Mushroom Art Registry:
Post 1950

This file is especially incomplete because of the difficulty in assessing what works of art from this period, not having had the test of time, to include. Some entries overlap with the 1850-1950 period and may be found in that file. The dates following the artist’s name are often those of his period of greatest creativity, not necessarily those of the artist's birth and death.

Armfield, Maxwell Ashby. British. 1882-1972

Title: Fungi
Medium: Tempera on panel. 22.5x30 cm.
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description: Several groups of capped mushrooms, Aleuria sp.
Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Booth, Raymond. British. 1929-

— A —
Title: Stoat in winter
Medium: Oil on board, 36x20.2 cm.
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description: Trametes sp. on mossy tree stump
Web: Bridgeman Art Library
— B —
Title: Fly Agarics. 1981
Medium: Oil on panel, 42x29 cm.
Location: Private collection

Mushroom description

Amanita muscaria

Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Boynton, James. American. 1928-

Title: Coupled Mushrooms. 1967
Medium: Lithograph (aluminum and stone) in green, violet and pink on German etching paper, image: 147 x 110 cm.
Location: National Art Gallery, Washington, DC
Mushroom description: A mushroom emerging from a mushroom cap (two caps, inverted, connected by a stipe)
Web: Annex Galleries

Burkman, Elsie. American. 1912-2003

Note: The artist painted a large number of works using "mushroom juice," from Coprinus comatus and other species. Many of her paintings are not of mushroom motifs. Some of her works are in the Anchorage Museum of Art and History.
— A —
Title: Chanterelles. 1968

Mushroom description

Medium: Watercolor with inky cap “juice,” 8x10 in.
— B —
Title: Morels. 1968
Mushroom description: Morels
Medium: Watercolor with inky cap “juice,” 8x10 in.

Clarke, Magda. British. 1916-

Title: Mushrooms, Garlic, Shallots. 1992
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on paper
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description: Agaricus bisporus in and outside of basket
Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Craxton, John. British. 1922-

Title: Dark Landscape. 1944-5
Medium: Oil on board support, 54.6 cm x 70.5 cm.
Location: Tate Gallery, London
Mushroom description: Man holding a brightly lit mushrooms
Web: Tate Online

Ellenrieder. Wolfgang. German. 1959-

Title: Funghi Flash. Ca. 1990
Location: Shown in 1998 in Austellung Projektegallerie Leipzig Elsterpark
Reference: in show catalog

Flösser Gerd. German. Contemporary

Title: The cook’s fear of food (Die Angst des Kochs vor dem Essen)
Medium: Oil
Location: Mannheim. Owned by the artist
Mushroom description: Chanterelle on right edge
Reference: Mannheim Morgen Supplement. p. 8. Jan. 13, 2000.

Grass, Günther. German. 1927-

The author made numerous etchings and lithographs of mushrooms. Twenty four of them can be found in G. Grass, In Kupfer, auf Stein. Göttingen: Steidl Verlag.1986. The following are other examples.
— A —
Title: Mushrooms (Pilze) 1999
Location: Unknown
Medium: Alugraphy, ca. 61.5 x 76,5 cm.
— B —
Title: Mushrooms of Danzig (Danzig Pilze) 1974
Medium: Charcoal on vellum. 48 x 64 cm.
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: A variety of mushrooms, including agarics and perhaps boletes
— C —
Title: Mushrooms with glasses (Pilze mit Brille)
Medium: Lithograph
Mushroom description: Cap mushrooms, including Amanita phalloides
Reference: Catalog, Ars Mundi. Hanover. 2001.
— D —
Title: Mushrooms and shoes (Pilze und Schuhe)
Mushroom description: The boletes are reminiscent of Xerocomus spp.
Web: Ars Mundi

Höller, Carsten. Belgium born, works in Germany. 1961-

— A —
Title: Small Mushroom Suitcase (red) 2000
Mushroom description: One Amanita muscaria in a metal valise…
Web: Air de Paris
Note: Register by G. Celant and M. Prada. (Amazon.com)
— A —
Title: Upside Down Mushroom Room. 2000
Mushroom description: Ca. 10 large Amanita muscaria hanging upside down from ceiling
Location: Exhibited at Fondazione Prada Milan, and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. (CT. 2005-Feb. 2006)
Reference: Schimmel P and Mark E, eds. Ecstasy. In and About Altered States. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2005.
Web: Air de Paris

Hussel, Daniela. German. 1963-

Title: Mushroom
Location: Artist’s collection
Mushroom description: Abstract depiction of capped mushroom with green stipe
Reference: Seen by H. Kreisel in 1998 in the Exhibition of the Regierungpraesidium, Leipzig, Germany.

Jans, J. French? 20th century

Title: Still life with mushrooms and fruits
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: Private collection of Heinz J. Ebert, Mückeln (Eifel), Germany. Acquired in 2004 in France
Mushroom description: Many Boletus edulis fruit bodies
Reference: Heinz Ebert
Note: Color print, H. Kreisel’s archive

Kiefer, Anseld. German 1945-

Title: Untitled (Siegfried Forgets Brunhilde)
Medium: Acrylic and gel over a gelatin silver photograph. 1975-80
Note: Refers to an episode in the Niebelungen legend in which Siegfried is given a magic potion (see bottle and mushrooms) that eases his memory of his beloved, Brunhilde. The piece started as a temporary arrangement of glass, sand, and wheat that the artist photographed, then painted & wrote over
Location: Exhibited, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003
Mushroom description: About 8 almost evenly spaced capped mushrooms, perhaps Lepiota or Amanita

Kraemer, Dieter. German. Contemporary

Title: Still Life with Capped Mushroom, Watering Can, etc.
Location: Exhibited in 2002 in Haus der Kunst, Munich
Reference: H.-E. Börner

Kruse-Kolk, Alie. German. Contemporary

Title: Still life with Toadstool
Medium: Water color
Location: Unknown
Mushroom description: Amanita muscaria, Boletus edulis, Russula sp.
Reference: Catalog, PGM Art World 1996.p. 147 (supplement), AEK 03
Note: Referred to by D. Benkert and Ch. Lindstädt. H. Kreisel's archive.
Web: All Posters

Kubin, Alfred. Czech-Austrian. 1877-1959

Title: The Hermit (Der Eremit). Ca. 1911
Medium: Colored pen drawing
Location: Oberösterreischisches Landsmuseum Linz, Austria
Mushroom description: Three small Amanita muscaria in woodland scenery with deer and a recluse
Reference: Postcard, obtained 2006 by K. Wöldecke

Lawrence, Sandra. British. Contemporary

Title: Whitecap Mushrooms. 1980
Medium: 54.6x74.9 cm.
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description : A plate and basket of Agaricus cf. bisporus
Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Levi, Carlo. Italian. Turin 1902-Rome 1975

Title: Funghi
Medium: Oil
Location: Unknown
Mushroom description: Stylized boletes
Note: Carlo Levi is the author of the novel Christ stopped at Eboli among others
Web: Orune Online

Lingus, Menike. Canadian. 1943-

Title: The Mushroom Pickers
Medium: Oil on canvas, 54” x 44”
Location: Private collection of R. & E. Eisenberg
Found in: RodMer Arts

Lugus, Merike. Canadian. Estonia 1943-

Title: The Mushroom Pickers
Medium: Oil on canvas, 54" x 44"
Location: Private collection of Robert and Ellen Eisenberg
Mushroom description: Shows eight people, or more, picking mushrooms in the woods. No mushrooms can be seen
Web: RodMer Arts

Martin du Mesnil, Dorothee. French. 1959-

Title: Fly agarics
Medium: Oil on canvas, 46x55 cm
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description: Three Amanita muscaria in moss
Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Mattheuer, Wolfgang. German. 1927-

— A —
Title: Mushroom cleaner (Pilzputzer) 1962
Medium: Acrylic?
Location: Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, Germany
Mushroom description: Man cutting Boletus edulis (may be the artist’s father)
Note: Seen by H. Kreisel in 1998
— B —
Title: Reichenbacher Herbstfenster. 1995
Location: Collection U M.N. Leipzig, Germany
Stropharia rugosoannulata on kitchen table
Reference: Exhibition catalog, p. 9, Leipzig 1995

Web

Kunsthalle

Mazot, Louis. French. Montpelier 1919-

Title: Nature morte, fruits ou champignons dans un panier
Location: Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux
Note: Illustration not seen
Reference: Joconde website

Morgan, Glyn. British (Welsh). 1926-

— A —
Title: Landscape with Fungus. 1997
Medium: Oil on canvas, 51x76 cm.
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description: Stylized, conical capped white mushrooms
Web: Artists in Wales
— B —
Title: The Destroying Angels. 2002
Medium: Oil on canvas, 56x91 cm.
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description: Group of five Amanita virosa flying through the air
Web: Artists in Wales
— C —
Title: The Green Man with Fly Agaric
Medium: Oil on canvas, 60.9x76.2 cm.
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description: Stylized Phallus impudicus with flies
Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Mühlbauer, Rita. German. 1941-

The paintings [a] through [l] belong to a series entitled "Pilzgelichter-Nachtgesichter."
— A —
Title: Untitled
Medium: Watercolors and oils on wood, 1979-1998
Location: Artist’s collection, Munich
Mushroom description: Several capped mushrooms and puffballs, depicted naturalistically in a surrealistic composition
Reference: Advertising material, 1998; calendar, 2000; postcard, Verlag M. Saupe
Note: Seen in 2000 in Munich and in 2002 in Griebenow by H. Kreisel
— B —
Title: A Mushroom Dreams It’s a Woman (Ein Pilz träumt er wär eine Frau) 1979-98
Medium: Oil on wood
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Boletus edulis, owl, mask in woodland scenery
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Staupe, Munich, 2000.
— C —
Title: Green Paws (Grüne Pfoten) 1979-98
Medium: Oil on wood
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Boletus erythropus and toy frog
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Saupe, Munich. 2000
— D —
Title: Hunter and Collector (Jäger und Sammler) 1979-98
Medium: Oil on wood
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Amanita fulva with weasel and chain of pearls
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Saupe, Munich 2000. H. Kreisel’s archive
— E —
Title: Wedding (Hochzeit) 1979-98
Medium: Oil on wood
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Scleroderma citrinum with wild boar and deformed potatoes
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Saupe, Munich 2000
— F —
Title: Bavarian-Indian Charade (Bayerische-Indische Scharade) 1978-98
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Agaricus cf. bisporus (brown form), with wild boar and maple seeds, antelope skull, dragonflies, and others
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Saupe, Munich, 2000
— G —
Title: Ghost Breath (Geisteratem) 1979-98
Medium: Oil on wood
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Lycoperdon pyriforme, feather, and picture of a shaman
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Saupe, Munich, 2000
— H —
Title: Guardian Angel (Schutzengel) 1979-98
Location: Not known
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Saupe, Munich, 2000
— I —
Title: Red Riding Hood’s Rumpelstilskin (Rotkäppchens Rumpelstilschen) 1979-98
Medium: Oil on wood
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Amanita muscaria, and Microglossum viridis with two toads on a stoop, with tree trunks in background
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Saupe, Munich 2000. Flyer; Frankfurt,Germany, 2004
— J —
Title: “Muivaquitas” (Bringers of luck -Glückbringer)
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Yellowish gilled mushrooms and Indian figures with fish before an Amazon landscape
Reference: Post card, Verlag M. Saupe, Munich 2000
— K —
Title: A Salamander Catches Fire (Ein Salamander fängt Feuer)
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Two Leccinum sp., salamander and butterfly
Note: Print in H. Kreisel’s archive
— L —
Title: Impertinent. (Ausg’schamt)
Medium: Oil on wood
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Phallus impudicus and Mutinus caninus in various stages of development
Note: Print in H. Kreisel’s archive
— M —
Title: Shaggy manes (Schopftintlinge)
Medium: Pastel, 1993
Location: Private collection, H. Kreisel
Mushroom description: Coprinus comatus
— N —
Title: Untitled
Medium: Pastel
Location: Private collection, H. Kreisel
Mushroom description: Coprinus comatus
— O —
Title: Untitled (Done in Brazil)
Medium: Watercolor
Location: Artist’s private collection
Mushroom description: Nigrifomes melanosporus on tree trunk in rain forest
Note: Seen by H. Kreisel in 2002
— P —
Title: Untitled
Medium: Watercolor
Mushroom description: Fomes fomentarius on tree trunks in beech forest
Location: Artist’s private collection. (Other mushroom watercolors are also in the artist’s private collection.)
Note: seen by H. Kreisel in 2002 in Griebenow, Germany
— Q —
Title: Day and Night Shadow (Tag- und Nachtschatten) Ca. 1990
Medium: Watercolor
Location: Private collection, H. Kreisel
Mushroom description: Lycoperdon sp., crystals, other objects
Reference: Zeitschr. Mykolog. 68:27 (2002)
— R —
Title: King Bolete (Steinpilz) 1998
Medium: Watercolor
Location: Private collection, H. Kreisel
Mushroom description: Boletus edulis in Fall foliage on forest floor
Reference: Poster, Frankfurt, Germany, 2004

Neville W. British. Contemporary

Title: Fungi in Woodland
Medium: Oil on board, 34.8 x 50.4 cm.
Location: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Gloucestershire, UK
Mushroom description: Several species, Coprinus comatus, Hydnellum cf. strobiculatum, Coprinus cf. micaceus, Thelephora sp, Trametes sp., others
Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Nikl, Peter, Czech, 1960-

Title: Morel (Morchel)
Medium: Oil on canvas, 2003
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: One Phallus impudicus, with altered color
Reference: Catalog Direkte Begegnungen, Galeria Bohemica. Werhangen, Germany. 2004
Note: Seen by K. Wöldecke. In H. Kreisel’s archive

Nørgaard, Bjørn. Danish. 1947-

Title: One of the 11 tapestries, “History of Denmark.” Executed 1990-2000
Note: This panel shows the King and Queen of Denmark in a Garden-of-Eden-like setting
Location: Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mushroom description: On the ground are morels, Amanita muscaria, chanterelles, Boletus edulis, Coprinus comatus, Agaricus arvensis, Hydnum repandum, a cortinarius, a russula, Cortinarius alboviolaceus?

Paine, Roxy. American. New York, 1966-

— A —
Title: Dry Rot. 2002
Medium: Wood sculpture
Location: (viewed at exhibit) Rose Museum, Brandeis University
— B —
Title: Amanita Virosa Wall. 2002
Medium. Wood sculpture
Location: Rose Museum, Brandeis University.
— C —
Title: >Amanita Field. 2000
Medium: Polymer, steel, lacquer, oil
— D —
Title: Psilocybe cubensis in Field. 1997
Medium: Polymer mushrooms, lacquer, oil paint. 1997
Location: Not known
— E —
Title: Fungus Crop 1999
Medium: Epoxy, stainless steel, thermoset (sic), polymer, oil paint, urethane, aluminum, 36 x 84 x 108 in.
Location: Hirshhorn Gallery, Washington, DC
Web: Museum of Computer Art

Polke, Sigmar. German. 1941-

Title: Untitled
Location: Unknown
Mushroom description: Single Amanita muscaria, object of devotion
Reference: Gabrius website

Possenti, Antonio. Italian. Lucca 1933-

Title: The mushroom hunters (I cercatori di funghi)
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Abundant fanciful mushrooms
Reference: Gabrius website

Post, Wolfgang. German. Contemporary

Title: Mushrooms (Pilze) Ca. 2000
Medium: Acrylic/airbrush on wood
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: White Agaricus bisporus on a sofa bed
Web: Gemälde

Procházka, Frantiˇsek. Czech. Contemporary

Title: >Basket with mushrooms. Ca. 1958
Location: ˇSmarda Family private collection
Reference: Seen by H. Kreisel in 1951 in Kuˇrim near Brno, Czech Republic

Rabus, Léopold. Swiss. 1977

Title: Three untitled paintings from the series "Champignons." 2005
Mushroom description: Each shows a specimen of Amanita muscaria and human figures
Location: Galerie Adler, Frankfurt, Germany
Web: Galerie Adler

Regianini, Luigi. Italian. Milan 1930-?

Autumn
Mushroom description: Arcimboldo (q.v. 1500-1650)-like pastiche with bolete as ear
Location: Ruboli Collection, Capriglia, Italy
Reference: Scala website

Rickman, Philip. British. 1891-1982

Title: A Cock and a Hen Pheasant in Undergrowth
Medium: Gouache, 51.4x36.2 cm.
Location: Private collection
Mushroom description: Two red mushrooms on the ground, possibly Amanita muscaria
Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Scott, William. British. 1913-1989

Title: Still Life with Fish, Knife and Lemons
Medium: Oil on canvas
Mushroom description: Four cut stylized Agaricus
Location: Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, UK
Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Trabura, Herman. Czech. 1960-

— A —
Title: Perspective (Ausblick)
Medium: Oil on canvas, 1994
Location: Not known
Mushroom description: Three Amanita muscaria near fire salamander in countryside
Reference: Direkte Begegnungen, Galeria Bohemica, Wernhagen, Germany, 2004. See by K. Wöldecke. H. Kreisel’s archive
— B —
Title: Frog. 1994
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: Not known
Reference: Direkte Begegnungen, Galeria Bohemica, Wernhagen, Germany, 2004
Note: Seen by K. Wöldecke. H. Kreisel’s archive

Twombly, Cy. American 1928-

— A —
Title: A large number of mushroom prints in a collection called Natural History, Part I, Mushrooms (P07573-P07582; Complete group)
Medium: Lithograph and mixed media on paper support: 758 x 558 mm. On paper, unique
Location: Tate Gallery, London. Purchased 1981. P07573
Web: Tate Online
— A —
Title: Field of amanitas
Location: Aldrich gallery

Warhol, Andy. American. Pittsburgh 1928-New York 1987

— A —
Title: Cream of Mushroom Soup
Medium: Screenprint, 35" x 23"
Web

Ikon

— A —
Title: Soup box (Onion Mushroom). 1986
Medium: Acrylic polymer on canvas, 20 x 20 inches

Mushroom Art Registry: Post 1950

Mushroom Art Registry:
Post 1950