Karl Wirsum Geezer Gazing Geyser 2018 acrylic on cut panel 40 x 18 inches (Geyser), 41 x 32 inches (Geezer)
Karl Wirsum Armageddon 2018 acrylic on cut panel 18 x 38 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Steam Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 2018 acrylic on cut panel 44 x 24 inches
Karl Wirsum Smoke Gets in Your Lies 2018 acrylic on panel 40 x 30 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Give a Hand for Applause Claws 2018 acrylic on panel 40 x 27 inches
Karl Wirsum Points De Leon on the Point of a Boulder Discovers a Way to Never Get Older 2018 acrylic on cut panel 22 3/4 x 12 inches (small figure), 40 x 29 inches (cliff)
Karl Wirsum Blue Nightingale 2014 acrylic on panel 30 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Sigh Clip Pity Clops 2014 acrylic on panel 35 1/2 x 26 inches
Karl Wirsum No Dogs Aloud 1965 acrylic on plexiglas 23 3/4 x 18 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled March 31, 1965 ball-point pen and colored pencil on paper 14 x 11 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled March 31, 1965 ball-point pen and colored pencil on paper 14 x 11 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled April 20, 1965 graphite and colored pencil on paper 14 x 11 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled April 20, 1965 graphite and colored pencil on paper 14 x 11 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1964 colored pencil on paper 13 x 10 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1965 graphite, colored pencil and ball-point pen on paper 14 x 11 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1964 colored pencil on paper 13 x 10 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled August 24, 1965 ball-point pen and colored pencil on paper 14 x 11 inches
Karl Wirsum Count Fasco’s Mouse Piece Whitey Jr. #2 1983 acrylic on canvas 30 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled (Study for the painting Sputter in the Niche of Time, 2009) 2009 colored pencil on paper 24 x 17 7/8 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled (Study for the painting Throw a Wait Line Proof of Purse Chase, 2007) 2007 colored pencil on paper 24 x 18 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled (Study for the painting Craned Mutiny at the Cantilever Cannery, 2004) 2004 colored pencil on paper 29 7/8 x 22 1/4 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled n.d. colored pencil and pencil on paper 23 3/8 x 18 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled c. 1982 colored pencil on orange paper 35 x 23 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled c. 1982 colored pencil on orange paper 35 x 23 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled I (Bunnies) c. early 1980's colored pencil on paper 35 x 23 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled II (Bunnies) c. early 1980's colored pencil on paper 35 x 23 inches
Karl Wirsum Park Alot 1975 acrylic on board 20 x 32 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1974 wax pencil, graphite, and marker on notebook paper 13 1/2 x 17 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1974 pen and ink on notebook paper 17 x 13 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1973 ball point pen, wax pencil, and ink on notebook paper 17 x 13 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1970s acrylic and aluminum foil on paper board with grommets 31 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1969 ball point pen on notebook paper 13 1/2 x 17 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1969 ball point pen and colored pencil on notebook paper 17 x 13 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Gesundheit - Cure for the Common Cold -Strawberry Root Systemsf 1969 acrylic and glitter on canvas with painted frame 26 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled c.1968 ball point pen and colored pencil on notebook paper 17 x 14 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1968 ball point pen and colored pencil on notebook paper 17 x 14 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1968 ball point pen and colored pencil on notebook paper 17 x 14 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1968 ball point pen and colored pencil on notebook paper 17 x 14 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled 1968 ball point pen, colored pencil, and printed paper collage on notebook paper 17 x 14 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled c.1968 ball point pen and colored pencil on notebook paper 17 x 14 inches
Karl Wirsum Boxer 1968 acrylic on papier-mâché 13 1/2 H x 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Untitled (Dionne Warwick) 1966 pen and marker on paper 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
Karl Wirsum Cough c.1962-63 oil on canvas 20 x 20 inches
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Karl Wirsum listed as Newcity’s Art 50 2020: Chicago’s Artists’ Artists (2020)
Karl Wirsum solo exhibition at Derek Eller Gallery, New York (2019)
Karl Wirsum solo exhibition at Derek Eller Gallery, New York (2013)
Karl Wirsum in Chicago Imagists exhibition at Karma International, Zurich (2013)Selected Press:
Karl Wirsum reviewed in New City (2019)
PDF - Interview for Hyperallergic (October 2015)
PDF - John Yau review for Hyperallergic (November 2013)
PDF - Andrew Russeth review for Gallerist NY (November 2013)
PDF - Peter Plagens review for the Wall Street Journal (November 2013)
PDF - Ken Johnson review for the New York Times (October 2013)Related Materials:
BIO
b.1939, Chicago, IL
Lives and works in Chicago.