Catalog ID: 10920
Artist: Chiura Obata
Medium: Original Watercolor Painting on Board
Series Title:
Edition: Original
Date: c.1930
Publisher: The Artist
Reference No.: Uncatalogued
Size: 10 -1/2 x 9 -1/2 " (Shikishiban)
Condition: Fine
Notes:
Artist: Chiura Obata
Medium: Original Watercolor Painting on Board
Series Title:
Edition: Original
Date: c.1930
Publisher: The Artist
Reference No.: Uncatalogued
Size: 10 -1/2 x 9 -1/2 " (Shikishiban)
Condition: Fine
Notes:
Artist red chop in upper right corner. Trees in the foreground overpower an elegant outline of the surrounding hillside, immersed in a prevailing mist.
Provenance: Offered in the original Gump's San Francisco silk matte and frame. Early in his career, Obata publicly stated that he refused to sell his artworks, but did agree to exhibit them. The artist gained his first important exposure in 1922 when he participated in a group show at the San Francisco Museum of Art. He also received commissions for public murals from Gump's Department store in San Francisco and the City of Paris.