Missing works

Have you seen any of these Brewton artworks?
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We have images of some pieces from family photographs, portfolio slides, and photos found in Jim's studio after his death.
​We have only the titles of other works from exhibition lists. 
​If you think you know of a Brewton artwork, please let us know.

James E. Brewton. Title unknown. 1958, oils on canvas, 26" x 32". Won 1958 Special Travel Award from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. (From a color slide date-stamped July 1959)

James E. Brewton. Title unknown. 1958, oils on canvas, 26" x 32". Won 1958 Special Travel Award from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. (From a black and white photograph labeled with date, medium, and dimensions in Jim's handwriting)

Portrait of Rudolf Serkin by Jim Brewton: We've located the charcoal study for this painting, but the painting has disappeared. This image is from the background of a Brewton family photo, taken in 1963. The painting was probably given to Mr. Serkin in Philadelphia.

Missing works with no images

​Checklist from Makler Gallery (1963) solo:
​Self-Portrait - J Dubuffet (litho and poster paint)
WEB (water color)
Margie (drawing)
The New Day (water color)
Three Graces (oils, 16" x 24")*
Collage Pataphysic
Desire
In the Cave at Night

Other sources of information:
Portrait of Claire Van Vliet (painting of Van Vliet sitting in a wing chair; given a friend of hers in Philadelphia)
Two from Asger (m/m on canvas, 40" x 30")*
A Garden in Iceland (shown at Kenmore Galleries, 1971)
50 cc of Philadelphia Air (two works: an object, probably an ampoule; and a diagram on paper)


*We designate dimensions as height x width, but measurements from others' records could be width x height.

This image of a painting was found among Jim Brewton's portfolio slides, but we're not certain the work is by Brewton. If it is, it was possibly painted while Jim was in Denmark, either 1962-63 or 1965.

We obtained this image from a black-and-white negative, found among Jim Brewton's portfolio pictures.

The painting behind the lamp and phone seems to contain a pataphysical gidouille. From a family photograph dated October 1963.

James E. Brewton. 1957, oils on canvas, 22" x 34". Private collection, Villanova, Pa. (from notes on back of black-and-white photograph in Jim's handwriting).

James E. Brewton. "Terre." 24" x 20", from a photo dated September 1964.

From a slide dated 1959 found in Jim Brewton's portfolio. Signed in brown, lower left.

James E. Brewton. "Automated Autograph." n.d., steel, 33" x 11" x 1.5". From a photograph labeled on the back by Jim.

A missing work by Jim Brewton; image from a black and white studio photograph.

"Homage to Alfred Jarry," a missing painting by Jim Brewton.

"Last Game," a missing painting by Jim Brewton about Hiroshima. It was shown at a memorial exhibition for Brewton at PAFA's Peale Galleries in 1968. The painting was last seen in Bismarck, N. Dakota.

James E. Brewton. Unknown title. The missing painting image is from a slide date-stamped "Sep '64." In Jim's handwriting on the slide, the date and dimensions are given as 1964, 40" x 30". We can see two paintings we've found (see the Paintings page) on the floor, allowing us to date them as ca. 1964.

"No Birds in the Sky," a missing mixed-media piece by Jim Brewton about Hiroshima. a missing painting by Jim Brewton about Hiroshima. It was shown at a memorial exhibition for Brewton at PAFA's Peale Galleries in 1968. The painting was last seen in Bismarck, N. Dakota.

James E. Brewton. "City." (Image from slide dated 1963)

James E. Brewton. Portrait of Charlie [Herbits]. 1966 (shown at Peale Galleries, PAFA, 1968).

​If you think you know of a Brewton artwork, we'd be grateful to hear from you; please let us know.