1940s Genre Scene of a Seamstress Working Watercolor Painting by Robert Blair, Framed

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A unique original watercolor gouache of a seamstress at work. A well listed American artist Robert Noel Blair (1912-2003)

Blair's … Read more A unique original watercolor gouache of a seamstress at work. A well listed American artist Robert Noel Blair (1912-2003)

Blair's watercolors have been exhibited widely in both in the United States and Europe and they have earned many prestigious awards. Blair was honored with over fifty one-man shows in his lifetime.[2]

From 1934 to 1946 his work was exhibited at the Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY and, in 1937, his first one-man exhibition took place at the Bredemeier Gallery, Buffalo, NY. In 1939, his work was exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, NY and in 1940, at the Albright Art Gallery (prize), Buffalo, NY and the Morton Gallery, NY. In 1942, a solo exhibitions were held at both the Albright Art Gallery and the Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, NY. From 1942 to 1945 his work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, IL. In 1947, his art was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC and in 1948, at the Art Institute of Chicago (Watowsky prize), IL and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. In 1953, his work was exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Watercolor National (first watercolor prize), NYC. In 1966, his art was exhibited at the Buffalo State University (retrospective), Buffalo, NY. and from September 18 to October 15, 1966 a solo exhibition, "50 Year Retrospective" of paintings and drawings was held at Brian Art Galleries, Amherst, NY. See less