Current Exhibition
A Special Traveling Exhibit
July 2 - August 2, 2026
Every year we are pleased to offer a traveling exhibit from the Art of Dr. Seuss that complements our current ongoing inventory. Our entire gallery will be filled with the fascinating artwork from this timeless genius.
These exhibits often have works that have been previously unavailable for sale and inventory that we don't normally carry so it is a fun and great opportunity for collectors.
Please Join us for an Opening Night Reception
Thursday July 2, 2026
Joining us will be the National Gallery Director for the Art of Dr. Seuss, Jeff Schuffman.
Previous Exhibition
Permanent Exhibition
The Art of Dr. Seuss
Washington's only authorized dealer for the Art of Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, began his career as a little known editorial cartoonist in the 1920s. His intriguing perspective and fresh concepts ignited his career, and his work evolved quickly to deft illustrations, modeled sculpture, and sophisticated oil paintings of elaborate imagination.
Dr. Seuss is currently best known as one of the most beloved and bestselling children's authors of all time, having written and illustrated classics such as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Visit The Art of Dr. Seuss website
What's New
Our Newest Release From
The Art of Dr. Seuss
Carfee Ormie
Sometimes the greatest ideas arrive
long before their moment does.
SEND IN THE CLOWN
Long before one of the most recognizable characters in modern culture emerged, Dr. Seuss sketched a carefree clown-like figure bursting with whimsy, mischief, and possibility. Carefree Ormie offers a rare glimpse into the creative evolution of the character that would ultimately lead to The Cat in the Hat, nearly a decade before the world ever met him.
THE BIRTH OF AN ICON
There are moments in an artist’s life when an idea appears before its time. A sketch. A feeling. A character not yet fully formed, but already alive with possibility.
Carefree Ormie captures one of those moments.
Created years before The Cat in the Hat transformed children’s literature forever, this playful figure reveals Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, in the act of discovery.
The energy is already there: the theatrical posture, the expressive gesture, the joyful chaos, the unmistakable sense that rules are about to be bent.
What makes Carefree Ormie so extraordinary is not simply its resemblance to the Cat, but what it represents creatively. It is the rare opportunity to witness a cultural icon before the world, and Dr. Seuss himself, knew what they were seeing.
Sometimes the greatest ideas arrive long before their moment does.
Call the Gallery for information or to save a print!
425-283-0461
Upcoming Exhibits
May Pang
May Pang, John Lennon's companion & lover during his "lost weekend" era will showcase her candid photos of Lennon at a special three-day exhibition with us at La Petite Galerie in Kirkland.
"The Lost Weekend"
Intimate Photographs of John Lennon as seen through the eyes of May Pang"
May Pang Photography
3 Days Only!
Friday, August 7 - Sunday, August 9
May Pang in Attendance
Friday August 7th 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday August 8th 1:00 - 8:00 pm
Sunday August 9th 12:00 - 4:00 pm
May Pang will be in attendance at Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts and La Petite Galerie all weekend, meeting collectors and fans, telling stories behind these amazing limited-edition photographs for sale of John Lennon.
This special exhibit coincides with the digital release of the feature film documentary on Lennon and Pang "The Lost Weekend: A Love Story"
ABOUT THE GALLERY
La Petite Galerie and Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts is a small and intimate space located in the heart of downtown Kirkland in the Marina District just steps away from Lake Washington and nestled among unique shops and great restaurants. We like to think that Good Things come in Small Packages!
Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts first opened in Bellevue, Washington in 1985 in a small showroom and office with its first gallery space opening in 1990 in the trendy lakeside arts community of Kirkland as a venue for regional painters and printmakers and has become one of the Eastside's oldest galleries.
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