James Milford Zornes "Horse Lady" 2002 Signed Later Original Watercolor Artwork

Description: James Milford Zornes - "Horse Lady" or "Cowgirl" - 2002, Original Watercolor & Ink on Paper Signed. Size 11.25" x 10.5" Artwork is unframed and Artwork is sent flat in a padded box. About the Artist: James Milford Zornes was recognized as the leader in the California style Watercolor. His work hangs in museums and was a much admired instructor, having taught at seven different institutions. He lived to be 100 years old. James Milford Zornes (American, 1908-2008), "Cowgirl" watercolor, 2002 CE. A beautiful James Milford Zornes watercolor, created later in his career, on heavy gauge cotton French Arches watercolor paper (watermark and impressed) depicting a 3/4 length cowgirl or "horse lady" as is hand-written on the verso donning a wide-brimmed hat and a flowing scarf in a minimal color palette of black, russet red, grey, pale greens, and the white of the paper, signed and dated by the artist in pencil. Zornes was an American watercolor artist who is widely revered as a leader of the California Style watercolor movement that began in the 1920s. Zornes' style departed from the traditional use of watercolors. Rather than adding color to detailed pencil drawings, Zornes applied transparent washes of color to large sheets of paper and allowed the white to show through using this white space to define shapes as demonstrated in this example. The subject matter of this piece reveals Zornes interest in the American West. A wonderful example created by Milford Zornes, an American treasure. Follow this link to watch a wonderful video of Milford Zornes in his home studio in 2006 - ( Size: 11.25" L x 10.5" W (28.6 cm x 26.7 cm) Zornes was educated at the Otis Art Institute were he studied with Millard Sheets and F. Tolles Chamberlin. He later taught at Otis as well, making a name for himself as a talented educator. Highlights of his career include a one-man exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. a ND having one of his watercolors selected by President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to hang in the White House. In addition to being a prolific watercolorist, Zornes created murals under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program for post offices in El Campo, Texas as well as his hometown of Claremont, California during the era of the Great Depression. Zornes was also an active member of the California Water Color Society, becoming president of that organization in 1942. Zorne's works have been acquired by esteemed institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the White House, and the Library of Congress Collection. Provenance: Ex-private Los Angeles County collection. Certificate of Authenticity from Anderson Art Gallery, Sunset Beach, CA. and aCertificate of Authenticity from Artemis Gallery will accompany sale.

Price: 4500 USD

Location: Hoboken, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-11-11T01:03:36.000Z

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