Gunnar Widforss (1879-1934)
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Title:
"Ark in the Oakland Estuary"
Date:
1928
Size:
16" x 20"
Medium:
Watercolor
Signed:
Unsigned
Notarized estate provenance on reverse
This work is recorded and illustrated in the online catalogue raisonné of Gunnar Widforss’ work by Alan Petersen as catalogue entry #616. The online catalogue raisonné is available at www.gunnarwidforss.com.
In a letter to his mother, Blenda, dated December 5, 1928, Widforss referred to painting the harbor and old houses in Oakland. The improvised community of houseboats and "arks," as they were referred to, was home to artists, musicians, and bohemians in general.
This work is recorded and illustrated in the online catalogue raisonné of Gunnar Widforss’ work by Alan Petersen as catalogue entry #616. The online catalogue raisonné is available at www.gunnarwidforss.com.
In a letter to his mother, Blenda, dated December 5, 1928, Widforss referred to painting the harbor and old houses in Oakland. The improvised community of houseboats and "arks," as they were referred to, was home to artists, musicians, and bohemians in general.