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The Father & His Two Sons   |   The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection

 

The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of art is inspired by Jesus parable of the Prodigal Son. After reading Henri Nouwen's seminal book The Return of the Prodigal Son, Larry felt drawn to collect art that explored this timeless story. Their collection grew into 48 pieces of original art by 26 artists and was featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness. The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection is presented as a portfolio for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy your journey into these visual parables that explore the depth of God's grace & forgiveness and the love of a Father.

 

A Creative Journey into the Parable of the Prodigal Son

 
  • The painting of The Prodigal Son by Edward Riojas is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Ed Riojas painting of The Prodigal Son is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Edward Riojas:  The Prodigal Son
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  • The Return of the Prodigal Son, Lacquer Box by Korchagin is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Korchagin Return of the Prodigal Son, Lacquer Box is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Korchagin:  Return of the Prodigal Son, Lacquer Box
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    The painting of The Return of The Prodigal Son by Robert Barnum is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Robert Barnum painting of The Return of The Prodigal Son is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Robert Barnum
    The Return of The Prodigal Son
  • The etching of The Prodigal Son by Rembrandt is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Rembrandt etching of The Prodigal Son is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Rembrandt
    The Prodigal Son
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    The Prodigal Son Orthodox Icon by Athanasios Clark is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Athanasios Clark painting of The Prodigal Son Orthodox Icon is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Athanasios Clark
    The Prodigal Son Orthodox Icon
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  • The Prodigal Trilogy by Steve Prince
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  • The linocut The Prodigal Appetite: Halloo, by Steve Prince is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Steve Prince linocut The Prodigal Appetite: Halloo, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Steve Prince
    The Prodigal Appetite: Halloo
  • The linocut The Prodigal Journey: Exit Wounds, by Steve Prince is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Steve Prince linocut The Prodigal Journey: Exit Wounds, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Steve Prince
    The Prodigal Journey: Exit Wounds
  • The linocut The Prodigal Return: Your Past may be Stained but your Futures Untouched, by Steve Prince is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Steve Prince linocut The Prodigal Return: Your Past may be Stained but your Futures Untouched, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Steve Prince
    The Prodigal Return: Your Past may be Stained,
    but your Future's Untouched
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    The serigraph Story of The Prodigal Son, by John August Swanson is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The John August Swanson serigraph Story of The Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    John August Swanson:  Story of The Prodigal Son
     
  • The etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life: Frontispiece - The Parable of the Prodigal Son, by JJ Tissot is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The JJ Tissot etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life: Frontispiece - The Parable of the Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    JJ Tissot
    The Prodigal Son in Modern Life:
    Frontispiece - The Parable of the Prodigal Son
  • The etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life No 1: The Departure, by JJ Tissot is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The JJ Tissot etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life No 1: The Departure, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    JJ Tissot
    The Prodigal Son in Modern Life:
    No. I - The Departure
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  • The etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life No 2: In Foreign Climes, by JJ Tissot is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The JJ Tissot etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life No 2: In Foreign Climes, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    JJ Tissot
    The Prodigal Son in Modern Life:
    No. II - In Foreign Climes
  • The etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life No 3: The Return, by JJ Tissot is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The JJ Tissot etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life No 3: The Return, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    JJ Tissot
    The Prodigal Son in Modern Life:
    No. III - The Return
  • The etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life No 4: The Fatted Calf, by JJ Tissot is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The JJ Tissot etching of The Prodigal Son in Modern Life No 4: The Fatted Calf, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    JJ Tissot
    The Prodigal Son in Modern Life:
    No. IV - The Fatted Calf
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  • The vase Prodigal Son, by Gary Wilson is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Gary Wilson vase Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Gary Wilson
    Prodigal Son
  • The vase The Return of the Prodigal Son, by David & Deb Garner is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The David & Deb Garner vase The Return of the Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    David & Deb Garner
    The Return of the Prodigal Son
  • The glass plate Prodigal Son, Parables in Glass, by Bjorn Wiinblad is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Bjorn Wiinblad glass plate Prodigal Son, Parables in Glass, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Bjorn Wiinblad
    Prodigal Son, Parables in Glass
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    The postcard The Prodigal Son, by Jesus Mafa is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Jesus Mafa postcard The Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Jesus Mafa
    The Prodigal Son
  • The painting The Prodigal Son, by Joel Tanis is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Joel Tanis painting The Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Joel Tanis
    The Return of the Prodigal Son
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    The etching The Prodigal Son Reduced to a Swinehead, by Hans Sebald Beham is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Hans Sebald Beham etching The Prodigal Son Reduced to a Swinehead, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Hans Sebald Beham
    The Prodigal Son Reduced to a Swinehead
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  • The drawing Return of the Prodigal Son, by Karl Kwekel is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Karl Kwekel drawing Return of the Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Karl Kwekel
    Return of the Prodigal Son
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    The painting Embrace, by Julie Quinn is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Julie Quinn painting Embrace, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Julie Quinn
    Embrace
  • The calligraphy The Parable of the Lost Son, by Carol McCrady is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Carol McCrady calligraphy The Parable of the Lost Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Carol McCrady
    The Parable of the Lost Son
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    The painting Shelter from the Storm, by John McDonald is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The John McDonald painting Shelter from the Storm, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    John McDonald
    Shelter from the Storm
  • The hand carved mahogany vase Prodigal Son, by Charles Smalligan is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Charles Smalligan hand carved mahogany vase Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Charles Smalligan
    Prodigal Son
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    The painting The Prodigal Sons and the Father, by Elmer Yazzie is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Elmer Yazzie painting The Prodigal Sons and the Father, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Elmer Yazzie
    The Prodigal Sons and the Father
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  • The painting Rembrandts Prodigal Son Revisited, by Jonathan Quist is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Jonathan Quist painting Rembrandts Prodigal Son Revisited, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Jonathan Quist
    Rembrandts Prodigal Son Revisited
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    The drawing Prodigal Son, by Thomas Hart Benton is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Thomas Hart Benton drawing Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Thomas Hart Benton
    Prodigal Son
  • The fabric collage The Prodigal Son: Forgiveness, by Edgar Boeve is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Edgar Boeve fabric collage The Prodigal Son: Forgiveness, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Edgar Boeve
    The Prodigal Son: Forgiveness
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  • Gospel Dreams: Parable of the Lost Son, by Laura James is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Laura James painting Gospel Dreams: Parable of the Lost Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Laura James
    Gospel Dreams: Parable of the Lost Son
  • The calligraphy Jeremiah: 29-11, by Tim Botts is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Tim Botts calligraphy Jeremiah: 29-11, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Tim Botts
    Jeremiah: 29-11
  • The painting The Prodigal Son Diptych: Thoughts of Home - Prayers from Home, by Jeff Condon is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The Jeff Condon painting The Prodigal Son Diptych: Thoughts of Home - Prayers from Home, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    Jeff Condon
    The Prodigal Son Diptych
    Thoughts of Home | Prayers from Home
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    The serigraph The Prodigal Son, by John August Swanson is part of The Larry & Mary Gerbens Collection of Art inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The John August Swanson serigraph The Prodigal Son, is featured in the book The Father & His Two Sons - The Art of Forgiveness
     
    John August Swanson:  The Prodigal Son