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Maira Kalman
The Principles of Uncertainty
October 11 - November 24, 2007

The Julie Saul Gallery is pleased to announce our third solo exhibition with acclaimed artist/ author/ illustrator Maira Kalman. Kalman produced an online-visual journal for The New York Times "Times Select" feature for one year from June 2006 to May 2007 entitled Principles of Uncertainty. Kalman's exhibition will consist of more than one hundred of the original gouache paintings made for the project, as well as a photograph and print edition.

The exhibition coincides with an eponymous book just published by Penguin Press which brings together the whole year of online columns in printed form, as well as some added elements. The book will be displayed on a shelf as a running narrative throughout the entire gallery, while the paintings will be hung according to different themes.

Kalman’s journal combines paintings and text and touches on many personal and worldly subjects, from family history to world politics. Portrait subjects include Nabokov as a child, Freud, Edith Sitwell as well as friends and family. Most of her paintings are based on photographs made during her travels or wanderings in New York. She has recorded interiors such as Louise Bourgeois’s salon, Helen Levitt’s bathroom and the recreation of Proust’s study as well as hotel rooms, boxes, foods and other assorted objects.

Kalman has been the illustrator and often author of over a dozen books- most recently she illustrated "The Elements of Style" which is now out in paperback. Others include "What Peter Ate", "Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey", and "Max in Love". She has collaborated with Mark Morris for set designs, designed bags, fabrics and assorted objects. She is the co-author of the famous New Yorker “Newyorkistan” cover.

MAIRA KALMAN
THE PRINCIPLES OF UNCERTAINTY
OCTOBER 11 - NOVEMBER 24, 2007

Entrance
Man Dances on Salt, 2007
gouache on paper
9 x 7 ¾" image, 11 ½ x 9 ½" sheet

Baba, 2006
gouache on paper
8 ¾ x 6" image, 11 x 8 ½" sheet

Nabokov, 2006
gouache on paper
9 ¾ x 8 ½" image, 11 x 9 ½" sheet

Beaton Living Room, 2006
gouache on paper
11 ¾ x 8 ¾" image, 14 ¾ x 11" sheet

Dodo, 2006
gouache on paper
5 x 4 ½" image, 9 x 8 ½" sheet

Vita, 2006
gouache on paper
5 ½ x 5 ¼" image, 8 x 7 ¼" sheet

Alex, 2006
gouache on paper
11 ¼ x 8 ½" image, 12 x 9 ¾" sheet
Sunny Day at the Park, 2007
iris print
10 ½ x 11" image, 15 ½ x 13 ¾" sheet
edition of 36

South Wall
United Pickle, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 5" image, 14 x 11" sheet

Marie Therese, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ¼ x 8 ¼" image, 10 ¾ x 9 ½" sheet

Man in White Suit, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 9 ½" image, 11 ¾ x 10" sheet

British Fruit Platter, 2006
gouache on paper
5 ½ x 7" image, 8 x 9" sheet

Donuts, 2006
gouache on paper
8 ¼ x 11 ¾" image, 9 ¾ x 12 ¼" sheet

Italian Fruit Platter, 2006
gouache on paper
8 x 4 ¾" image, 11 ½ x 8" sheet

Shoshana in Kitchen, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 9 ¼" image, 11 x 9 ½" sheet

Wedding in Palestine, 2006
gouache on paper
4 ¾ x 6 ½" image, 7 ½ x 9" sheet
$3000

Tolstoy, 2006
gouache on paper
6 ½ x 9 ½" image, 8 x 10 ½" sheet

Maishel Shmelkin, 2006
gouache on paper
9 ½ x 7 ½" image, 12 ¼ x 9" sheet

Dostoevsky, 2006
gouache on paper
6 ¼ x 5" image, 9 ½ x 8 ½" sheet

Polina, 2006
gouache on paper
6 x 5 ¼" image, 9 x 8 ½" sheet

Urn in Park, 2006
gouache on paper
11 ¼ x 7 ¼" image, 13 x 9" sheet

Edith Sitwell, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 7" image, 12 ½ x 10 ½" sheet

Vladimir Horowitz, 2006
gouache on paper
9 x 7 ½" image, 12 ¾ x 9 ½" sheet

Kika under Bougainvillea, 2006
gouache on paper
7 x 8 ½" image, 9 ¾ x 11 ½" sheet

Chocolate Cake, 2006
gouache on paper
8 x 6 ½" image, 12 x 10" sheet

West Wall
Wooden Box, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ¾ x 11" image, 12 ½ x 12 ½" sheet

Hotel Celeste, 2006
gouache on paper
7 ¼ x 5 ¼" image, 10 x 7 ¾" sheet

Mr.Baby Box, 2006
gouache on paper
5 ½ x 5 ½" image, 7 ½ x 8 ½" sheet

Pitcher, 2006
gouache on paper
7 x 5 ¾" image, 8 ¾ x 7 ½" sheet

Winston Churchill Flowers, 2006
gouache on paper
10 x 8 ½" image, 11 ½ x 9" sheet

Lipstick, 2006
gouache on paper
7 x 6 ¾" image, 11 x 9 ½" sheet

Woman with Red Hair, 2006
gouache on paper
9 ¾ x 8" image, 10 ½ x 10" sheet

Paris Twins, 2006
gouache on paper
8 x 7 ¾" image, 10 ½ x 10" sheet

Breakfast Tray, 2006
gouache on paper
7 ½ x 7 ¼" image, 9 ¼ x 9 ¼" sheet

Tassel, 2006
gouache on paper
6 ½ x 7 ¼" image, 8 ¾ x 9 ¼"sheet

Pink Bed, 2006
gouache on paper
6 ¾ x 7" image, 9 x 11" sheet

Rain, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 8 ½" image, 11 x 9 ¾" sheet

North Wall
Pierre Wrapping Package, 2006
gouache on paper
8 ½ x 7" image, 10 x 8 ½" sheet

Walking Stick, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ¼ x 3 ¼" image, 12 x 8" sheet

Floating Island, 2006
gouache on paper
7 x 9 ½" image, 9 x 10 ½" sheet

Laduree, 2006
gouache on paper
7 x 9 ½" image, 7 ½ x 10" sheet

Pate, 2006
gouache on paper
9 ¾ x 10 ¾" image, 10 x 11" sheet

Old Couple, 2006
gouache on paper
8 ½ x 7 ¾" image, 10 x 9"sheet

Woman with Shoes, 2006
gouache on paper
8 ¼ x 6 ½" image, 10 ¾ x 7 ½" sheet

Rabbits, 2006
gouache on paper
7 ½ x 9 ½" image, 10 ½ x 12" sheet

French Trash Bins, 2006
gouache on paper
5 ½ x 9 ½" image, 7 ¼ x 11" sheet

Man in Room, 2006
gouache on paper
8 ½ x 7 ½" image, 10 ½ x 9 ½" sheet

Pink Bed Again, 2006
gouache on paper
7 x 9 ¼" image, 9 ½ x 9 ¼" sheet

Sad Breakfast, 2006
gouache on paper
7 ¾ x 7" image, 11 x 8 ¼" sheet

Croque, 2006
gouache on paper
8 x 6 ¼" image, 10 x 8 ½" sheet

Girl with Bow, 2006
gouache on paper
8 ½ x 8" image, 9 x 9 ¼" sheet

Proust Guard, 2006
gouache on paper
7 x 6" image, 9 ¼ x 8 ½" sheet

Proust Notebook, 2006
gouache on paper
8 x 6 ¾" image, 10 ¾ x 9" sheet

Le Corbusier Sink, 2006
gouache on paper
7 ¾ x 7 ½" image, 10 ½ x 10" sheet

Man with Wings, 2006
gouache on paper
9 x 8" image, 9 ¾ x 9" sheet

Fountile, 2006
gouache on paper
11 ½ x 10 ½" image, 12 x 11 ½" sheet

Woman under Tree, 2006
gouache on paper
10 x 9" image, 12 ¼ x 11 ¼" sheet

Sabine, 2006
gouache on paper
11 x 8 ½" image, 12 ½ x 10" sheet

Drunken Man Dancing, 2006
gouache on paper
11 x 8 ½" image, 11 x 8 ¾" sheet

Kitty, 2006
gouache on paper
10 x 15 ¾" image, 12 ¼ x 17" sheet

Louise, 2006
gouache on paper
11 ¼ x 8 ¾" image, 13 x 10 ½" sheet

East Wall
Louise Bourgeois' Sink, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ¾ x 8" image, 11 ½ x 9 ¼" sheet

Sofa, 2006
gouache on paper
8 x 11 ½" image, 10 x 13 ¼" sheet

Louise Bourgeois Installation, 2006
gouache on paper
11 ¾ x 16 ¾" image, 13 ½ x 18" sheet

Aunt Frances, 2006
gouache on paper
10 ¼ x 8" image, 11 x 9 ½" sheet

Carmen and Isaac, 2006
gouache on paper
9 ½ x 8 ½" image, 10 ½ x 9 ½" sheet
Guard with Bow, 2007
gouache on paper
11 x 8 ¾" image, 12 ¼ x 10" sheet

Ich Habe Genug, 2006
gouache on paper
8 ¼ x 11" image, 9 ½ x 12 ¾" sheet

Rick's Father, 2006
gouache on paper
12 x 9 ¼" image, 13 ¼ x 10 ½" sheet

Schlaffzimmer I, 2007
gouache on paper
8 ½ x 5 ¾" image, 12 x 8 ½" sheet

Schlaffzimmer II, 2007
gouache on paper
8 ½ x 6 ¼" image, 11 ½ x 9 ¼" sheet

Bowl of Limes, 2006
gouache on paper
10 x 7 ¾" image, 11 x 10" sheet

Yellow Vase, 2007
gouache on paper
11 x 8 ¼" image, 12 ½ x 9 ¾" sheet

Hat with Feather, 2007
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 9 ½" image, 11 ½ x 10 ½" sheet

East Entrance
Dead Man, 2007
gouache on paper
6 ¼ x 7" image, 9 x 9 ¼" sheet

Package with Dead Man, 2007
gouache on paper
7 ½ x 11 ½" image, 9 x 12 ½" sheet

Polidori-New Orleans, 2007
gouache on paper 10 x 14" image, 12 ¾ x 16 ¼" sheet

Praying Figures, 2007
gouache on paper
11 ½ x 8 ½" image, 13 ¼ x 10" sheet

Baby Pina, 2007
gouache on paper
8 ¾ x 5 ¾" image, 12 ½ x 9 ½" sheet

Woman with Mustache, 2007
gouache on paper
7 ¾ x 10 ½" image, 10 ½ x 12 ½" sheet

Angel, 2007
chromogenic print with hand lettering
16 x 11" image, 17 x 12"sheet

Second Gallery,
South Wall
Wittgenstein's Radiator, 2007
gouache on paper
6 ¼ x 8 ¼" image, 9 ½ x 11 ¾" sheet

Dark Dream, 2007
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 8 ½" image, 11 ¼ x 9" sheet

Freud, 2007
gouache on paper
9 ¼ x 6 ¼" image, 11 ¼ x 9" sheet

Vase with Poppies, 2007
gouache on paper image , sheet

Walter Benjamin, 2007
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 8 ¼" image, 11 ¼ x 9 ¾" sheet

London Blitz, 2007
gouache on paper
10 ½ x 15 ¾" image, 13 ½ x 18" sheet

Monk, 2007
gouache on paper
10 ¾ x 8 ¼" image, 12 ¾ x 10" sheet
Newport House, Pink Room, 2007
gouache on paper
10 x 8 ½" image, 12 ¼ x 9 ¾" sheet

Second Gallery,
West Wall
Maggie, 2007
gouache on paper
9 ½ x 7" image, 11 ¾ x 9 ¼" sheet

Girl with Hanger, 2007
gouache on paper
10 ¼ x 8" image, 12 ½ x 10 ¼" sheet

Richard, 2007
gouache on paper
12 x 9 ½" image, 12 ½ x 10" sheet

Helen's Bathtub, 2007
gouache on paper
8 ½ x 11" image, 9 ½ x 12 ¾" sheet

Steinberg Camera, 2007
gouache on paper
8 x 10 ½" image, 9 ½ x 12" sheet

Cheeseburger Deluxe, 2007
gouache on paper
7 ½ x 9 ¾" image, 10 x 12 ¾" sheet

Grilled Cheese, 2007
gouache on paper
10 ¼ x 8 ¼" image, 12 ¼ x 9 ¾" sheet

Bouches a la Reine, 2007
gouache on paper
10 ¾ x 9 ¾" image, 13 x 11 ¼" sheet

Second Gallery,
North Wall
Julie & Vicki, 2007
gouache on paper
11 ¾ x 9 ½" image, 14 ¼ x 10 ¾" sheet

Woman in Bed, 2007
gouache on paper
10 x 8" image, 12 ¼ x 9" sheet

Twins, 2006
gouache on paper
9 ¼ x 6 ¼" image, 12 ½ x 9 ½" sheet

Woman at Opera, 2007
gouache on paper
11 ¼ x 5 ½" image, 12 ¼ x 7 ½" sheet

Bombe Contesse Marie, 2007
gouache on paper
7 ¾ x 8 ½" image, 9 ¾ x 10 ¾" sheet

Aspic de Homard ou Langouste, 2007
gouache on paper
8 x 9 ½" image, 10 ½ x 11 ½" sheet

Keep Calm and Carry On, 2007
gouache on paper
11 ¾ x 8 ¾" image, 14 ½ x 12" sheet

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