Roberta Carter Clark (American, b. 1924). Untitled landscape painting, watercolor on illustration board, ca. 1960s. Signed on lower right. A gorgeous painting perfect for any beach lover by artist and author Roberta Carter Clark.The composition includes a sandy, sinuous path flanked by a variety of grasses, and leading to ocean waters in the distance. While the focus of this painting is the tranquil beach, there is a single figure walking along the shoreline, probably enjoying his solitude. Size (canvas): 29.8" W x 15.1" H (75.7 cm x 38.4 cm); (frame): 37.125" W x 22.2" H (94.3 cm x 56.4 cm)
In addition to being an accomplished artist, Roberta Carter Clark is also author of the best-selling book entitled, "How to Paint Living Portraits". According to publisher Penguin Random House, "Roberta Carter Clark has juried both state and national exhibitions and taught portrait and figure painting workshops across the U.S. Her paintings have received awards at national exhibitions, including The American Watercolor Society, Allied Artists, Midwest Watercolor Society and the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, and her commissioned portraits are in the collections of hundreds private, corporate and public collections throughout the U.S. and England."
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
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Condition
Minor nicks to scattered areas of canvas and frame, otherwise intact and very good. Great depth and color throughout.