Morris Graves
Painting and Drawing
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A pair of waterfall paintings by Graves, one is a darker, moodier of the two while the other employs a more playful, even electric palette. These were likely painted at The Rock on Fidalgo Island in the middle of WW II, just after Graves' painful experience of filing as a conscientious objector to the war. His application failed and he was jailed briefly.
The previous year, 1942 was the beginning of his spectacular success with his first of 18 shows with Marian Willard Gallery, from whence these paintings come. Also in 1942 Graves exhibited in his first Whitney Annual and in every consecutive Annual from 1942 - 1967.
About
“Morris Graves (American, 1910-2001) is one of America’s most esteemed artists. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he is best known for his paintings which reflect his journeys into the realms of spiritual and transcendental consciousness and for those symbolic representations of his mystical beliefs.. His first word was “See.” He lived life privately, sharing his visions. From his Pacific Northwest childhood, early travels to the Orient, homes in the Pacific Northwest and Ireland and finally among the hills of Northern California, Morris Graves pursued a dedication to expressing his aesthetic vision in his paintings, his homes, and his gardens.”
Graphite on paper
6 x 10 inches
$12,000