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Period: 1940s
1947 Broadway Drama, "The Whole World Over"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1947 Broadway drama, `The Whole World Over`, starring Uta Hag...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Toiler
s House Drawing
By George Demont Otis
Located in Soquel, CA
Significant 1940s work titled "Toiler's House" by George Demont Otis (American, 1879-1962). Titled "Toiler's House on the bottom left and signed "George Demont Otis" on the bottom right. Presented in a black wood frame. Image size, 12"H x 18"W.
Otis was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he was orphaned at age six and was raised by his grandmother in Chicago...
Category
American Impressionist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil
Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
Located in Miami, FL
Historically, academic artists have always featured the central figures in their composition in a prominent light with the background figures being darker. In water sports...
Category
Realist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Erte (Roman de Tirtoff) Original Set Design for the Opera Dreams of Vienna
By Erté
Located in San Francisco, CA
Erte Roman de Tirtoff:1892-1990. Well listed and very important Russian artist. Most famous for his set decorations and art deco design. He has an auction result high of $45,000 for ...
Category
Art Deco 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Nero
s Temple On The Nile
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Middle Right
Sight Size 20.50" x 27.00;" Framed 30.25" x 35.00"
Framed and matted under glass in antique gold painted art deco...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
A Stunning, 1940s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman
Located in Chicago, IL
A Stunning, 1940s Finely Rendered Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994).
Artwork size: 15 x 11 inches, unfram...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait of Denis Diderot - Drawing - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor drawing realized by a french artist in 1949.
Titled in pencil.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Watercolor
Eve and the Serpent - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper realized by Maccari in 1940 ca.
Hand signed.
Some foxing, otherwise very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$757 Sale Price
25% Off
The Shipwreck of Attualismo - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Chia ink and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Maccari in 1940s.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
It depicts Giovanni Gentile in the middle of the sea, while his philosophi...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Oxen and Mule Drawn Wagon on the Trail Western Landscape
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Oxen and Mule Drawn Wagon on the Trail, 1949
Oil on board
Signed and dated lower right
22 x 30 inches
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian.
In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer...
Category
American Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
The Cyclists - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940.
Hand signed lower left.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Painter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1945 ca.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Snow in Forest, Mid-Century Winter Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Snow in the Forest, 1945
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right
19 x 23.75 inches
24 x 29 inches, framed
Clarence Holbrook C...
Category
American Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A Quirky, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, "Women
s Committee Meeting"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Quirky, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Illustration Ink Drawing Depicting a Women's Committee Meeting by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994).
Artwor...
Category
American Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
Located in New York, NY
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era "Victory for Now"
Ralph Fasanella (1914-_1997) "Victory and After,” gouache on paper. Signed, titled...
Category
Outsider Art 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board
Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
An illustration from Charles Dickens' "The Mystery of Erwin Drood".
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board
Tehuantepec Woman
, WPA, California, Oaxaca, Rivera, GGIE, ASL, NY MoMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Sottosanti' for Angelo Anthony Sottosanti (American, 1917-2004) and dated 1941.
A dramatic Modernist study of a Tehuantepec woman from Oaxaca shown wearing the ...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The 1947 Broadway Production of Terence Rattigan
s "The Winslow Boy"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of the supporting players in 1947 Broadway production of Terence Rattigan`s `The Winslow Boy` at the Empire Theatre. The engaging drama, based on a true incident in Edwardian-era England, was directed by Glen Byam Shaw, starred Frank Allenby & Madge Compton (not shown) and ran 10/29/47 - 05/01/48, for 214 performances. The four depicted are Michael Kingsley, George Benson...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Ballet Dancer by Jules Schyl, Pastel on paper, Similarities with Degas
By Jules Schyl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jules Schyl (Sweden, 1893-1977)
Title: Ballet Dancers
A Ballet Dancer painting is a rare find for an artist mostly known for his oeuvre with Cubism and Expressionist paintings. The current painting has many similarities with Degas sketches...
Category
Impressionist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
$1,342 Sale Price
54% Off
"Admired"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985)
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Ben...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Carl Ashby, Pensive Lady, 1942, ink and watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Carl Ashby, Pensive Lady, 1942, ink and watercolor, retains fresh, clear color.
A native of New Mexico, Carl Ashby (1914-2004) moved to New York City in 1938 following a stint with ...
Category
American Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Matador
By Julian Levi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in New York, Julian Levi spent his early years in Philadelphia. He began his art studies art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Arthur B. Carles, Daniel Garber, and Henry McCarter. On graduation, Levi was awarded a scholarship which he used to travel to Italy and Paris. During his stay in Europe, which lasted five years, from 1920 to 1925, Levi was influenced by Cubism. He was especially drawn to the art of Juan Gris, adopting the gentle color harmonies and precise linear treatments of forms found in Gris's works. In 1924, Levi participated in an important show of Philadelphia modern artists which included works by Charles Demuth, Hugh Breckinridge, Franklin Watkins...
Category
Art Deco 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Vintage Charcoal
Pastel Drawing - Ballet Dancer
By Guy Chabrol
Located in Houston, TX
Graceful pastel and charcoal drawing of a female ballet dancer in motion by artist Guy Chabrol, circa 1950. Signed lower right.
Original one-o...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper, Pastel
Sketches - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s.
Not signed.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Le Croates en Allemagne (French Army)-Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Le Croates en Allemagne is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good condition except for being aged.
The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions.
Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel.
He served as officer under Marshal Hindenburg in the Prussian Army...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
The Toast of Celebration - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Autograph Letter with Original Sketch by Hans Erni - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Letter Signed with Original Sketch by Hans Erni to Nesto Jacometti. March 5th, 1949. Signed "ton Erni".
One page, one-sided. On ivory colored tissue paper. In French. In very good conditions, except for an horizontal tape connecting two parts of the sheet. Perfectly readabe, although the nervous calligraphy. An original red ink sketch...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
William Sanderson, Fascists
Located in New York, NY
Latvia-born William Sanderson became a contributor to the New Yorker and New Masses magazines during the 1930s. He was drafted into the Army during World Wa...
Category
American Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Marital Portrait - Drawing by Alberto Savinio - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Marital portrait is a modern artwork realized by Alberto Savinio in 1948.
Pencil on paper.
Hand signed by the artist and dedicated to Raffaele Carrieri.
Certificate of authenticity by Ruggero Savinio...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
“The Hunters”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of two hunters in the field by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom right. Circa ...
Category
Academic 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite
$296 Sale Price
25% Off
“Bringing Home the Game”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of a hunter bring home the fresh game by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed top right. ...
Category
Academic 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite
$297 Sale Price
30% Off
1944 Untitled Portrait Representing a Mexican Labor Protest, Signed M.S. Rivera
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1944 Social Realist, untitled caricature portrait representing a Mexican labor protest, signed M.S. Rivera. Below the portrait is written a Mexican song or poem relating to labor ...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board
A Man
s Profile - Drawing by Serge Fotisnky - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
A man's profile is an artwork realized by Serge Fotinsky in 1947 ca.
China ink drawing.
Pad signature of the artist right left.
27 x 20 cm.
Good co...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Hairdresser — vintage drawing, original
Superman
artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'Hairdresser', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove draw...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, India Ink
The Wine Maker - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing and watercolor on paper (drawn on the back of a school bag) realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s.
Hand signed in pencil lower left.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
$618 Sale Price
20% Off
The Thinker? —vintage drawing, original
Superman
artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'The Thinker?', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove dra...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, India Ink
Sketch - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Maccari in 1940s.
Not signed.
Very good condition, with another interesting sketch in china ink on rear.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
1940s Charcoal and Pencil Portrait of a Man
Located in Arp, TX
Artist Unknown
"Tie and Glasses"
c. 1940s
Charcoal and pencil on paper
13.5"x17" site 19"x23" rustic wood frame
Unsigned
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
Standing Girl
, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Musée d
Art Moderne de Troyes
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Michonze' for Gregoire Michonze, also known as Gregoire Michonznic (Russian-French, 1902-1982) and dated 1945.
Grégoire Michonze (Michonznic) was born into a Je...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Interior Design - Drawing by Victor Courtray - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Interior Design is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized in 1948 by the French architect Victor Courtray (1897-1971). Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed and dated on the low...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
"Cubist Nude in Studio" 1940s Charcoal Drawing Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
John Bowers
Cubist Nude in Studio
1940s
Charcoal on Paper
19"x 24.75", unframed
Signed on left side in charcoal
Came from a portfolio from the estate of John Bowers
John Henry Bowe...
Category
Cubist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
Landscape With Armenians - Watercolor Drawing by Henry Ottmann - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Armenians is a Watercolor realized by Henry Ottmann in 1946.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner.
Incl...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
French Watercolor
Pencil - Street Performer
Located in Houston, TX
Spirited pencil and watercolor sketch of a performing clown, circa 1940.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Certifica...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Watercolor
Country Scene - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Country scene is an artwork realized by Suzanne Tourte, in 1940s.
Pen and pencil on paper.
artist's stamp on the left side.
20 x 24 cm.
Good cond...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Pencil
Women - Drawing by Pino della Selva - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Women is a drawing in Pen realize by Pino della Selva in the 1940s.
Good conditions.
Hand-signed.
The artwork is represented through soft pencil strokes.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Le Croates en Allemagne - 1813 - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Le Croates is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good condition except for being aged.
The artwork is depicted through strong lines i...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Methaphysical Composition - Original Pencil on Paper by Jean Michel Sept - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Methaphysical Composition is an original pencil drawing on paper realized by Jean Michel Sept, in 1947.
Hand-signed and dated, on the lower right.
Good conditions.
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Montmartre - China Ink Drawing by A. Hallman - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Montmartre is a beautiful black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman around the 40s. The state of preservatio...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Art Deco Polo Mural Study Signed by Wheeler Williams
Located in New York, NY
Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972)
Untitled Study, 1944 (Polo Players)
Pencil on paper
15 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.
Signed lower right: Wheeler Williams, 1944
Artist studio label verso
Inscribed on mat:
Drawings for Proposed Murals: Polo Room, Hotel Plaza....
A native of Chicago, Wheeler Williams is known for his allegorical, narrative work including "Tablets to Pioneers" on the Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago, and "Settlers of the Seaboard" in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia.
He graduated with honors from Yale University in 1919 and earned a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard in 1922. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with sculptor Albin Polasek...
Category
Art Deco 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The Deadly Kiss - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink realized by Mino Maccari in 1945.
Hand signed and dated.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Figure of Woman - Original Ink Drawing by Pericle Fazzini - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Woman is an original Modern Artwork realized by Pericle Fazzini (Grottammare, 4 May 1913 - Rome, 4 December 1987) in 1949.
Original drawing in china ink on paper.
Hand-...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
two drawings colored inks nude
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Pedro Pruna Ocerans (1904-1977) - Two drawings - Ink drawing
Two framed drawings, all of them signed and dated.
Frame measures 23x28 cm.
Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977) ...
Category
Post-Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$356 Sale Price
50% Off
French Pencil Drawing - The Tracker
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome pencil drawing of a hunter and his canine companion tracking their prey by French artist Jean-Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism
Jo Cain (1904 – 2003)
Good Health Week
10 ½ x 15 1/2 inches
Oil on pape...
Category
American Realist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Maccari in 1940s.
Hand signed lower left.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage 3 Figurative Nudes in Conté Crayon on Paper (1946) by Matté
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 3 Figurative Nudes in Conté Crayon on Paper (1946) Matté
In an indigo blue and burnt orange color palette by French artist Matté (French, 20t...
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
"Nasturtiums" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Flowers
By Chiura Obata
Located in New York, NY
Chiura Obata
Nasturtiums, circa 1940
Signed and stamped lower left
Watercolor on paper
15 x 9 5/8 inches
Born in the Okayama prefecture of Japan, Chiura Obata was adopted by his uncle, an artist. As a child he was trained in ink painting, and at 14 he was apprenticed to the painter Murata Tanryo in Tokyo. He also studied with Kogyo Terasaki and Goho Hasimoto.
In 1903, Obata moved to San Francisco and began working as an illustrator for The New World and The Japanese American, two of the city's Japanese newspapers. He also did work as a commercial designer. Obata helped establish the East West Art Society in San Francisco in 1921, which sought to promote cross-cultural understanding through art. This goal was reflected in his embrace of the Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink painting with the conventions of western naturalism.
He spent much of the 1920s painting landscapes throughout California, and among his favorite subjects were mountain landscapes. In 1927, he visited Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, creating over a hundred paintings and sketches of the high country. Obata stayed in the USA until the death of his father in 1928.
Between 1928 and 1932, he worked in Tokyo as a painter and transformed his California landscape watercolors...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Lounging Nude" 1940
s Charcoal Nude Drawing Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
John Bowers
Lounging Nude
1940s
Charcoal on Paper
25"x19", unframed
Came from a portfolio from the estate of John Bowers
John Henry Bowers
September 9, 1921 - January 30, 2017
Joh...
Category
Realist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work
By Chiura Obata
Located in New York, NY
Chiura Obata
Dahlias, 1940
Signed, dated and stamped lower right
Watercolor on paper
15 x 9 5/8 inches
Born in the Okayama prefecture of Japan, Chiura Obata was adopted by his uncle, an artist. As a child he was trained in ink painting, and at 14 he was apprenticed to the painter Murata Tanryo in Tokyo. He also studied with Kogyo Terasaki and Goho Hasimoto.
In 1903, Obata moved to San Francisco and began working as an illustrator for The New World and The Japanese American, two of the city's Japanese newspapers. He also did work as a commercial designer. Obata helped establish the East West Art Society in San Francisco in 1921, which sought to promote cross-cultural understanding through art. This goal was reflected in his embrace of the Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink painting with the conventions of western naturalism.
He spent much of the 1920s painting landscapes throughout California, and among his favorite subjects were mountain landscapes. In 1927, he visited Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, creating over a hundred paintings and sketches of the high country. Obata stayed in the USA until the death of his father in 1928.
Between 1928 and 1932, he worked in Tokyo as a painter and transformed his California landscape watercolors...
Category
Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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