DAHLOV IPCAR’S
CENTURY

Dahlov painting in her studio. Photograph by Pat Jones.

Dahlov Ipcar was an award-winning illustrator and author, as well as a prolific and accomplished painter. Best known for her colorful, kaleidoscopic paintings of animals, Ipcar produced fabric collages, hooked rugs, needlepoint tapestries and unique soft sculptures. Dahlov Ipcar’s larger works include ten (10) mural projects in the United States, including hospitals in Massachusetts and Maine and post offices in Tennessee and Oklahoma. Dahlov Ipcar was both the first woman and is still the youngest person to date to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

EXHIBITION PREVIEW

Harlequin Jungle

Harlequin Jungle

1972, oil on linen, 40 x 50 inches

Gazelle-6

1990, soft sculpture, 11 x 16 x 4 inches

Luando Morning

1994, oil on linen, 30 x 48 inches

Lady and Crocodile

Lady and Crocodile

1936, oil on beaverboard, 7 inch oval

Lady and Tiger

1936, oil on beaverboard, 7 inch oval

Bull Fighter

1936, oil on beaverboard, 7 inch oval

Two Trotters Racing

Two Trotters Racing

1936, oil on glass, 13 x 25 inches

Evening on the Fishing Grounds

Evening on the Fishing Grounds

1945, watercolor, 19 x 19 inches

Little Fisherman’s Catch

Little Fisherman’s Catch

1945, watercolor, 19 x 19 inches

Portrait of my Father, William Zorach

Portrait of my Father, William Zorach

1944, oil on canvas, 28 x 30 inches

Veldt Patterns

1958, oil on linen, 27 x 30 inches

Dairy Barn

1958, watercolor, 16.5 x 20 inches

Harnessing Betty

Harnessing Betty

1950, watercolor, 12 x 15.5 inches

Wildebeest

1980, soft sculpture, 10 X 12 X 5 inches

Garden of Eden

1961, cloth collage, 37 X 32 inches

Hex Signs

2014, oil on linen, 16 x 23 inches

Pigeons

1966, watercolor, 20 x 24 inches

Whip-poor-will

1967, watercolor, 19 x 22 inches

Lonesome Loon

1967, watercolor, 19 x 22 inches

The Mystery

1967, oil on linen, 24 x 36 inches

Embarkation

1967, oil on linen, 24 x 36 inches

Cat in the Rocket

Cat in the Rocket

1971, watercolor, 11.5 x 15.5 inches

Okapi-6

1990, soft sculpture, 15.5 x 15 x 4.5 inches

Mythological Sea Horse-2

Mythological Sea Horse-2

1974, soft sculpture, 10.5 x 20 x 5 inches

Regatta I

1980, gouache, 18 x 15 inches

Regatta II

1980, gouache, 18 x 15 inches

Striped Rider

1980, pencil, 14 x 19 inches

Equine Pinwheel

Equine Pinwheel

2012, oil on linen, 30 x 30 inches

Outside In

2008, oil on linen, 35 x 19 inche

Return Home

1971, watercolor, 12 x 18.5 inches

Madagascar Tree

Madagascar Tree

2012, oil on linen, 36 x 18 inches

Grendel’s Nest

2007, oil on linen, 16 x 25 inches

Golden Jungle

1982, needlepoint, 30 x 40 inches

Year of the Rooster

Year of the Rooster

2005, oil on linen, 35 x 19 inches

Knight at Arms

2012, oil on linen, 36 x 25 inches

Tigers of Rewa-2

Tigers of Rewa-2

2014, oil on linen, 34 x 30 inches

Blue Moon Dance

Blue Moon Dance

2014, oil on linen, 30 x 30 inches

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Calico Jungle Endpapers.jpg

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All Images © Dahlov Ipcar

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