Carl Oscar Borg (Swedish born American, 1879-1947). "Indians on Horseback" watercolor, ca. 1925. Signed lower left. A wonderful watercolor painting by Carl Oscar Borg, a Swedish-born artist best known for capturing the spirit of the American West approximately a century ago. The composition of this painting features two Native Americans on horseback in a picturesque Southwest landscape with Borg's signature loose brushwork and beautiful color palette. On the verso is an old exhibition label from Fenn Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well as an article by Antony Anderson reviewing Borg's solo exhibition at Kanst Art Gallery in Los Angeles, California in which Anderson praised Borg for his "Viking instinct of exploration" when discussing the artist's paintings of Native Americans in New Mexico. A true treasure mounted behind glass in an attractive custom burl wood veneer frame. Size (painting): 7.5" L x 6" W (19 cm x 15.2 cm) Size (frame): 14.4" L x 12.3" W (36.6 cm x 31.2 cm)

About the artist: "Carl Oscar Borg was considered 'a major American artist,' though he was born in Grinstad, Sweden on March 3, 1879. Borg worked as a seaman and studied art in London before emigrating to New York City in 1902. He moved to California in 1903 and through the patronage of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, was able to return to Europe for further study in Paris and Rome. Upon his return he taught at the California Art Institute in Los Angeles, and from 1918 to 1924 lived in Santa Barbara where he taught at the School of Arts. The interval years 1924 to 1935 were spent traveling to San Francisco, Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon. The subjects of his paintings included Hopi and Navajo Indians, cowboys, historical scenes, and California landscapes, seascapes and missions. He made three trips to Sweden in the 1930s, and when war broke out in Europe he was forced to remain there for the duration of the war. While in Sweden he had considerable fame and financial success in selling his paintings of Indians and desert scenes to art collectors. After World War II ended, he returned to Santa Barbara where he died on May 8, 1947.

Borg was a member of the California Art Club, Laguna Beach Art Association, California Society of Etchers, Salmagundi Club, New York; Association of the National Academy of Design, New York City; California Watercolor Society, California Printmakers, and Painters of the West. He received many awards from around the world for his artistic talent. His works are held in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, Library of Congress, University of California at Berkeley Museum and the Los Angeles Public Library, to name a few. His own biography was published in Sweden." (Source: Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site)

Provenance: private Livermore, Colorado, USA collection

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Mounted behind glass in a custom burl wood veneer frame. Watercolor painting has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in very nice overall condition. It is signed "CARL OSCAR BORG" at the lower left. . On the verso is an old exhibition label from Fenn Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well as an article by Antony Anderson reviewing Borg's solo exhibition at Kanst Art Gallery in Los Angeles, California (which likely post-dates this painting).