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Mary ChenowethGold Mining, Homestake Mine, South Dakota, 1940s Abstract Landscape Watercolor 1948
1948
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Gouache and watercolor on paper painting, painted in 1948 by Mary Chenoweth (1918-1999). Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner. Depicting an abstracted landscape of gold mining at the Homestake Mine in South Dakota. Painted in shades of brown, red, green, blue, gold, and black.
Presented in a custom vintage frame, outer dimensions measure 16 1⁄4 x 17 3⁄4 x 3⁄4 inches. Image size is 8 3⁄4 x 10 ¼ inches.
Painting is in good condition - please contact us for a detailed condition report.
- Creator:Mary Chenoweth (1918 - 1999, American)
- Creation Year:1948
- Dimensions:Height: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
- Condition:very good to excellent vintage condition.
- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
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Mary Chenoweth was a prolific artist who worked in a variety of media, from painting in oil, collage, pen and ink drawing, printmaking to sculpture. She painted in vibrant colors, stylized shapes and in an abstract expressionist style.Chenoweth received a B.F.A. from Denver University in 1950, where she studied with Vance Kirkland. In 1953, she received an M.F.A. in printmaking from the University if Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. That same year she went to Colorado Springs to teach at the Fine Arts Center School, where abstract expressionist painter Emerson Woelffler was the Director. She then joined the Colorado College, where she served as Professor of Art for thirty years.
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