Dorr Bothwell sometimes experimented with using the same serigraph design in different color palattes. Sometimes Bothwell used images from her paintings and collages in later paintings and serigraphs, or used color Xerox images of her own paintings as elements in later collages.
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus by Dorr Bothwell (1939). Oil. Private collection. Exhibited in the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939 and 1940), held at San Francisco’s Treasure Island.
The Birth of Venus
Shrines and Altars: The Birth of Venus by Dorr Bothwell (1987). Collage (laserprint elements include Bothwell’s 1939 painting, The Birth of Venus). Private collection.
Invasion
Invasion by Dorr Bothwell (1940). Oil on Masonite (24″ x 30″). Archives of American Art. Black and white photo by John Sullivan.
Invasion
Invasion by Dorr Bothwell (1953). Oil on Masonite. Private collection.
Signs and Portents (01)
Signs and Portents (01) by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph. Private collection.
Signs and Portents (02)
Signs and Portents (02) by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph. Private collection.
Memory Machine 01
Memory Machine 01 by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph. Private collection.
Memory Machine 02
Memory Machine 02 by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph. Private collection.
Promenade (01)
Promenade (01) by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph (8″ x 14″). Edition of 30. Private collection.
Promenade (02)
Promenade (02) by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph (8″ x 14″). Edition of 30. Private collection.
Winds of Chance
Winds of Chance by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph (11.33″ x 9.12″). Private collection.
Winds of Chance (second state)
Winds of Chance (second state) by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph (11.33″ x 9.12″). Private collection.
Ideograph
Ideograph by Dorr Bothwell (1946). Serigraph. Edition of 35. Pencil signed: Dorr Bothwell ’46. Private collection.
Ideograph II
Ideograph II by Dorr Bothwell (c. 1990). Collage (15″ x 30″) with laserprint elements, including laserprint of Bothwell’s 1946 serigraph Ideograph. Private collection.
Juggler
Juggler by Dorr Bothwell (1949). Serigraph (19″x 14″). Private collection.
Juggler
Juggler by Dorr Bothwell (1949). Serigraph (19″x 14″). Private collection.
Magician’s Scarecrow (01)
Magician’s Scarecrow by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph, version 01 (12.5″ x 10″). Private collection.
Magician’s Scarecrow (02)
Magician’s Scarecrow by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph, version 02 (12.5″ x 10″). Private collection.
SERIGRAPHS INSPIRED BY PAINTINGS
Camping by the Shore
Camping by the Shore by Dorr Bothwell (1944) Oil on board (16.5 x 13.5). Private collection.
Camping by the Shore
Camping by the Shore by Dorr Bothwell (1944). Serigraph (12″ x 9.75″). Achenbach Collection, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Mexican Pottery Cat
Mexican Pottery Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1962). Gouache. Private collection.
Mexican Pottery Cat
Mexican Pottery Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1982). Serigraph. Private collection.
Christmas
Christmas by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph. Private collection.
Holiday
Holiday by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph. Achenbach Collection, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
City Summer
City Summer by Dorr Bothwell (1947). Serigraph. Private collection.
Antibes
Antibes by Dorr Bothwell (1950). Serigraph. Private collection.
Spanish Easter
Spanish Easter by Dorr Bothwell (1950). Serigraph (15″ x 10.25″). Private collection.
Corsica
Corsica by Dorr Bothwell (1950). Serigraph (16.5 x 20.5″). Private collection.
