{"product_id":"obata-light-fog-city-of-berkeley-watercolor","title":"Obata: Light Fog, City of Berkeley Watercolor (SOLD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chiura Obata   (1885-1975)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light Fog, City of Berkeley  \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eca. 1930s-1940s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Light Fog, City of Berkeley” : Titled thus in pencil by the artist, verso, our view is looking towards the top of a gentle hill, the couple walking ahead about to disappear into the mist. They are the vanishing point in the strong overall linear perspective that the artist has skillfully choreographed. To the left is a street with a single sporty car of the era parked close to the curb. To the right are residential buildings, and overhead is a line of telephone poles that recede both spatially through size and modulating through color to indicate both fog and distance. As the trees sport autumn colors, this must indicate the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eObata’s mastery of the brush was so complete that he could paint in many different styles, all of them unique to his experience and training. As Obata himself wrote “But if the artist is full of individuality, the product is also full of individuality, and it is a true artwork.” (See page 127 of Chiura Obata: An American Modern). Obata taught at Berkeley between 1932 and 1954, and the University of California, Berkeley preserved many of his paintings while Obata and his family were interned in Utah during WWII.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eProvenance: Estate of Chiura Obata. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent condition overall. With two minor discolorations near edges. Backed with the original backing that was applied to the paper by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 53 x 39 \u003cspan\u003ecm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Provenance: Estate of Chiura Obata. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from the Estate of the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eChiura Obata \u003cstrong\u003e Seal: \u003c\/strong\u003eArtist's seal in red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chiura Obata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42444517802066,"sku":"OBA164","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/OBA164.jpg?v=1781318344","url":"https:\/\/egenolfgallery.com\/products\/obata-light-fog-city-of-berkeley-watercolor","provider":"Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}