Description
Art in Frame: 28.5" x 15.75" X 1"
United States, 1940
Bio
By the early 1930s, he was well on his way to national recognition as a prominent American artist. He was exhibiting works in Paris, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Houston, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and many other cities throughout the United States. At home in Los Angeles, he was recognized as the leading figure and driving force behind the California Style watercolor movement.
During World War II, he was an artist-correspondent for Life magazine and the United States Air Force in India and Burma. Many of his works from this period document the scenes of famine, war, and death that he witnessed. This experience also affected his post-war art for a number of years. Many of his works from the 1940s, painted in California and Mexico, reflect these mood shifts, especially when he used dark tonal values and depressing subject matter.
After the 1950s, his style changed again, this time featuring brighter colors and often times depicting subjects from his travels around the world.
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1940s Framed "Peacock Vendor" Serigraph by Millard Owen Sheets
Estimate $700-$800
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