David Cook Galleries

We’re not saying you need another rug, but…

Photo 1: Transitional period Navajo handspun wool rug, circa 1890
Photo 2: Navajo handspun wool rug, circa 1930-1940
Photo 3: Navajo pan-reservation handspun wool rug, circa 1920-1930

“Good Guys and Bad Guys in an Upside Down World” (1985) by Edward Marecak.
Originally pained during Ronald Regan’s presidency, Marecak’s layered symbolism and mosaic-like surfaces continually invite us to question assumptions about power, faith, and identity. On a day that celebrates American ideals, this painting reminds us that history and morality are seldom as simple as red, white, and blue.
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Bold, graphic, and full of energy, Mary Chenoweth’s work brings a bright, modernist voice into any room. Would you hang any of these on your walls? 😉

Presenting the winner of yesterday’s poll! 🥇
Painted by Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968), this historic piece depicts a summertime view of Colorado Springs with Mays Peak, Mt. Garfield, Mt. Arthur, and Cameron’s Cone visible in the distance. Come give it a look today!

Next time you walk by, come in! No judgement if it’s just for the air conditioning 😉

What draws your eye first? 👀
The geometry? The tension? The texture?
Come see this dynamic piece by Eugune Bavinger, on view now in our lower gallery!

If you could take one of these historic treasures home, which would it be? 👀
From left to right:
“Cathedral Spires” by Robert Reid (1922)
“Deserted Street” by Jenne Magafan (1946)
“Abandoned Gold Mine” and “Little Ranch” by Ernest Lawson (c. 1925-1930)

David Cook Galleries | New Acquisitions -

Happy Holidays from David Cook Galleries

This weeks new arrivals on our 1stdibs storefront!

Check out all our available works on both 1stdibs and our website. You’ll find links to both in our bio!

In order of appearance:
Charles Partridge Adam’s, Clear Creek, Colorado
Henriette “Yetti” Stolz, Untitled
Alfred Wands, Stage Coach
Ethel Magafan, Dawn

This week’s new acquisitions at David Cook Galleries. Shop on our website or stop by the gallery in person - Open 10-6

Pieces in order of appearance:
Ethel Magafan, “Dawn”
Birger Sandzen, “Coxcombs”
Clarance Durham, “Untitled (Globe Smelters, Denver)
Arnold Ronnebeck, “Silver Mine, Russell Gulch, Colorado”

This weeks is 20th century painter, Zola Zaugg.

Born in 1890 in Laddonia, Missouri, she moved to Colorado Springs with her husband Frederick at the age of 25. She worked as an artist and also taught art classes to well to do members of the Colorado Spring society.

Zaugg was a well known artist of the area, known for her portraits and landscape paintings. She turned her attention to painting landmarks of the Pikes Peak region in the late 1940s.

This beautiful summer landscape painting by Zaugg is available on view in the gallery and through our website.

“Flight #3”, acrylic, 30” x 24”
“Yellow Sun”, acrylic 32” x 24”
“Brazil #3”, acrylic, 48” x 36”

Our this week is Taos Modernist, Beatrice Mandelman.

Born on December 31, 1912 in Newark, New Jersey, from an early age Bea was determined to be an
artist. She spent her childhood taking classes at local fine art schools included Rutgers University and the Art Students League in New York City.

In 1935, Mandelman was employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), first as a muralist and then as a printmaker with the Graphic Division of the New York Project. During this time, she was associated with numerous New York School artists including Jackon Po***ck and Stuart Davis.

By the 1940’s, her works were included in exhibitions at the Chicago Art Insitutue, the Museum of Modern Art, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
In 1944, her and her artist husband, Louis Ribak, settled in Taos, New Mexico.

Now removed from the art world’s mainstream, the couple found themselves working together with other modern artists in what would become known as the “Taos Modernists”.

Mandelman found freedom in the relative isolation of northern New Mexico, developing a style that was distinctly her own. Inspired by the light, local landscapes, and diverse cultures of Taos, her work
flourished.

Throughout her life, Mandelman was adventurous and profoundly curious.

The three paintings shown here are available for purchase in the gallery or by visiting our website; Davidcookgalleries.com