Barbara Van Cleve (b. 1935)

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Barbara Van Cleve - A Glorious Commotion - Ebsom Pigment Print - 20 1/4 x 28 7/8 inches
A Glorious Commotion
20 1/4 x 28 7/8 inches
Ebsom Pigment Print
Edition: 13/125

Barbara Van Cleve - A Good Day Under the Crazies - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 13 7/8 x 20 inches - Arist Statement: <br> <br>Photography has been a life long intense endeavor to share with others what I experience through my senses. Indeed “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Photography was a passionate avocation for nearly forty years until 1985 when my first solo exhibit sold out. That made me believe that I was able to communicate the “spirit” of and an emotional response to the image I photographed. As a result I know that photography is my true vocation.
A Good Day Under the Crazies
2001
13 7/8 x 20 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 79/125

Barbara Van Cleve - A Good Piece of 'Twine' - Archival Pigment Print - 29 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches - Barbara Van Cleve’s heritage is rich with family history and firsthand experience. Her family’s ranch, the Lazy K Bar, was founded in 1880 on the east slopes of the Crazy Mountains near Melville, Montana. Her father, Spike Van Cleve, was a unique combination of writer, poet, Harvard scholar and expert horseman-and “a pure quill Montanan” as her father once put it. <br>Barbara was raised with one brother and two sisters on the ranch where her family still continues to raise “black baldy” Angus cattle and fine registered Quarter Horses. <br>As a photographer, she has held a camera since she was 11 years old when her parents give her a “Brownie” camera and a home developing kit. Her youthful interest in photography soon grew into a lifelong commitment. Ranch work also began early for Barbara. Barely six, she could be found helping at the corrals or sitting astride a horse. Ever since she has been documenting the “true grit” and romantic beauty of her experiences on the ranch and on other ranches in the West.
A Good Piece of 'Twine'
2000
29 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 7/150

Barbara Van Cleve - A Graceful Rope - Archival Pigment Print - 12.8 x 19 inches
A Graceful Rope
12.8 x 19 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 8

Barbara Van Cleve - A Kind Eye - Archival Pigment Print - 18 7/8 x 13 3/8 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>Obviously, part of being a photographer is getting the image on film and developing it. The other part, and equally important, is the work of putting the image on paper so it reveals what I saw, experienced and knew when I made the photograph. There are many variables in this work: papers (surfaces, textures, colors or tones), developers, and the interpretive darkroom work of dodging and burning. Because my approach to the world is one of openness, curiosity and warmth, I prefer to make warm tone black and white photographic prints which invite the viewer to enter the image. Tactile paper surfaces don’t “reflect,” rather they seem to “absorb” the light which can draw the viewer into the image and help to reveal the image’s “self” or “being.” Sometimes, a matte surface paper can emphasize environmental aspects of the image, for example, dust, rain and snow. At the very least the tactile surface of the matte papers reveals, reinforce or enhance the essence of the image.
A Kind Eye
18 7/8 x 13 3/8 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 12/125

Barbara Van Cleve - A Little Dusty - Archival Pigment Print - 18 7/8 x 13 1/4 inches
A Little Dusty
18 7/8 x 13 1/4 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 50/150

Barbara Van Cleve - After the Calving - Archival Pigment Print - 15 3/4 x 23 inches
After the Calving
15 3/4 x 23 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 59

Barbara Van Cleve - Ann Holland, Daugherty, Gage - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 13 1/16 x 19 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>Photography is the means by which my spirit permeates the image I record on film. Hopefully, the viewer will share some of my enthusiasm, excitement, amazement and curiosity, as well as in a vicarious sense, the atmospheric conditions when I make the photograph. The composition and lighting of the image, as well as the arrangement of the lighter and darker areas, help to reinforce those elements of the shade experience of the revelation. The grain of the film is an important part of the image as it helps to accentuate the dust, rain, snow and the atmospheric conditions when the photograph was made.
Ann Holland, Daugherty, Gage
13 1/16 x 19 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 5/125

Barbara Van Cleve - Appreciation - Archival Pigment Print - 19 x 13 1/8 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>During my own work, when I am often in a whirlwind of activity, there is a center of quiet, a meditative area. I attempt not so much to “pre-visualize” or “conceive” an image as to “reveal” it. Then, and nearly simultaneously, that effort is filtered through my imagination and the layers of previous similar experiences to reveal the spirit of the truth of the “thing observed.”
Appreciation
19 x 13 1/8 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 67/150

Barbara Van Cleve - At a Hard Run - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 15 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches - Barbara Van Cleve’s heritage is rich with family history and firsthand experience. Her family’s ranch, the Lazy K Bar, was founded in 1880 on the east slopes of the Crazy Mountains near Melville, Montana. Her father, Spike Van Cleve, was a unique combination of writer, poet, Harvard scholar and expert horseman-and “a pure quill Montanan” as her father once put it. <br>Barbara was raised with one brother and two sisters on the ranch where her family still continues to raise “black baldy” Angus cattle and fine registered Quarter Horses. <br>As a photographer, she has held a camera since she was 11 years old when her parents give her a “Brownie” camera and a home developing kit. Her youthful interest in photography soon grew into a lifelong commitment. Ranch work also began early for Barbara. Barely six, she could be found helping at the corrals or sitting astride a horse. Ever since she has been documenting the “true grit” and romantic beauty of her experiences on the ranch and on other ranches in the West.
At a Hard Run
15 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 26/125

Barbara Van Cleve - Chinks, Oxbow & Jinglebobs - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 19 1/2 x 13 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>During my own work, when I am often in a whirlwind of activity, there is a center of quiet, a meditative area. I attempt not so much to “pre-visualize” or “conceive” an image as to “reveal” it. Then, and nearly simultaneously, that effort is filtered through my imagination and the layers of previous similar experiences to reveal the spirit of the truth of the “thing observed.”
Chinks, Oxbow & Jinglebobs
2002
19 1/2 x 13 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 98/125

Barbara Van Cleve - Chuck Wagon - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 13 x 19 3/8 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>Photography is the means by which my spirit permeates the image I record on film. Hopefully, the viewer will share some of my enthusiasm, excitement, amazement and curiosity, as well as in a vicarious sense, the atmospheric conditions when I make the photograph. The composition and lighting of the image, as well as the arrangement of the lighter and darker areas, help to reinforce those elements of the shade experience of the revelation. The grain of the film is an important part of the image as it helps to accentuate the dust, rain, snow and the atmospheric conditions when the photograph was made.
Chuck Wagon
13 x 19 3/8 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 5/125

Barbara Van Cleve - Cow Country - Archival Pigment Print Photograph - 12.5 x 19 inches
Cow Country
12.5 x 19 inches
Archival Pigment Print Photograph
Edition: 29

Barbara Van Cleve - Dance of the Runaway Horses - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 13 1/8 x 19 3/16 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>During my own work, when I am often in a whirlwind of activity, there is a center of quiet, a meditative area. I attempt not so much to “pre-visualize” or “conceive” an image as to “reveal” it. Then, and nearly simultaneously, that effort is filtered through my imagination and the layers of previous similar experiences to reveal the spirit of the truth of the “thing observed.”
Dance of the Runaway Horses
13 1/8 x 19 3/16 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 18

Barbara Van Cleve - Dandy Takes Time - Archival Pigment Print - 19 x 12.7 inches
Dandy Takes Time
19 x 12.7 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 14

Barbara Van Cleve - First Saddling - Archival Pigment Print - 23 x 15 5/8 inches
First Saddling
23 x 15 5/8 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: #23

Barbara Van Cleve - Ghost Horses - Archival Pigment Print - 12 x 18.5 inches
Ghost Horses
12 x 18.5 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 124

Barbara Van Cleve - Ground Blizzard - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 15 1/2 x 23 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>Although I use photography as a tool for capturing images, I know it must also be a means of revealing and sharing compassion for, love of, hope for, dreams of, information about, and the resonating memories of the “thing observed.” All vision, which includes photographic vision, has a spiritual content. I believe passionately that this kind of vision honors the single moments of human existence, which I try to communicate. Like a sunset or a snowflake, no two moments of life are the same. Photography is a great gift to me, and one that comes with equally as much responsibility.
Ground Blizzard
15 1/2 x 23 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 106/150

Barbara Van Cleve - Heading Home - Archival Pigment Print - 19 13 1/4 inches
Heading Home
19 13 1/4 inches
Archival Pigment Print

Barbara Van Cleve - Horse Power - Archival Pigment Print - 20 x 13 7/8 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>Obviously, part of being a photographer is getting the image on film and developing it. The other part, and equally important, is the work of putting the image on paper so it reveals what I saw, experienced and knew when I made the photograph. There are many variables in this work: papers (surfaces, textures, colors or tones), developers, and the interpretive darkroom work of dodging and burning. Because my approach to the world is one of openness, curiosity and warmth, I prefer to make warm tone black and white photographic prints which invite the viewer to enter the image. Tactile paper surfaces don’t “reflect,” rather they seem to “absorb” the light which can draw the viewer into the image and help to reveal the image’s “self” or “being.” Sometimes, a matte surface paper can emphasize environmental aspects of the image, for example, dust, rain and snow. At the very least the tactile surface of the matte papers reveals, reinforce or enhance the essence of the image.
Horse Power
2007
20 x 13 7/8 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 13/150

Barbara Van Cleve - Hurrying Home No. 2 - Archival Pigment Print - 12 5/8 x 18 3/4 inches
Hurrying Home No. 2
12 5/8 x 18 3/4 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 54

Barbara Van Cleve - Lookin Good for Shippin' - Archival Pigment Print - 13.7 x 23 inches
SOLD
Lookin Good for Shippin'
13.7 x 23 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 8/150

Barbara Van Cleve - Looking Good - Archival Pigment Print - 18 7/8 x 28 1/2 inches
Looking Good
18 7/8 x 28 1/2 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 27/300

Barbara Van Cleve - Moon and Star Tracks Over Cook Tent - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 13 x 19 1/2 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>Although I use photography as a tool for capturing images, I know it must also be a means of revealing and sharing compassion for, love of, hope for, dreams of, information about, and the resonating memories of the “thing observed.” All vision, which includes photographic vision, has a spiritual content. I believe passionately that this kind of vision honors the single moments of human existence, which I try to communicate. Like a sunset or a snowflake, no two moments of life are the same. Photography is a great gift to me, and one that comes with equally as much responsibility.
Moon and Star Tracks Over Cook Tent
2001
13 x 19 1/2 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 35/125

Barbara Van Cleve - Moving On - Archival Pigment Print - 13 x 19 3/4 inches
Moving On
13 x 19 3/4 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 30

Barbara Van Cleve - Moving On - Archival Pigment Print - 25.5 x 38.5 inches
Moving On
25.5 x 38.5 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 29

Barbara Van Cleve - Pegasus - Archival Pigment Print Photograph - 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches - Arist Statement: <br> <br>Photography has been a life long intense endeavor to share with others what I experience through my senses. Indeed “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Photography was a passionate avocation for nearly forty years until 1985 when my first solo exhibit sold out. That made me believe that I was able to communicate the “spirit” of and an emotional response to the image I photographed. As a result I know that photography is my true vocation.
Pegasus
10 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches
Archival Pigment Print Photograph
Edition: 17/ 125

Barbara Van Cleve - Quiet Loops - Archival Pigment Print - 19 x 28.5 inches
Quiet Loops
19 x 28.5 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 36-A

Barbara Van Cleve - Romance Makers - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>Photography is the means by which my spirit permeates the image I record on film. Hopefully, the viewer will share some of my enthusiasm, excitement, amazement and curiosity, as well as in a vicarious sense, the atmospheric conditions when I make the photograph. The composition and lighting of the image, as well as the arrangement of the lighter and darker areas, help to reinforce those elements of the shade experience of the revelation. The grain of the film is an important part of the image as it helps to accentuate the dust, rain, snow and the atmospheric conditions when the photograph was made.
Romance Makers
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 80/125

Barbara Van Cleve - Ropin' Em Out - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 26 x 39 inches - Arist Statement: <br> <br>Photography has been a life long intense endeavor to share with others what I experience through my senses. Indeed “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Photography was a passionate avocation for nearly forty years until 1985 when my first solo exhibit sold out. That made me believe that I was able to communicate the “spirit” of and an emotional response to the image I photographed. As a result I know that photography is my true vocation.
Ropin' Em Out
1990
26 x 39 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: A/P

Barbara Van Cleve - Star Shower - Silver Gelatin Photograph - 17 3/4 x 23 1/4 inches - Artist Statement: <br> <br>Photography is the means by which my spirit permeates the image I record on film. Hopefully, the viewer will share some of my enthusiasm, excitement, amazement and curiosity, as well as in a vicarious sense, the atmospheric conditions when I make the photograph. The composition and lighting of the image, as well as the arrangement of the lighter and darker areas, help to reinforce those elements of the shade experience of the revelation. The grain of the film is an important part of the image as it helps to accentuate the dust, rain, snow and the atmospheric conditions when the photograph was made.
Star Shower
17 3/4 x 23 1/4 inches
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition: 42/125

Barbara Van Cleve - Starry Night - Archival Pigment Print - 16 1/2 x 23 inches
Starry Night
16 1/2 x 23 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 29

Barbara Van Cleve - Tough Traveling - Archival Pigment Print - 30 x 20 5/8 inches - Arist Statement: <br> <br>Photography has been a life long intense endeavor to share with others what I experience through my senses. Indeed “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Photography was a passionate avocation for nearly forty years until 1985 when my first solo exhibit sold out. That made me believe that I was able to communicate the “spirit” of and an emotional response to the image I photographed. As a result I know that photography is my true vocation.
Tough Traveling
30 x 20 5/8 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Edition: 25/150