ARTIST: William Cather Hook (New Mexico, California, Kansas, Missouri, born 1948)
NAME: Cityscape - Venetian Alley
MEDIUM: acrylic on canvas board
CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor wear to frame.
SIGHT SIZE: 12 x 12 inches / 30 x 30 cm
FRAME SIZE: 17 x 17 inches / 43 x 43 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
NOTE: has artist's label on verso
PROVENANCE: Carson Gallery, Denver CO (has gallery label on verso)
BIOGRAPHY:
William Hook's background in art began at home. It was through the influence of his father and grandmother, a professional photographer and architect respectively, that art became second nature to him. Other family members were art historian Bainbridge Bunting, prominent Italian painters Gino and Bertha Venanzi, as well as Pulitzer Prize winning author, Willa Cather. When the discussion of art arose at the Hook household, there was never a lack of opinions and interests. "I was always encouraged to try new media, and that is one reason why I still paint in acrylic. My grandmother would find materials in art stores or would have read about a newly developed medium and I would be the art guinea pig".
After having attended classes at the Kansas City Art Institute, Hook left his hometown of Kansas City to continue his study of fine art at the University of New Mexico. Hook went on to complete his formal education at the Universita Per Straniere (Perugia, Italy) and the Art Center College of Design (Los Angeles, CA). It was his time spent in New Mexico, where the scenery made an indelible impression on the aspiring artist, that led him to return to make it his home and frequent subject. "I have painted all over the United States and Europe and continue to find New Mexico at the center of my work".
Mr. Hook's paintings can be found in the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Tucson Art Museum, the University of New Mexico, the FORBES Museum, NYC, and the Genesee Museum, NY. In addition, Hook's work is featured in prints for the New Mexico Symphony, Music from Angel Fire, and the Santa Fe Opera.
Signature Member of California Art Club; Master Artist of Artists of America; Instructor at Scottsdale Artists' School; Instructor at Fechin Institute; Artist Member of Mountain Oyster Club and Acrylic Painters of America.
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