Description: This is a rare and wonderful Vintage Old Mid Century Modern Florida Key West Seascape Painting, watercolor on watercolor board, by renowned Mid-Century California - Florida painter, Frank M. Hamilton (1930 - 1999.) This piece is signed and dated: "Frank M. Hamilton 1960" in the lower right corner. Additionally, an artist's label on the verso titles this piece as: "The Turtle Boat...Key West, Florida...Newport Beach, CALIF." This painting depicts a gorgeous and meticulously rendered coastal Florida scene, with a large ship, and several small paddle boats nearby. A tan, shirtless man, holds a paddle in a nearby boat, commanding the attention of the viewer. This work likely dates to the 1950's - 1960's. Approximately 29 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches (including frame.) Actual artwork is approximately 22 x 30 inches. Good condition for age, with some light paint loss to the canvas, and chipping, material loss and edge wear to the original period vintage frame (please see photos.) Acquired in Pasadena, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to send an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the Artist: Frank Moss Hamilton Born: 1930 - Kansas City, MissouriDied: 1999 - Fort Walton Beach, FloridaKnown for: Watercolor marine, structures and landscape painting, etching Frank Moss Hamilton (1930 - 1999) was active/lived in California, Florida. Frank Hamilton is known for Watercolor marine, structures and landscape painting, etching.From Kansas City, Missouri, Frank Moss Hamilton became a noted watercolor painter in California, where he lived in Cambria. He was a teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute.Between the 1940s and 1970s, he had one-man exhibitions in Laguna Beach at the Festival of the Arts, winning first place awards 1963 to 65. He also exhibited in New York City, at Humboldt State College, the Franklin Mint Yearly Western Show where he won first prize in1972, and the Richmond Art Center. Hamilton was a member of the California Watercolor Society. He studied at the University of Kansas and Stanford University, earning a degree in architecture. He also studied watercolor painting with Eliot O'Hara. Sources:Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last, California Watercolors 1850-1970Glenn Opitz, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors & Engravers Frank Hamilton (1930–1999) Born: Kansas City, MO; Studied: Stanford University; Member: California Water Color Society. Frank Hamilton earned a degree in architecture and studied watercolor painting with Eliot O’Hara. From the 1940s through 1970, he exhibited his watercolors in one-man shows in Laguna Beach and New York City. From Kansas City, Missouri, Frank Moss Hamilton became a noted watercolor painter in California, where he lived in Cambria. He was a teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute. Between the 1940s and 1970s, he had one-man exhibitions in Laguna Beach at the Festival of the Arts, winning first place awards 1963 to 65. He also exhibited in New York City, at Humboldt State College, the Franklin Mint Yearly Western Show where he won first prize in1972, and the Richmond Art Center. Hamilton was a member of the California Watercolor Society. He studied at the University of Kansas and Stanford University, earning a degree in architecture. He also studied watercolor painting with Eliot O'Hara. Frank Moss Hamilton became a noted watercolor painter in California, where he lived in Cambria. He was a teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute.Between the 1940s and 1970s, he had one-man exhibitions in Laguna Beach at the Festival of the Arts, winning first place awards 1963 to 65. He also exhibited in New York City, at Humboldt State College, the Franklin Mint Yearly Western Show where he won first prize in1972, and the Richmond Art Center. Hamilton was a member of the California Watercolor Society. He studied at the University of Kansas and Stanford University, earning a degree in architecture.He also studied watercolor painting with Eliot O'Hara. “Work of Promising Young Artists Being Featured in Art Gallery,” Laguna Beach Post, October 4, 1951, page 4, says “Frank Hamilton who hails from Balboa, is a student of architecture, initially at Stanford and now at Kansas University. His etchings have been exhibited in two national print shows at the Laguna Beach Art Gallery, and it was here two years ago that he got his start in watercolor as a student of Eliot O’Hara; but unlike so many of O’Hara’s students he has broken away from the O’Hara technique and established in his watercolors and dry-brush paintings a quality of his own.”Sources:Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last, California Watercolors 1850-1970Glenn Opitz, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors & EngraversNancy Dustin Moure, "Publications in California Art No. 11 , Index to California Art Exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1972; 2015 edition"
Price: 995 USD
Location: Orange, California
End Time: 2024-07-25T20:29:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 45 USD
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Artist: Frank Moss Hamilton
Signed By: Frank Moss Hamilton
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Title: "The Turtle Boat...Key West, Florida"
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Artist Board, Watercolor
Framing: Framed
Region of Origin: California
Subject: Figures, Men, Seafaring, Seascape, Seaside, Ships, Tree
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1960
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 29 1/2 in
Style: Impressionism, Modernism, Plein Air, Mid Century Modern
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 37 1/2 in
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969