Baja California Coast with Mission, Mid Century Landscape by George Booth Post

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George Booth Post
Baja California Coast with Mission, Mid Century Landscape by George Booth Post
Circa 1960s

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Wonderful modern California Watercolor School, mid century watercolor landscape of Baja California and mission with shack in foreground by George Booth Post (American 1906-1997). Signed lower edge. Presented in mat. Image size: 18"H x 24"W. Mat size: 22"H x 28"W. George Post was born and raised in Oakland, spent several years in Gold Hill, Nevada, then returned to California to live in San Francisco. In 1921, he received a scholarship to study at the California School of Fine Arts. His teachers were Gottardo Piazzoni, Otis Oldfield, Ray Boynton, Spencer Macky and Constance Macky. By 1930, he was married and working as a commercial artist, while privately painting watercolors of San Francisco cityscape subjects. Although he received little instruction in watercolor at art school, he became very interested in this medium while viewing a show of outstanding watercolors by Stanley Wood in 1929. After that he became a committed watercolorist, producing works on a daily basis. When California became known as the center of a new movement in watercolor painting, Post had already produced a large body of work and was prepared to do exhibitions at museum and gallery shows. He presented one-man shows at the San Francisco Art Center, San Francisco Museum of Art, Oakland Art Gallery, Sacramento College Art Gallery, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Sacramento Art Center and in a number of private galleries. His watercolors done for the P.WPA. Art Project were exhibited at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum and a mural he painted in Sonora received positive reviews in the newspaper. As a member of the California Group, his works traveled in shows throughout America. During World War 11, he helped with the war effort by working as a cargo storage planner for military ships. He would draw detailed charts showing where food, ammunition, and other supplies would be stored on board. These ships went to aid soldiers fighting in the South Pacific. While working on the docks, he also painted watercolors of the ships and harbor. Post's watercolors, particularly the geometric abstractionist works done after the war, were well received in art circles throughout California. His style was modern enough to be exhibited in the progressive art shows and representational enough to be included in more conservative ones. His goals were to capture the essence of design and feeling offered by the subject, rather than to produce a realistic picture of the scene. Although many of his watercolors look deceptively simple, they are masterfully composed, spontaneously painted, and have a creative use of shadow and light to establish a definite mood. In addition to his painting career, Post also taught art for many years. At first, he was opposed to the idea because he did not want to do anything except paint. But in 1947, he was offered a job teaching at the California College of Arts and Crafts that only required him to teach two days per week. He took the job with the understanding that he would be painting on location with his students. In the summers, he taught at the Brandt-Dike Summer School of Painting. When they closed the school, he taught summers for the T.H. Hewett Watercolor Workshops at various locations around the world. In 1991, a book titled George Post, which documents his life and art, was published by Hillcrest Press, Inc. Exhibits: Beaux Arts Gallery (SF), 1931 (solo); SF Art Center, 1932-34; SFMA, 1936, 1941 (solos); Calif.-Pacific Int'l Expo (San Diego), 1935; AIC, 1936; Calif. WC Society, 1936-53 (prizes); CPLH, 1939, 1945, 1960, 1965 (solos); Oakland Art Gallery, 1936, 1937 (solo), 1947 (prize); LACMA, 1936, 1945 (prize); Laguna Beach Museum, 1942 (solo); Springfield (MO) Museum, 1966; Zellerbach Show (SF), 1975 (1st prize); Challis Gallery (Laguna Beach), 1979 (solo); SWA, 1979 (1st prize).

Creator:
George Booth Post (1906 - 1997, American)
Creation Year:
Circa 1960s
Dimensions:
Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 0.33 in (8.39 mm)
Medium:
Watercolor,Laid Paper
Movement & Style:
Modern
Period:
1960-1969
Framing:
Framing Options Available
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Soquel, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: JT-73091stDibs: LU5428812972

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