Margaret Putnam Paintings
Margaret Putnam was a San Antonio artist who left an artistic legacy rare even in the art world. She was a 20th-century woman with a Renaissance soul who lavished her work with brilliant color, always breaking and making the rules to achieve the desired effect. An explorer, Putnam was self-taught. She worked in oil, watercolor, wax resist, casein and pastel, exploring new avenues, developing new techniques, combining mediums and creating a unique style. She had a background in fashion illustration as well. Even after becoming partially paralyzed from Lou Gehrig's disease, she continued to work relentlessly. She had a little arts and crafts community in La Villita. She was a remarkable woman, a talented artist and in the real spirit of the Alamo, she represented true Texas grit. Her strokes were broad, her colors bold, her paintings powerful and expressive. She painted an 18-by-Seven and a half foot mural at the top of the San Antonio Hilton Hotel. She has won many awards such as River Art Show, San Antonio, Beaumont Museum, Texas Fine Arts Museum and Texas Watercolor Society. She has also won the Old Testament National Exhibit Award, Award for ‘One of Ten Outstanding Women in San Antonio’, ‘Outstanding Artist of the Year’ from San Antonio Art League and J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award. She was also the three-time winner of Top Award for Oils from Texas Fine Arts and received Recipient of the Year award from the San Antonio Arts Commission. Revered for her innovative techniques and inimitable style before her death in 1989, her renown continues even today.
21st Century and Contemporary Margaret Putnam Paintings
Oil
20th Century Margaret Putnam Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Gouache
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Etching
20th Century Folk Art Margaret Putnam Paintings
Mixed Media
1960s American Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Gouache, Pencil
1950s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Gouache
1960s American Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
India Ink, Gouache, Pencil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Margaret Putnam Paintings
Archival Paper, Drypoint, Aquatint
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Margaret Putnam Paintings
Mixed Media
1940s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Gouache
1950s American Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Gouache
2010s Folk Art Margaret Putnam Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Margaret Putnam Paintings
Handmade Paper, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Margaret Putnam Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Margaret Putnam Paintings
Canvas, Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Rice Paper, Stretcher Bars
2010s Margaret Putnam Paintings
Resin, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Photographic Paper
1970s Margaret Putnam Paintings
Paint
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Foil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Etching
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Mixed Media
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Abstract Margaret Putnam Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Paintings
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Margaret Putnam Paintings
Pastel