 38 in.

El Blau, el Poet 2012 oil on canvas 16 x 28 in.

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Explorador 2012 oil on canvas 44 x 76 in.

Dopo Bali 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 37 in.

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Neck of the Woods VII 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

Tri-Lamp 2011 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.

Els Americans 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.

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Gallus 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 57 in.

Chevalier 2012 oil on canvas 39 x 16 in.

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Diogonese 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.

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Feti I Fet 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in. Papà 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

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Polifemo 2010 oil on canvas 76 x 62 in.

Las Ibéricas 2011 oil on canvas 63 x 76 in.

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Set Series

2012 painting on paper

I 20 x 25 in.

II 20 x 25 in.

IV 20 x 25 in.

VI 20 x 25 in.

III 20 x 25 in.

V 20 x 25 in.

VII 20 x 25 in.

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Works in Bronze

The Walk of the Joy 2012 bronze 12 x 35 x 6 in.

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Africanto 2012 oil on canvas 45 x 35 in.New Land 2012 bronze 33 x 10 x 7 in.

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Le Bateau Plein 2012 bronze 14 x 29 x 7 in.

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Nobody is Perfect 2012

oil on canvas 39 x 18 in.

Tura de Bronze 2011 bronze 16 x 10 x 10 in.

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Tren2012

oil on canvas57 x 18 in.

Stendhal 2012 oil on canvas 44 x 57 in.

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Mer I People 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.

Doctor Sun 2011 oil on canvas 31.5 x 117 in.

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El Toro 2011 oil on canvas 51 x 63 in.

Tono a la tarda 2010 oil on canvas 78 x 66 in.

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Embrace 2012 oil on canvas 63 x 51 in.

Autostop 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 101 in.

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British Red 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

Esmeralda 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 18 in.

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Beau del Air 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.

Footing 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 30 in.

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Els Amants 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

(opposite)Familia Grega 2011 oil on canvas 94 x 62 in.

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Paseo 2012 oil on canvas 10.5 X 26.5 in.

Torna la China 2012 oil on canvas 39 X 31.5 in.

La pell i la tarda 2011 oil on canvas 18 x 45 in.

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Jim Morrison the Poet 2011 oil on canvas 52 x 41.5 in.

Big Sport 2012 oil on canvas 35 x 45 in.

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Neck of the Woods IV 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in. Neck of the Woods IX 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

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Dies de Sol 2012 oil on canvas 21 x 28 in.

Doctor Bell 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 44 in.

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Africanto 47

Alegrat 15

Animal de Coral 11

Autostop 58

Barcelona Woman Back cover

Beau del Air 62

Big Sport 69

British Red 60

Catalan Mountain Man 16

Cavaller al Novembre Invite (NY)

Chevalier 35

Cool Dance 17

Despertar 29

Dies de Sol 73

Diogonese 36

Doctor Bell 72

Doctor Sun 54

Dona-misil 21

Dopo Bali 30

El Blau, el Poet 28

El Toro 56

Els Amants 64

Els Americans 32

Embrace 59

Energy Land Front cover

Esmeralda 61

Europa 6

Explorador 31

Familia Grega 65

Feti I Fet 38

Footing 63

Gallus 34

Gran Mamá 19

Jardí-Jardí 25

Jim Morrison the Poet 68

La pell i la tarda 67

Las Ibéricas 41

Mer I People 54

Naked King 18

Neck of the Woods IV 70

Neck of the Woods VII 33

Neck of the Woods VIII 8

Neck of the Woods IX 71

Nit 10

Nobody is Perfect 51

Octubre 24

One 14

Papà 39

Paseo 67

Podem Invite (SF)

Polifemo 40

Pre-nou 21

Pulmo Savi 26

Respirar 10

Sol Blanc 18

Sol IX 20

Stendhal 52

Sunset-Mar 9

Tono a la tarda 57

Torna la China 66

Tren 53

Tri-Lamp 32

Up-Up-Up 27

Young Sohn Dream 13

WORKS ON PAPER

Present Series 12

Sempre Series 22

Set Series 42

WORKS IN BRONzE

Le Bateau Plein 48

New Land 46

The Walk of the Joy 45

Tura de Bronze 50

SPRING 2013

PROJECT MANAGERS:

Stacey Bellis, Matt Geary

and Emilee Enders

CATALOG DESIGN:

Susan Tsuchiya

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