Soquel, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 16ʺW × 0.13ʺD × 20ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Botanic
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Restored, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- 3/8" border not finished painting to the edges. Minor areas of paint loss have been professionally retouched. Cleaned and treated … more3/8" border not finished painting to the edges. Minor areas of paint loss have been professionally retouched. Cleaned and treated with UV-resistant varnish. less
- Description
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Bold and angular composition with cannas by Claire Weist (American, 1930-2014). Bright red flowers jump out from a saturated green …
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Bold and angular composition with cannas by Claire Weist (American, 1930-2014). Bright red flowers jump out from a saturated green background. Large leaves act as a background, covering the majority of the composition, intertwined with other foliage. This piece is executed on top of a previous composition and the artist has left part of it visible around the edges to act as a border.
Signed "Weist" in the lower left corner.
Title and artist's info on verso.
No frame.
Board size: 20"H x 16"W
Claire Weist (American, 1930-2014) was an artist known primarily for her watercolor compositions. She won several awards throughout her career, including the jury award for graphics from the Illinois Watercolor Society. Weist was originally from the Boston area and studied at the Massachusetts College of Art and then Harvard. After spending time teaching art and as an illustrator, Weist moved to Crete, Illinois and opened her own studio, where she spent the remainder of her professional career.
Education:
1949-50 Lomma, Sweden
1951, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1953, B.F.A. Degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Work:
1953, Commercial Artist, Vincent Edwards Art Agency, Boston, MA
1954-1957, Art Editor and Illustrator, Baby Post Magazine, New York, NY
1960-1964, Painter and Art Teacher, Lynchburg, VA
1965-1971, Book and Magazine Illustrator, Delafield, WI
1972, Studio, Crete, IL
Exhibitions and Memberships:
1971 - Alverno Art Fair, Milwaukee, WI
1971 - Elmwood Plaza Art Fair (Best in Show), Racine WI
1971 - Brookfield Square Winter Art Show (First Place, Watercolors), Waukesha, WI
1973 - Marathon County Historical Museum, Wausau, WI
1982 - Park Forest Art Fair, Park Forest, IL
Member, Wisconsin Watercolor Society
Member, Kettle Moraine Art Association less
Soquel, CA
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