New Members drobja Posted February 6, 2022 at 08:18 PM New Members Report Share Posted February 6, 2022 at 08:18 PM Trying to identify an artist who "came to Boston to teach", early to mid-20th century. I have three watercolors by him and like them enough to be curious. Thanks for any help you can give. IMG_0928.jpg.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted February 7, 2022 at 12:58 AM Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 at 12:58 AM Looks to be 米洲 mǐ zhōu though a (pretty cursory) search couldn't find anything about an artist by that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsima Posted February 7, 2022 at 01:29 AM Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 at 01:29 AM I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, that 洲 is written by someone who hasnt studied 小楷 with a teacher. I'm not saying it's badly written per se, but it might be hard to find the artist, as the characters don't look like they come from a lineage. Perhaps not a famous artist, doesn't have a famous teacher etc. Of course I could be totally wrong and it turn out to be some descendent of 米芾 and 米友仁... Maybe you could post a picture of the artists seal just below the characters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members drobja Posted February 7, 2022 at 02:32 AM Author New Members Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 at 02:32 AM Thank you for the quick responses. The picture of the seal is the best I can do. It isn't very sharp or detailed even standing in front of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted February 7, 2022 at 02:53 AM Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 at 02:53 AM A good example why to avoid sending people here around in circles you always need to show us the whole work. We can't even be sure it's the artist's name. Or that it's Chinese. Recall that 米州 means the American continent in Japanese. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members drobja Posted February 7, 2022 at 07:49 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 at 07:49 PM Thank you for your suggestions. I do have an Anglo mindset so seeing the same ideograms in the lower corner of three paintings I assumed they were the artist's name. Perhaps not. Coming from Boston with its mercantile ties to China during the tea trade, a Chinese artist was my first thought. Perhaps not. Finding an appraiser/dealer/artist to explain these differences to me while living in a very small, rural town is challenging. I appreciate your efforts to educate me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted February 7, 2022 at 10:39 PM Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 at 10:39 PM Japanese. 川手米洲 Kawade (or Kawate) Beishu. https://www.asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=114069 Remember that Japanese woodblock prints can be easily mistaken for watercolours. So very similar to the somewhat later woodblock prints of Koson Ohara. Search "Koson Egrets" on Google Images. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Magic Tigers Posted February 8, 2022 at 12:02 AM New Members Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 at 12:02 AM What type of art does he prefer? 川手米洲 Kawade (or Kawate) Beishu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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