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Another Blue World (Twenty-Four Hour Aquarium)  32" x 42"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Another Blue World (Twenty-Four Hour Aquarium)

32" x 42"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

 

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BLACKFLOWER (Magnolia 2)  36" x 48"  Acrylic On Panel

Blackflower (Magnolia 2) (SOLD)

36" x 48"

Acrylic On Panel

 

 
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Black Flower, Hyperdrive  8.5" x 11.5"  Acrylic On Panel

Black Flower, Hyperdrive (SOLD)

8.5" x 11.5"

Acrylic On Panel

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Big Pink  72" x 53.5"   Acrylic On Panel

Big Pink

72" x 53.5" 

Acrylic On Panel

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Black Swan At Night  37" x 36"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Black Swan At Night

37" x 36"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

 

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Blue Nocturne  47" x 42"  Acrylic And Chalk On Paper Mounted To Panel

Blue Nocturne (SOLD)

47" x 42"

Acrylic And Chalk On Paper Mounted To Panel

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Bouquet  24" x 20  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Bouquet (SOLD)

24" x 20

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

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Go Fish 2  24" x 32"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Go Fish 2

24" x 32"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

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Heat Engine (Dippy)  48" x 60"  Acrylic On Panel

Heat Engine (Dippy)

48" x 60"

Acrylic On Panel

 

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Hi Ho Cherry-O  23" x 24"  Acrylic On Panel

Hi Ho Cherry-O

23" x 24"

Acrylic On Panel

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Kerplunk Again  24.5" x 24.5"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Kerplunk Again

24.5" x 24.5"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

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Nested  16.75" x 19"  Oil On Panel

Nested

16.75" x 19"

Oil On Panel

 

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Nested 2 (Raft)  15.5" x 15.25"  Oil On Panel

Nested 2 (Raft)

15.5" x 15.25"

Oil On Panel

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Night Fishing 1  32" x 40"  Acrylic On Panel

Night Fishing 1

32" x 40"

Acrylic On Panel

 

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Night Fishing 2  32" x 40"  Acrylic On Panel

Night Fishing 2

32" x 40"

Acrylic On Panel

 

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Precipice With Sun And Moon (Duck-Rabbit)  24" x 32"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Precipice With Sun And Moon (Duck-Rabbit)

24" x 32"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

 

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RED CHALICE  24" x 32"  Oil On Panel

Red Chalice 

32" x 24"

Oil On Panel

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Studio 1  65" Diameter  Acrylic On Panel

Studio 1

65" Diameter

Acrylic On Panel

 

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Studio 3 (Skull Flower Duo Palette)  25.75" x 29"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Studio 3 (Skull Flower Duo Palette)

25.75" x 29"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

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Tabletop Still Life With Tits and Peonies (After Hokusai)  51.5" x 46"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Tabletop Still Life With Tits and Peonies (After Hokusai)

51.5" x 46"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

 

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Trans-Continental  7 7/8" x 10 5/8"  Acrylic On Panel

Trans-Continental (SOLD)

7 7/8" x 10 5/8"

Acrylic On Panel

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Another Blue World (Twenty-Four Hour Aquarium)  32" x 42"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Another Blue World (Twenty-Four Hour Aquarium)

32" x 42"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

 

BLACKFLOWER (Magnolia 2)  36" x 48"  Acrylic On Panel

Blackflower (Magnolia 2) (SOLD)

36" x 48"

Acrylic On Panel

 

 
Black Flower, Hyperdrive  8.5" x 11.5"  Acrylic On Panel

Black Flower, Hyperdrive (SOLD)

8.5" x 11.5"

Acrylic On Panel

Big Pink  72" x 53.5"   Acrylic On Panel

Big Pink

72" x 53.5" 

Acrylic On Panel

Black Swan At Night  37" x 36"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Black Swan At Night

37" x 36"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

 

Blue Nocturne  47" x 42"  Acrylic And Chalk On Paper Mounted To Panel

Blue Nocturne (SOLD)

47" x 42"

Acrylic And Chalk On Paper Mounted To Panel

Bouquet  24" x 20  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Bouquet (SOLD)

24" x 20

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Go Fish 2  24" x 32"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Go Fish 2

24" x 32"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Heat Engine (Dippy)  48" x 60"  Acrylic On Panel

Heat Engine (Dippy)

48" x 60"

Acrylic On Panel

 

Hi Ho Cherry-O  23" x 24"  Acrylic On Panel

Hi Ho Cherry-O

23" x 24"

Acrylic On Panel

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Kerplunk Again  24.5" x 24.5"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Kerplunk Again

24.5" x 24.5"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

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Nested  16.75" x 19"  Oil On Panel

Nested

16.75" x 19"

Oil On Panel

 

Nested 2 (Raft)  15.5" x 15.25"  Oil On Panel

Nested 2 (Raft)

15.5" x 15.25"

Oil On Panel

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Night Fishing 1  32" x 40"  Acrylic On Panel

Night Fishing 1

32" x 40"

Acrylic On Panel

 

Night Fishing 2  32" x 40"  Acrylic On Panel

Night Fishing 2

32" x 40"

Acrylic On Panel

 

Precipice With Sun And Moon (Duck-Rabbit)  24" x 32"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Precipice With Sun And Moon (Duck-Rabbit)

24" x 32"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

 

RED CHALICE  24" x 32"  Oil On Panel

Red Chalice 

32" x 24"

Oil On Panel

Studio 1  65" Diameter  Acrylic On Panel

Studio 1

65" Diameter

Acrylic On Panel

 

Studio 3 (Skull Flower Duo Palette)  25.75" x 29"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Studio 3 (Skull Flower Duo Palette)

25.75" x 29"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

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Tabletop Still Life With Tits and Peonies (After Hokusai)  51.5" x 46"  Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

Tabletop Still Life With Tits and Peonies (After Hokusai)

51.5" x 46"

Acrylic On Canvas On Panel

 

Trans-Continental  7 7/8" x 10 5/8"  Acrylic On Panel

Trans-Continental (SOLD)

7 7/8" x 10 5/8"

Acrylic On Panel

“Images and their attendant associations are constantly slipping, and this ‘slippage’ can keep the image flexible enough to accommodate an endless range of readings….making sense out of non-sense that slips back into nonsense and making flippy-floppy, and ‘looking good’ doing it.” 

-Michael Gallagher

Michael Gallagher - Artists - Gross McCleaf Gallery

Kerplunk Again

24.5" x 24.5"

Acrylic On On Canvas On Panel

In a review of a 2016 exhibit of Michael Gallagher’s paintings, critic Stan Mir wrote, “Gallagher’s new work…deliberately tests the supposed line between abstraction and figuration.”  Gallagher himself says of his paintings, “Images and their attendant associations are constantly slipping, and this ‘slippage’ can keep the image flexible enough to accommodate an endless range of readings….making sense out of non-sense that slips back into nonsense and making flippy-floppy, and ‘looking good’ doing it.”  Even the titles lend a degree of specificity to the images without completely shunting them into a single narrow read.

 

Gallagher’s evolution has led him to a career where he has explored both representation and abstraction; embracing an equilibrium that is uniquely his.  His abstract paintings include “varying degrees of ’represented’ forms and genres…tabletop still life motifs, which include flowers, birds, and fruit in an interior setting…interior settings with windows, which can double as paintings and can also provide a portal to the outside world….Finally, figurative elements (that) are beginning to exert a presence…”   

Michael Gallagher - Artists - Gross McCleaf Gallery

Blackflower (Magnolia 2), 36" x 48", Acrylic On Panel

Michael Gallagher is a painter whose work moves freely between abstraction and representation.

His works are in a number of public and corporate collections including Aronson and Partners, Philadelphia Pa, Delotte and Touche, New York, NY, PepsiCo, New York, NY, MasterCard, New York, NY, the Wilmington Trust, Time Warner, Legg Mason, The Franklin Mint, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Woodmere Museum of Art.

He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he is currently a Professor and a six -time recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award.

 

Michael Gallagher - Artists - Gross McCleaf Gallery

Large Pastoral With Figures (Gardening At Night), 80" x 96", Acrylic On Panel

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