Redwood Forest

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Keith Ward
Redwood Forest
1975

About the Item

The cool and beautiful redwood forest is captured in this beautiful impressionistic landscape by Keith Ward (American, 1906-2000). Framed in a rustic period wood frame with linen liner and wood fillet. Image, 20"H x 30"W. Ward moved to Modesto, CA when quite young. Upon graduation from high school, he was awarded a scholarship to the CSFA where he was a pupil of Spencer Macky. His art studies were continued at the AIC and Grand Central School of Art in NYC. Most of his early career was spent in the East where he was a successful illustrator of children's books and national magazines such as Life, Saturday Evening Post, and Colliers for which he won many awards. He was also the creator of Elsie the Borden Cow and other well-known logos. Ward lived and taught in Palm Springs, CA and was active as an artist into the 1990s. He died in Georgetown, CA on April 20, 2000. An Impressionist, his work includes landscapes still lifes, marines, and portraits. Member: SWA; Silvermine (CT) Guild; Desert Art Center (Palm Springs). You know Keith Ward's work if you learned to read with Dick & Jane, thrilled by the magnificent horse illustrations in the "Black Stallion", remember Elsie the Cow, fell in love with the playful Texaco Dalmatian Pups, or know Elmer, the trademark on Elmer's Glue, then you know of Keith Ward's work. Ward a renowned impressionist, was the gifted illustrator who painted those enduring images on the American consciousness. Like Norman Rockwell, Keith Ward is part of our "Americana"; illustrating for so many magazines and advertisements, such as "Boy's Life", "Outdoor Life", Phillips 66, Bordon Dairy Co., U.S. Steel (and many others). For more than 50 years Keith Ward has been part of our lives. Now noted for his impressionistic "easel" paintings of landscapes and portraits, Ward stated that illustration is a good background for the fine artist. "[Illustration] teaches you how to paint in a number of different styles and how to paint different subjects," he noted. Ward's work has indeed covered a great deal of subjects - from paintings of seascapes to still lifes, landscapes to Western motifs. His latter works were more concerned with the appearance of light on objects then with detail. His mastery of structure and color relationships, his quick and vivid perception of the essence of his subject matter are the touchstones of his success. His own comment about his work, however is simple: "I have fun. There is that inner spark of excitement with each painting. I cannot imagine myself as being bored!"

Creator:
Keith Ward (1906 - 2000, American)
Creation Year:
1975
Dimensions:
Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Impressionist
Period:
1970-1979
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Soquel, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: S37581stDibs: LU5422115573