Beth van Hoesen Art

Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) was born in Boise, Idaho. She moved with her family to California, and in 1944, enrolled at Stanford University to study fine arts, earning a Bachelor of ...

For Sale: Beth Van Hoesen's Iconic "SUFFOLK SHEEP" Print Artist: Beth Van Hoesen (1926 – 2010) Title: SUFFOLK SHEEP Medium: Poster Print on thick paper Size: 19" x 26" (unframed...

Artist: Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010 ) Title: Flowers, Flowered Vase Date: 1992 Medium: Color lithograph on Arches paper Image Size: 22.25 x 17.25 inches ...

This etching is by Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010). It is one of her iconic works, in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Portland Art Museum. Here are the ...

The composition is beautiful, the colors are rich. This color lithograph is by Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) noted San Francisco Bay Area artist. Published by Trillium Graphics, it is titled “Flowers, Flowered vase...

Wonderful mid-century dry point etching titled "Nap" by Beth Van Hoesen (American, 1926 - 2010) edition 1961. Titled, Numbered (33 out of 50) and sig...

A sinuously linear etching on aquatint on wove paper of a deer stretching to nibble at a leaf by Beth van Hoesen (1926-2010, American), circa 1958. The artwork is titled Deer and is ...

A lovely drypoint and aquatint by well-known American artist Beth van Hoesen (1926-2010) depicting a handsome white parrot on a rose background, pencil signed, dated and titled by th...

Charming etching of Shirley Poppies by Beth Van Hoesen (American, 1926-2010). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Beth Van Hoesen" and titled "Poppies." Image size, 16"H x 15"W. Beth Van Hoesen was born in Boise, Idaho on June 27, 1926, to Enderse and Freda Van Hoesen. She was raised in Mesa Orchards, Idaho but moved with her mother to Greenwich, Connecticut where she attended preparatory school. As a result of the Great Depression and the resultant loss of property and job opportunities, her family moved to Long Beach, California. Van Hoesen graduated from David Starr...

Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) Artist Proof titled 'The Beach'. Unframed it measures 18" wide and 17" high. About the Artist: Born in Boise, Idaho, 1926, Beth Van Hoesen was educated at Stanford University, Stanford, CA; B.A. in 1948. She studied at Escuela Esmaralda, Mexico; Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, France; San Francisco Art Institute; San Francisco State College; Ecole des Beaux Arts de Fontainbleau, France, 1948; Academie Julian, Paris, France, 1948-50; St. Cere/Aubusson, France, 1955. Exhibitions included Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Her work is included in the following collections: Brooklyn Museum; Chicago Art Institute; Museum of Modern Art; New York; Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Van Hoesen worked in printmaking exclusively since 1956. She studied with Daniel Mendelowitz at Stanford and Clyfford Still at San Francisco Art Institute. Clyfford Still introduced her to his ideas of space relationship. "Her most influential teacher was David Park at San Francisco Art Institute. His stubborn determination to work from the figure in an era of increasing and fashionable abstraction was an inspiration to her." (Robert Flynn Johnson, exhibition brochure, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara). The nude and portraits were of special interest to her in her early work. Her later work centers around the still life and depiction of animals. Regarding her technique, it was written: "Her craftsmanship was impressive. Combining engraving, drypoint and sugarlift aquatint, sometimes using fingers in place of the traditional cotton swab, Van Hoesen wipes her plates with gradations of soft-edged color. " (Review by Andrew DeShong...