'Powell and Taylor' by George Post (1906-1997), 1951
21.75 x 24 Inches
Rare, vintage, hand-painted watercolor on board.
Original artwork (#1/1)
Hand-signed by the artist bottom center.
Excellent example of the California style watercolor movement of the mid-1920s to the mid 1950s.

ARTIST BIO

George Booth Post (1906 – 1997) was an American watercolorist and art educator. He was an important contributor of the California style watercolor movement (also known as the California School of watercolor) of the mid 1920s until the mid 1950s.

Post was born as George Booth Root III at his grandfather's home in San Francisco, California. He spent several years in Gold Hill, Nevada with his mother and stepfather Walter Post, then returned to California to live in Oakland. In 1921, he received a scholarship to study at the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA) now called the San Francisco Art Institute. His teachers were Gottardo Piazzoni, Otis Oldfield, Ray Boynton, Spencer Macky and Constance Macky.

Post was a long time faculty member at California College of Arts and Crafts. He died of pneumonia in San Francisco, California at age 91.

Fair-Good (See Photos)

24 x 21.75 in