Lot 156
Milford Zornes (American, 1908-2008), ink on paper, 1990. A lovely standing female nude depicted in black ink with russet ink coloring her face and hands - the locii of her thought and creativity - by contemporary artist Milford Zornes, signed and dated by the artist in pencil on the lower right, and entitled "On the Beach" on the Anderson Art Gallery certificate of authenticity. Zornes was an American artist who is widely revered as a leader of the California Style watercolor movement that began in the 1920s. This piece reveals Zornes' love of line and clever use of the paper's white space with ink-rendered outlines delineating the figure, the seabird in the sky, and surrounding elements. Size: 8" W x 11" H (20.3 cm x 27.9 cm)
Zornes was educated at the Otis Art Institute where 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. and 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.
Follow this link to watch a wonderful video of Milford Zornes in his home studio in 2006 - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehte4qAxK_c)
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection
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- Condition: Tiny loss to right edge of paper; small tear and loss to upper left corner of paper; and three holes punched on left side of sheet that do not interfere with the image. Slight green smudge to central right margin of paper that is difficult to see upon first glance. Signed in pencil on lower left.
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