Milford Zornes (American, 1908-2008), watercolor and pencil entitled "Monterosso," May 26, 1988 CE. A picturesque marinescape rendered by Milford Zornes in watercolor and pencil, all on a sheet from the artist's Italian sketch book, signed and dated by the artist in pencil on the lower left, in ink at the lower center, as well as in pencil on the verso. The piece is titled "Monterosso" on the Anderson Art Gallery Certificate of Authenticity and depicts four rowboats, two along the shoreline in the foreground and two in waters of the middle ground, all set in tranquil waters before a lovely mountain view in Monterosso al Mare in northern Italy. Zornes was an American watercolor artist who is widely revered as a leader of the California Style watercolor movement that began in the 1920s. Zornes' style typically departed from the traditional use of watercolors. Rather than adding color to detailed pencil drawings, Zornes applied transparent washes of color to large sheets of paper and allowed the white to show through using this white space to define shapes as demonstrated in this example. Of course this piece does include some pencil drawing revealing Zornes' love of line ; however, the lines are relatively loose and gestural. A wonderful example created by Milford Zornes, an American treasure. Follow this link to watch a wonderful video of Milford Zornes in his home studio in 2006 - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehte4qAxK_c) Size: 11.5" W x 8" H (29.2 cm x 20.3 cm)

Zornes was educated at the Otis Art Institute were he studied with Millard Sheets and F. Tolles Chamberlin. He later taught at Otis as well, making a name for himself as a talented educator. Highlights of his career include a one-man exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. a ND having one of his watercolors selected by President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to hang in the White House. In addition to being a prolific watercolorist, Zornes created murals under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program for post offices in El Campo, Texas as well as his hometown of Claremont, California during the era of the Great Depression. Zornes was also an active member of the California Water Color Society, becoming president of that organization in 1942. Zorne's works have been acquired by esteemed institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the White House, and the Library of Congress Collection.

Provenance: Ex-private Los Angeles County collection. Certificate of Authenticity from Anderson Art Gallery, Sunset Beach, CA.

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Minor creases to margins of paper as shown. Overall excellent.