Lot 226
John Farnsworth (American, b. 1941). "Sunlight and Shadow," Southwest Road, and Dessert Brush. Acrylic on board, n.d. Artist initial in lower right corner of two and artist signature on verso of two. Title on verso of one. A wonderful trio of paintings by self-taught artist John Farnsworth. The first is entitled "Sunlight and Shadow" and depicts a bovine skull on a latter as sunlight cascades over part of it, all in appropriately warm hues. The second also features a summery palette portraying bushes and plants in a vibrant, pink-hued desert landscape. The last displays 3 cars driving on a paved road that winds through the distinctive stone and adobe houses of a southwest American pueblo, all overshadowed by lush trees and a blue sky. Size of painting (all the same): 6" L x 6" W (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm) Size of frames (all the same): 8.5" L x 8.5" W (21.6 cm x 21.6 cm)
Artist Biographical Statement: "Born in Arizona in 1941, John Farnsworth is a mature artist and a painter's painter. Prolific in both watercolor and oils, Farnsworth paints with a contemporary eye and a traditional hand. His subject matter is without limit. From travel and landscapes to animal portraits, from still lifes to Kachinas, he paints his unique response to whatever catches his eye. Self taught, he works from life, sketches, photographs, and video. John paints using a limited palette that he calls the (Un)Limited Palette, consisting of just one of each of the primaries in watercolor, with white added when working in oil. He has painted full time since 1967 and his works range from small pencil drawings to the twenty by thirty foot mural 'Stage' now in the collection of the City of Phoenix, Arizona. Farnsworth has taught workshops in France, Mexico, Spain, Peru, Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Canyon de Chelly, Tucson and Tubac, Arizona. These workshops have covered such diverse subjects as Computers for Artists, Beginning Watercolor, The Horse in Three Colors, the (Un)Limited Palette, and Digital Photography." (artist's website)
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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- Condition: Artist initial in lower right corner of two and artist signature on verso of two. Title on verso of one. Nicks to corners of Southwest road scene. Two fit with cloth and wood frames with suspension wire on verso for display. A few abrasions to darker frame. Otherwise, all 3 paintings are in excellent condition with brilliant pigments.
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