James Kirk Merrick (1905-1985), Watercolor on Paper

Description

"James Kirk Merrick (American, 1905-1985), Stormy Seascape, watercolor on paper, signed ""James Kirk Merrick"" at lower right, loose and unframed. … more "James Kirk Merrick (American, 1905-1985), Stormy Seascape, watercolor on paper, signed ""James Kirk Merrick"" at lower right, loose and unframed.

About:
Merrick studied at Philadelphia College of Art (diploma) and at Cape School of Art with Henry Hensche and also under T. Oakley. He was a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance (life member, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, American National Theater Academy (founding member), Woodmere Art Association, SC and Philadelphia College of Art Alumni Association. (pres. 1948-52).

His loose and brilliantly colored watercolors of the 1930s and 40s won many awards and gave way to an increasingly abstract style later in his career.

He exhibited at: Philadelphia Watercolor Club, 1935-45, PAFA, 1935-45, 1964 (Dawson med.), Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1936 (prize), Art Institute of Chicago, 1940, Cape Artists Association, 1945 (prize), State Museum Trenton, NJ, SC Herron Art Institute, Woodmere Art Association, Lawrence College, Harcum College, State Museum, Harrisburg, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art and many other venues.

Dimensions:
22""h x 30""w (sheet)

Provenance:
Sold to benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia" less