This 1997 watercolor on paper still life entitled "Artichokes" is by Mary Barnas Pomeroy (1921-2010), a German-born California painter. She was a published botanical illustrator in Quito, Ecuador, where she lived and studied until 1946. Pomeroy studied Painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art from 1946-48 and worked as an illustrator at UC Berkeley before moving to Carmel Valley in 1956. She exhibited and traveled widely throughout the U.S., plein air painting in Carmel Valley, especially Soberanes Point, Point Lobos, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Pacific Grove, with her husband, Frederick Pomeroy.

1997
Watercolor on Paper
15"x20" unframed

Signed lower right. Excellent vintage condition.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Excellent Vintage Condition.

Materials & Techniques:
Paper, Watercolor

Details:
Country of Origin: Unknown
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Art Subjects: Botanic, Still Life

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Excellent Vintage Condition.