Original Artwork Mid Century Watercolor Painting by Charles Surendorf

Description: Original Artwork Mid Century Watercolor Painting by Charles Surendorf Logs floating in a River with a Mill in the Background Artist: Charles Frederick Surendorf Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signed: Yes Framed: Yes Year: 1959 Original: Yes Approximate Dimensions: Frame: Height 27.5/8 inches Width 34.5/8 inches Depth 1.5 inches Visible Portion of Painting: Height 14.5/8 inches Width 21.5/8 inches Condition: This item is used and shows signs of use and wear. The artwork has not been examined outside of the frame. The frame has areas of chips, dents, nicks, scuffs, and scratches. See photos for condition. Shipping: During shipment, the artwork may come loose and shift placement within the frame. This occurrence, and cost to restore/reframe, is not the responsibility of the seller as its prevention is beyond the scope of normal packing and shipping of the framed artwork (the cost to restore/reframe is the responsibility of the buyer). This item has glass that may be damaged by mishandling, improper stacking of boxes, or dropping by the Shipping Company. This item will be appropriately packaged for shipment using bubble wrap and other safe guards. “Fragile" and “Glass" Stickers will be placed on the exterior of the box. Despite all attempts to pack and protect this item for shipment, this item may arrive broken due to improper handling by the Shipping Company. It is the responsibility of the buyer to process any claims over damaged items with the Shipping Company. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. The Seller cannot be held responsible for items that are damaged or lost in shipment. Charles Surendorf was born in Richmond, Indiana and received his art training at the Chicago Art Institute, the Art Students League, and Ohio State University. He left the Midwest in 1929, living in Los Angeles before settling in San Francisco in 1935. He became active in the Bay Area art community, attending classes at Mills College and organizing the first San Francisco Art Festival in 1946. Beginning in 1937, Surendorf made frequent trips to the gold mining region of the Sierra foothills, especially the old village of Columbia which was then a ghost town. The decrepit buildings and overgrown streets appealed to his social realist aesthetic sensibilities. These ghost town images and the hard working locals struggling in the Great Depression became his primary subjects. Surendorf traveled frequently, and was especially fond of New Orleans and New Zealand which occasionally made their way into his prints and paintings. After being divorced from his first wife in 1946, Surendorf moved permanently to Columbia and set up a studio and gallery. He also co-founded the short-lived Mother Lode Art School. About the time he moved to Columbia, the State of California started buying land and buildings in the town with plans to make it an historical park. In 1967 the State evicted Surendorf from his studio gallery because he refused to wear period clothing as was required of all retailers in town. Charles Surendorf painted in a regionalist style. His style is often compared to that of Thomas Hart Benton due to the rhythmic drawing which sometimes twists and distorts its subjects. However, his paintings usually exhibit much stronger color than what was preferred by his regionalist predecessors. From 1934 to 1971, Surendorf produced 250 prints. The earliest were woodblocks, but he soon took up wood engraving and then linoleum engraving, using hardened linoleum cut with steel wood-engraving tools. He exhibited widely around the United States and won a number of prizes, especially for his prints. In 1959, Art Digest named Charles Surendorf one of the top twenty-five woodblock artists in the world.

Price: 2999 USD

Location: Lafayette, California

End Time: 2025-01-26T23:04:15.000Z

Shipping Cost: 75 USD