**Originally Listed At $100**

Milford Zornes (American, 1908-2008), "Circus Clown", watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper, signed and dated by the artist, dated 1962. A charming original Milford Zornes composition, depicting a figure in a blue costume and matching hat riding a brown horse, skillfully rendered in watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper, signed and dated in black ink at lower right. Zornes was an American watercolor artist who is widely revered as a leader of the California Style watercolor movement that began in the 1920s. 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: 3.5" W x 7" H (8.9 cm x 17.8 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. and 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: private Orange County, California, USA collection; includes Certificate of Authenticity from Anderson Art Gallery, Sunset Beach, California, USA

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Minor graphite smudges on sheet. Handwritten note referring to the type of blue used in the composition. Otherwise excellent.