Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World is a Mystery
March 27–July 19, 2026
Baker/Rowland Galleries
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Gertrude Abercombie, Tree, Table, and Cat, 1937. Oil on canvas. 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm). Private Collection, Illinois. Photo by Michael Tropea
Gertrude Abercombie, Demolition Doors, 1964. Oil on Masonite. 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm). Illinois State Museum; Purchase
Gertrude Abercombie, Two Ladders, 1947. Oil on Masonite. 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm). Illinois State Museum; Purchase
Gertrude Abercombie, The Church, 1938. Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm). Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. Photo by Edward C. Robison III
Gertrude Abercombie, Letter from Karl, 1940. Oil on canvas. 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm). Union League Club of Chicago.
Gertrude Abercombie, Levitation, 1967. Oil on Masonite. 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Private Collection, Illinois. Photo by Michael Tropea
Gertrude Abercombie, Game of Kings, 1947. Oil on canvas. 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm). Private Collection, Illinois. Photo by Michael Tropea
Gertrude Abercombie, A Picture in a Picture in a Picture, 1955. Oil on Masonite. 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Private Collection. Courtesy of Sullivan Goss Gallery
Gertrude Abercombie, Strange Shadows (Shadow and Substance), 1950. Oil on canvas. 22 x 36 in. (55.9 x 91.4 cm). Private Collection, Illinois. Photo by Michael Tropea
Gertrude Abercombie, Search for Rest (Nile River), 1951. Oil on Masonite. 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm). Collection of Sandra and Bram Dijkstra
Gertrude Abercombie, Doors, 4 (5 ½), 1957. Oil on board, 6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm). Collection of Shio Kusaka and Jonas Wood. Photo by Marten Elder; Courtesy of Karma Gallery
