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Signed lower right, 'M. Backman' for Muriel Backman (American, additionally signed verso, titled 'Pt. Pinos' and dated 1953.
A bright …
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Signed lower right, 'M. Backman' for Muriel Backman (American, additionally signed verso, titled 'Pt. Pinos' and dated 1953.
A bright and fresh watercolor showing a view towards the coast at Pacific Grove, California with the Point Pinos lighthouse, the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States, seen in the distance.
Muriel Backman exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's through the 1950's, including at the Crocker Art Museum, the Kingsley Art Club, the Berkeley YWCA and the Santa Cruz Art League. She is well-listed in relevant art reference works and her work is held in public and private collections including the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library.
Reference:
"Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, ublications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure; et al.
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- Dimensions
- 20ʺW × 0.01ʺD × 16ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Landscape
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Gouache
- Paper
- Watercolor
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Design Modified, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- unfaded, fresh colors; original artist pinholes at corners; unframed. unfaded, fresh colors; original artist pinholes at corners; unframed. less
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