OWEN HUNT WATERCOLOR PAINTING: Portrait of the artist's wife and family (note on verso reads Kyoko Seiko, Reika), signed in graphite on the face, framed: 22.25"h x 29.25"l BIOGRAPHY: Owen Hunt (b. 1941, America) studied painting and printmaking in Kyoto, Japan and works primarily in oil and watercolor depicting figures and landscapes of Japans and the U.S. Hunt has pieces in the permanent collections of: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and The British Museum, London. Hunt graduated from the University of Arkansas additionally studying in Kyoto, Japan from 1975-1980 with a Japanese Art Studies Program. He completed his M.Ed. from University of Southern Queensland, 2001 Biographical information from the artist’s websites: http://huntgallery.homestead.com/the_studio.html and https://www.saatchiart.com/othunt. PROVENANCE: Rare-Era.com is honored to represent this piece on behalf of Personalized Estate Liquidation Benefiting Youth, Inc. (P.E.L.). P.E.L. is a volunteer organization boasting 50 plus dedicated volunteers and experts. The company hosts gallery sales within their 9,400-square foot showroom facility in Sarasota, Florida. Sale proceeds generated at P.E.L support causes dedicated to at risk youth throughout Sarasota County, Florida. To date, their volunteers have given over $300,000 in educational scholarships and have raised over $1.2 million.