Fanny Brodar Obsessed With Bagels For Sale

Fanny Brodar's "Obsessed With Bagels" (2022) captures the unapologetic joy of a quintessential New York love affair—the kind measured not in romance but in cream cheese and everything seasoning. Rendered in acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, this 16 x 20 inch work transforms a simple culinary confession into a vibrant declaration, with the titular phrase commanding the composition in Brodar's signature hand-painted typography. The work pulses with the artist's characteristic palette of saturated, feel-good color, the letters likely nestled against or intertwined with playful imagery that echoes the warmth and comfort of the subject matter. Brodar's brushwork carries an immediacy that feels both spontaneous and intentional, as if the statement simply had to exist on canvas the moment it crossed her mind. The oil pastel adds textural dimension, giving the piece a tactile quality that invites closer inspection while maintaining its graphic punch from across the room. Within Brodar's broader practice, "Obsessed With Bagels" exemplifies her ability to elevate the mundane into the meaningful. Her work consistently finds poetry in the everyday—the foods we crave, the places we wander, the small pleasures that accumulate into a life well-lived. There is no irony here, no detachment; the emotional register is one of genuine enthusiasm, a celebration of allowing oneself to love something completely, even something as simple as a breakfast staple. The painting reminds us that obsession, in its gentlest form, is just another word for attention freely given. This work is available for acquisition through Guy Hepner gallery in New York.