Dorr Bothwell Art

American, 1902-2000

Doris Hodgson Bothwell, known as Dorr Bothwell, was born in San Francisco, in 1902. The Bothwell family moved to San Diego in 1911, where they became friends and neighbors with the artists Anna and Albert Valentien.

Bothwell began her art studies with Anna in 1916 at the age of 14. In the early 1920s, Bothwell returned to San Francisco to study at the California School of Fine Arts, then studied at the University of Oregon in Eugene and the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design in San Francisco, in 1926. Returning to San Diego in 1931, Bothwell became involved, once more, with the San Diego art community and exhibited with the San Diego Moderns.

In 1934, Bothwell was in Los Angeles and there she joined the post-Surrealist circle of Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg, finding some parallels between their post-Surrealist concepts and her own work. She attended classes conducted by Feitelson as part of the Public Works of Art Project from 1933–34 and eventually joined the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project as a painter in the mural division. She produced several murals for the WPA.

In the 1940s and ‘50s, Bothwell taught at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. She died on September 24, 2000, in Fort Bragg, California.

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Artist: Dorr Bothwell

Dorr Bothwell"Coast July No. 2" - Multi Layer Landscape Screenprint (9 of 23), 1963

$2,250

"Coast July No. 2" - Multi Layer Landscape Screenprint (9 of 23)

By Dorr Bothwell

Located in Soquel, CA

Titled in lower left corner ("Coast July No. 2") Numbered lower center ("9/23") Signed and dated twice in lower right, once inside the artwork, once below ("Bothwell '63" and "Dorr Bothwell '63") Presented in a cream colored mat with foamcore backing. Mat size: 24"H x 28"W Paper size: 20"H x 26"W Dorris Hodgson Bothwell (American, 1902–2000), known as Dorr, was born in San Francisco, California, on May 3, 1902. The Bothwell family moved to San Diego in 1911, where they became friends and neighbors with the artists Anna and Albert Valentien. Dorr began her art studies with Anna in 1916 at the age of 14. In the early 1920s, Dorr returned to San Francisco to study at the California School of Fine Arts, then studied at the University of Oregon, in Eugene, and the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design, which was founded in San Francisco, 1926. After receiving a modest inheritance, Dorr traveled to American Samoa in 1928, where she remained for two years and produced many works of art in a wide variety of mediums. Some of these were successfully shown at the Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego and the Beaux Gallery in San Francisco, allowing her to spend time in England, France, and Germany. Returning to San Diego in 1931, Dorr became involved, once more, with the San Diego art community and exhibited with the San Diego Moderns...

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1960s Modern Dorr Bothwell Art

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Paper, Ink, Screen

Dorr BothwellMALLORCA, 1951

$1,250

MALLORCA

By Dorr Bothwell

Located in Santa Monica, CA

DORR BOTHWELL ( 1902 - 2000) MALLORCA Serigraph, Signed, titled and numbered 8/25 in pencil. Signed and dated in the print. Image. 13 1/8 x 9 inches, sheet 19 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches. ...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Dorr Bothwell Art

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Screen

Tom BlachfordMid Century 1957 Vintage Corvette, Midnight Modern Architecture Palm Springs, 2020

$4,000

H 35.5 in W 53 in

Mid Century 1957 Vintage Corvette, Midnight Modern Architecture Palm Springs

By Tom Blachford

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mid Century Modern Palm Springs Architecture. White Porsche Cabriolet 911 vintage Car photographed in Palm Desert. Archival Inkjet Print on Cotton Paper. Mid Century Modern Archit...

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2010s American Modern Dorr Bothwell Art

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Cotton, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper

Pedro FriedebergA city with a millon eggs, Digital Print, 74 x 74 cm, Mexican Surrealism, 2019, 2019

$3,100

H 29.14 in W 29.14 in

A city with a millon eggs, Digital Print, 74 x 74 cm, Mexican Surrealism, 2019

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in Ciudad de México, MX

A city with a millon eggs, by Pedro Friedeberg - Digital Print - 74 x 74 cm - Mexican Surrealism, c. 2019 The repetition of patterns and rhythm is present in almost every piece of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dorr Bothwell Art

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Digital, Paper, Ink, Screen

Adolph GottliebChrome Green, 1972

$4,500

H 23.88 in W 17.75 in

Chrome Green

By Adolph Gottlieb

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression of this color screenprint on Arches. Signed, dated and numbered 125/150 in pencil by Gottlieb. Printed by Kelpra Studio, London, with the ink stamp verso. Publ...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Dorr Bothwell Art

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Color, Screen

Mark TobeySonata, 1975

$1,500

H 16 in W 19.75 in

Sonata

By Mark Tobey

Located in New York, NY

A very good, richly-inked impression of this color screenprint on Japon nacré. The deluxe, Roman numeral edition of 60 on Japon nacré, aside from the regular edition of 100. Signed a...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Dorr Bothwell Art

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Color, Screen

Frank StellaPolar Co-ordinates Variant Ia, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson, 1980

$35,000

H 38.5 in W 38 in

Polar Co-ordinates Variant Ia, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Frank Stella Polar Co-ordinates Variant Ia, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson, 1980 is a print that is from the Polar Coordinates for Ronnie Peterson series. Using the titl...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Dorr Bothwell Art

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Lithograph, Screen

Giuseppe CapogrossiGiuseppe Capogrossi Iconic Comb Design "Superficie 324" Serigrafia, 1988

$1,400

H 40.25 in W 55.25 in

Giuseppe Capogrossi Iconic Comb Design "Superficie 324" Serigrafia

By Giuseppe Capogrossi

Located in Detroit, MI

"Superficie 324" is a 1988 screen print (serigraph) of a 1959 painting by Capogrossi. This is one of his famous "comb" or "fork" works that he perfected in the 1950s and continued to create for the remainder of his life. The blocks of primary red and yellow colors give a bright, joyful feel and contrast to the strong bold black that was Capogrossi's consistent color for the "combs". With no allegorical, psychological, or symbolic meanings, these structural elements could be assembled and connected in countless variations. Intricate and insistent, Capogrossi's signs determined the construction of the pictorial surface. This piece is identified along one side: Giuseppe Capogrossi By SIAE 1988 Silvio Zamorani Editor Via Saccarelli, 9 10144 Torino Italy Tel. (39)(11) 4730554 Progetto Grafico (Graphic Project): Studio Walter Benjamin. Serigrafia (Screen Print): BISI Torino. Capogrossi was born in Rome. After obtaining a degree in law in 1923–1924, he decided to study painting with Felice Carena at Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. In 1927 Capogrossi embarked on a formative trip to Paris together with fellow artists and acquaintances Fausto Pirandello, Corrado Cagli and Emanuele Cavalli...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Dorr Bothwell Art

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Screen

Mark CoomerA Fabulous 1950s Serigraph of Chicago's Wrigley Building by Mark Coomer, circa 1959

$850

H 34.13 in W 16.13 in D 1 in

A Fabulous 1950s Serigraph of Chicago's Wrigley Building by Mark Coomer

By Mark Coomer

Located in Chicago, IL

Any serious collector will wan to bring home this wonderful serigraph for your collection! A fabulous Mid-Century Modern 1950s serigraph of Chicago's Wrigley Building in its origina...

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1950s American Modern Dorr Bothwell Art

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Paper, Screen

Helen FrankenthalerSolar Imp, 2001

$18,500

H 39.5 in W 29 in D 2 in

Solar Imp

By Helen Frankenthaler

Located in New York, NY

Screenprint in colors on wove paper. Signed by the artist in pencil and also numbered 96/126 in pencil. Published by Lincoln Center List Poster and Print Program, New York. Second ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Dorr Bothwell Art

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Screen, Color

Adolph GottliebBlack Field, 1972

$4,500

H 26 in W 19 in

Black Field

By Adolph Gottlieb

Located in New York, NY

Color screenprint on white wove paper, 1972. Signed by the artist dated in pencil lower left. Numbered 67/150 in pencil lower right. Printed by Kelpra Studio, London, with the ink ...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Dorr Bothwell Art

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Screen, Color

Mark CoomerA Large, Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Serigraph of the Chicago Skyline, circa 1959

$850

H 20 in W 37.75 in D 1.25 in

A Large, Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Serigraph of the Chicago Skyline

By Mark Coomer

Located in Chicago, IL

You really need to bring home this wonderful large serigraph for your collection! A fabulous ca. 1959, Mid-Century serigraph of the Chicago Skyline by artist Mark Coomer...

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1950s American Modern Dorr Bothwell Art

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Paper, Screen

Frank StellaPolar Co-ordinates VIII, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson, 1980

$35,000

H 44 in W 44 in

Polar Co-ordinates VIII, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Frank Stella Polar Co-ordinates VIII, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson, 1980 is a print that is from the Polar Coordinates for Ronnie Peterson series. Using the title as a...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Dorr Bothwell Art

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Lithograph, Screen

Gottfried SalzmannPlace de Victoires, Paris, France (Collage, Cityscape, Iconic, ~36% OFF), Circa 2010

$255Sale Price|36% Off

H 11.22 in W 7.87 in

Place de Victoires, Paris, France (Collage, Cityscape, Iconic, ~36% OFF)

By Gottfried Salzmann

Located in Kansas City, MO

Gottfried Salzmann Place de Victoires, Paris, France (Collage, Cityscape, Iconic) Screen Print over Photograph Year: Circa 2010 Size: 11.22 × 7.87 inches (28.5 x 20 cm) Edition: 50 S...

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2010s Modern Dorr Bothwell Art

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Photographic Paper, Screen

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Dorr BothwellFloral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting, 1965

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H 29.25 in W 23.25 in

Floral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting

By Dorr Bothwell

Located in Surfside, FL

This is a gouache or watercolor painting. signed and dated. it depicts poppies and some other wildflowers.. Dorr Hodgson Bothwell (May 3, 1902 – September 24, 2000) was an American artist, designer, educator, and world-traveller. She was born in San Francisco, California. She began her art career at the California School of Fine Arts in 1921, under the tutelage of Gottardo Piazzoni and Rudolph Schaeffer. Bothwell's travels began in 1928, after her father died. She spent 1928 and 1929 living and working in Samoa, then spent another two years in Europe before resettling in San Diego in 1932, where she married her childhood friend, sculptor Donal Hord. Separating from Hord, she moved to Los Angeles in 1934, joining the post-surrealist group around Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg, and participating in the mural division of the Federal Arts Project, (WPA) where she learned the art of screenprinting, which would become her favored graphic technique. She returned to San Francisco in 1942. She traveled to Paris in 1949/51, to Africa in 1966/67, to England, France and the Netherlands in 1970, to Bali, Java and Sumatra in 1974, and to China and Japan in 1982/85. In 1968, Dorr Bothwell and Marlys Mayfield wrote Notan – on the Interaction of Positive and Negative Spaces. It was first reissued in 1976, and the first Danish translation was published in 1977. In 1991 the book was republished by Dover Publications as Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design; it has been in print continuously since then. Bothwell taught at the San Francisco Art Institute for many years where she focused closely on theories of color. She taught as an instructor of design at the CSFA from 1944-48 and 1953-58, Parsons School Design in New York in 1952, after which she further studied in Paris. She returned to the states and taught at the SFAI from 1959-61, Mendocino Art Center from 1961-97, and Ansel Adams Photography Workshop in Yosemite National Park from 1964-78. Artists Robert Hudson...

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1960s American Modern Dorr Bothwell Art

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Watercolor, Gouache

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