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Jill Davenport
'Attic Series, Yellow', California Woman Post-Impressionist Artist, Sonoma State

Circa 1985

About the Item

Signed lower left, 'Davenport' for Jill Davenport (American, 1930-2019) and painted circa 1985; titled, verso, 'Attic Series- Yellow'. Framed dimensions: 28 x 1.5 x 25 inches. Born in Kansas, Jill Davenport moved to California in 1963. A lifelong artist and art enthusiast, she raised a family before focusing, in her early forties, on her vocation as an artist. In 1976, she graduated from Sonoma State University with a Bachelors in Art, subsequently continuing her studies with the California Post-Impressionist, Maury Lapp. During this period, her work was primarily representational and her favored medium was oil. In the late 1980's, however, she became an early exponent of computer-aided design and worked with some of the earliest Mac computers to create pioneering digital artworks. Over the course of a long career, Jill Davenport exhibited widely and with success, including at one-woman shows at the Annex Gallery in Sonoma and at the Ren Brown Gallery in Bodega Bay. Davenport was also instrumental in founding and supporting “Second Place”, a studio and workshop that became the social hub for her local community of artists.
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1985
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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  • Condition:
    painting: minor marks, minor losses; frame: minor marks.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3448682712
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