Bay Area Poolside Figurative Abstract, s.s. Claremont Hotel by Marc Foster Grant

Description

A fun and vibrant figurative acrylic painting of a woman ready for the pool in a blue bathing suit in … more A fun and vibrant figurative acrylic painting of a woman ready for the pool in a blue bathing suit in front of a lively blue patterned background by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947), 2003. The float behind the figure reads "The S.S. Claremont Hotel", a landmark historic Bay Area hotel in Berkeley, California. The figure is dressed in fun poolside fashion, and the details of her bright blue swimsuit, studded flip flops and sunglasses are indicative of the artist's background in fashion.

Signed and dated "Grant 2003" bottom right.
Titled "S.S. Claremont" on verso.
Presented in a wood frame with plexiglass.
Image size: 30"H x 22"L.

Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947) is an artist from San Diego, CA who began showing his art at 13 years old. This led to becoming San Diego Museum’s Art Guild’s youngest member. He attended San Francisco State University in 1965 to study printmaking under John Ihle and Dennis Beal. Throughout college, Marc taught silk screening classes in his Potero Hill painting studio and worked at Museum West—an arm of New York Museum of Contemporary Crafts. Later he became the Display Director at Design Research International. He later attended the Brighton School of Art and Design in England for graduate work in printmaking.

In 1973 Marc joined his wife Jeanne’s fledging dress business. The couple moved the enterprise from England, back to San Francisco where they opened their first shop, “Jeanne-Marc”, in North Beach. Under the same label they sold their small sportswear collection to high-end specialty stores including I. Magnin, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman as well as to stores in Europe and Japan. In 1991 both Marc and Jeanne were elected to the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America)

Exhibitions and Awards:
1969, First Prize - the James D. Phelan Award for Graphics
1970, First Prize - New Paltz Intercollegiate Print Exhibition
“Haircut? Yes, Please” - Victoria and Albert Museum (permanent collection)
1992 - Absolute Vodka’s Golden Shears Award for Fashion Design less