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LISA | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 50” | 2011
ROBERT DUNAHAY
HOHMANN FINE ART
ABOUT THE ARTIST
As a contemporary painter, Dunahay is perhaps best known for his dynamic, large-scale portraits of palm trees. After moving from New York City to the desert, the artist was struck by the positive symbolism in the palm and the specific way the trees remind us of happiness, vacation, peace and serenity. Today, he creates individual homage to them through life-sized works on canvas resplendent in bold, exotic shades and unique personalities. By replacing traditional references to landscape with a solid color background, the fronds become iconic, transcending nature to become an alluring and ideal palm. Aside from the palm paintings, this exhibition will feature some lesser-seen early works by the artist giving insight into his overall oeuvre and development. Dunahay’s work is included in many major international collections including those of the Royal Family Al Thani of Qatar and Baroness Monica Von Neumann of Switzerland and celebrities Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton and Kelsey Grammar. Corporate collections include Pepperdine University, The Financial Times, The Packard Foundation and the W Hotel. His work also finds home in the collections of the Peninsula Museum of Art and the Fredrick R. Weisman Museum of Art.
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LISA | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 50” | 2011
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EXHIBITIONS 6
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2001 2000 1999 1998
Christian Hohmann Fine Art, Palm Desert Skidmore Contemporary Art, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA James Francis Trezza Gallery, NYC, NY Skidmore Contemporary Art, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA Studio 661, Palm Springs, CA Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA Modern Masters Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA Sada Gallery, Doha, Qatar Modern Masters Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA Studio 661, Palm Springs, CA Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA Skidmore Contemporary Art, Malibu, CA Skidmore Contemporary Art, Malibu, CA Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA Learsi Gallery, Palm Desert, CA Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA Jernigan Wicker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Jernigan Wicker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA C.I.T.Y. 2000 Gallery, Sierra Arts Foundation, Reno, NV Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA Institute of Governmental Studies Library, UC Berkeley, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Skidmore Contemporary Art, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica,CA J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, CA Alex Mertens Fine Art, Montecito, CA From the Vault, Fredrick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, CA Skidmore Contemporary Art, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA Alex Mertens Fine Art, Montecito, CA J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, CA MERGE: Metro State Alumni Exhibition, Denver ,CO Paintings, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA The 3rd Annual Altered Book Art Project, Palm Springs Public Library, Palm Springs, CA Inaugural Exhibition, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA Alex Mertens Fine Art, Montecito, CA Beaux & Eros, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA This is Pop, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA The Altered Book Project, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA Selections from the Permanent Collection, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, CA Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA Moda Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Modern Masters Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA Moda Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Skidmore Contemporary Art, Malibu, CA Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA Jernigan Wicker Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA Galerie Alexine, Mougins, France Learsi Gallery, Palm Desert, CA Skidmore Contemporary Art, Malibu, CA Jernigan Wicker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA All the Boys at the Beach‌ Artsmart, San Francisco, CA Jernigan Wicker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Be Still My Heart, Artsmart, San Francisco, CA
CHRISTIAN | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 46” | 2012
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ARTIST STATEMENT I am drawn to the palm for its strong positive symbolism. For most of us, palm trees are an important element in the landscape of our perfect vacation. They are a simple reminder that life is good. In these paintings, I use color to enhance the exoticness that is already inherent in palm trees. The “face to face” composition provides the viewer with an intimate opportunity to observe the palm tree much as they would a portrait of a person. By replacing traditional references to landscape with a solid color background, the palm becomes iconic, transcending nature to become an alluring ideal palm. My goal is to engage the viewer in a way that allows them to experience the palm rather than to render a specific tree.
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BIRD | Oil on Canvas | 19” x 19“ | 2012
PALM CUCINA | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 38” | 2004
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BIG BIRD | Oil on Canvas | 64” x 64” | 2012
CROSSED FRONDS | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48” | 2011
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EVA HART | Oil on Canvas | 56” x 46” | 2012
BLACK BERRY | Oil on Canvas | 56” x 46“ | 2012
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CHARLOTTE | Oil on Canvas | 68” x 32” | 2008
NEW GETTY | Oil on Canvas | 58” x 60” | 2011
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CAUTION PALM | Oil on Canvas | 65” x 65” | 2011
PALM WITH BLUE DOTS | Oil on Canvas | 65” x 65” | 2011
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RUSTY | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 48” | 2009
VANILLA | Oil on Canvas | 58” x 60” | 2011
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MICHELLE | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 50” | 2011
CARDINAL | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 50” | 2005
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JOSH | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2012
PALO ROJO | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2012
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KIMBERLY | Oil on Canvas | 87” x 67” |2006
AVAR | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 20” | 2011
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ORANGE KRUSH | Oil on Canvas | 87” x 29” |2010
PORTER | Oil on Canvas | 67” x 53” | 2009
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BELLA PALMS | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 36” | 2010
ADRIENNE | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2011
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KLER | Oil on Canvas | 65” x 50” | 2011
CAMILLE | Oil on Canvas | 43” x 32” | 2011
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LITTLE PINK | Oil on Canvas | 52” x 27” |2011
AQUA OSCAR | Oil on Canvas | 52“ x 25” |2011
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KIM | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48” | 2011
MILLER | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 48“ | 2009
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EVE | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 63” | 2012
SINGLE FROND | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 63” | 2011
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SHADOW | Oil on Canvas | 65” x 46” | 2012
DUNAHAY PALM (PALM DESERT) | Oil on Canvas | 61” x 51“ | 2012
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LAGUNA | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 32” | 2012
MAARKO | Oil on Canvas | 24” x 15” | 2012 CAROOT | Oil on Canvas | 24” x 15” | 2012 DESI | Oil on Canvas | 24” x 15” | 2012
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DALENE | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 48” | 2009
BLUE AND BLACK | Oil on Canvas | 58” x 44“ | 2009
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TWO TALL WITH CLOUDS | Oil on Canvas | 66” x 24” | 2012
BAHAMA | Oil on Canvas | 66” x 60“ | 2012
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KYLE | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48” | 2011
TALL AND THIN | Oil on Canvas | 66” x 12“ | 2012
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SUPER BLUE | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 48” | 2011
TAYLOR | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48” | 2011
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BLUE AND GREY FAN | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 24” | 2012 50
ELLI | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 24“ | 2012
ORANGE BERRY TEAL | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 27“ | 2012 PINK COCONUTS | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 26” | 2012
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MARIA ALEXANDER | Oil on Canvas | 67” x 89” | 2009
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ELWAY | Oil on Canvas | 32” x 15” 54
NAFF | Oil on Canvas | 32” x 15”
EVA | Oil on Canvas | 32” x 15” SEPA | Oil on Canvas | 32” x 15” ORA | Oil on Canvas | 32” x 15”
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ZIG | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 20” | 2011
NORA | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 20“ | 2011
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ANNA | Oil on Canvas | 22” x 22” | 2011
VERONICA | Oil on Canvas | 22” x 22” | 2011
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BOSCO | Oil on Canvas | 22” x 22” | 2011
ARCHIE | Oil on Canvas | 22” x 22” | 2011
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JOSHUA TREE BRANCHES | Oil on Canvas | 32” x 36” | 2012
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15 | Oil on Canvas | 72” x 54” | 2000
PURPLE SHAVE | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48” | 2008
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BE MINE | Oil on Canvas | 12.5” x 12.5” | 2008
I LOVE YOU | Oil on Canvas | 12.5” x 12.5” | 2008
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WORDS OF LOVE | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48” | 2007
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OLIVE | Oil on Canvas | 36” x 36” | 2011
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ARTISTS OF THE GALLERY PAINTING Mohamed Abla Deladier Almeida Michael Azgour Robert Dunahay Zivana Gojanovich Eberhard Hückstädt Thomas Jessen Denis Jully Manzur Kargar Wiebke Kramer Gabriele Lockstaedt Gerd Lieder Heiner Meyer Armin Mueller-Stahl Neil Nagy Heinz Rabbow Thomas Ritter Peter Schettler Doug Smith Karin Voelker Edward Walton Wilcox Rimi Yang PHOTOGRAPHY Karin Székessy
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Christian and Kaarina Hohmann
CHRISTIAN HOHMANN FINE ART represents
almost 40 years of lineage in the art world by the Hart/Hohmann family founded in Germany and in 2013 Christian Hohmann celebrated his 20 year anniversary of entering the professional art world. Christian’s parents Werner and Ursula opened their first gallery in 1976 in the cultural tourist destination of Walsrode, which quickly became a success attracting cosmopolitan visitors from all over the world. In 1998, his aunt Eva Hart ventured to the States and opened a gallery in Carmel by the Sea, a premiere address for the California fine art world. She introduced art collectors to the best European contemporary artists, a relatively untapped market in the area, and one in which was found a thriving market. Only two years later the Hart family opened another location in the heart of Chicago. Back in Germany, 19-year old Christian was honing his own career by studying Art History and Economy at the University of Trier. In 1993, just a month before he began his studies, he founded Kunstverlag Christian Hohmann, a company that would publish lithographs, etchings and serigraphs by several artists, among them the acclaimed artist Prof. Rudolf Hausner, an important representative of the Viennese School of Fantastic Realism. Two years later he opened his first gallery in Hamburg at 21. In 1998 he partnered up with Thomas Levy, one of Germany’s premier art dealers and gallery owners, to open a gallery villa in Hamburg-Poeseldorf. The gallery highlighted artists such as Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Francis Bacon, and Xenia Hausner and participated in art expos including Art Frankfurt and the prestigious Hamburg Photo Triennale. Three years later, Hohmann collaborated on a project gallery in Berlin-Mitte. In 2002 Eva Hart decided to open a flagship gallery in Palm Desert, CA. Located on the exclusive El Paseo Drive in the renowned playground for the Forbes 400, the gallery played host to visitors from all over the world looking for paradise weather, perfect golf and tennis and world-class art. Christian joined his aunt as gallery director and went on to facilitate stellar exhibitions from modern classics like Joan Miró, Chagall, and Gabriele Muenter to contemporary artists such as Paul Wunderlich, Eberhard Hückstädt and Karin Voelker. In the summer of 2009, the Harts retired and Christian decided to carry on the family tradition solo with a new 5,000 square foot signature space, also located on El Paseo Drive. Today, Christian Hohmann Fine Art reflects this rich legacy in the art world, which began in Germany in 1976, and now spans across the United States. With a longstanding tradition of presenting both European and national artists of the highest
View into Gallery II: Painting by Bob Freimark, Sculpture by John Helton
caliber to the discerning collector, the gallery’s strong figurative program is accentuated by diverse offerings in 20th century master works by both familiar and emerging names. The gallery features an exquisite selection of original paintings and sculpture by over 100 unique artists while also representing many artists’ estates. From the prestigious location on El Paseo and with a network of artists, collectors, galleries and institutions the gallery has built a strong internet presence that reaches far beyond the borders of the United States. By participating in art fairs across the US and by publishing books and catalogs, the gallery is trying to spread the word about their artists world wide. With a true passion for art, educating the client, and a devotion to its artists, the gallery has garnered a world-class reputation as a sophisticated destination for art.
CHRISTIAN HOHMANN FINE ART 73-660 El Paseo | Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 346-4243 | (877) 977-CHFA (toll free) www.christianhohmann.com
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