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Ben Norris
Manoa Rainforest XXXII: Hala and Wave 2

$12,000
£9,110.20
€10,420.12
CA$16,765.74
A$18,647.16
CHF 9,736.97
MX$226,916.14
NOK 124,355.95
SEK 116,623.94
DKK 77,769.35
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Ben Norris’ vibrant landscapes teem with creeping vines, tropical flowers, and encroaching vegetation. His watercolors and paintings of tranquil gardens and lush rainforests transport the viewer to a leafy, verdant paradise. Inspired by a lifelong interest in botany and a “fascination with the riot of greens and shapes of plants in forest scenes,” Ben Norris painted his natural surroundings throughout his life – from the Hawaiian Rainforest to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Born in Redlands, California in 1910, Norris attended Pomona College. After graduating he won a fellowship to Harvard University and later studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. By 1936, Norris moved to Hawaii where he would spend the majority of his career.
  • Creator:
    Ben Norris (1910 - 2006, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34.5 in (87.63 cm)Width: 46.5 in (118.11 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Boston, MA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU397313684662

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