HENRY MILLER (AMERICAN 1891-1980)
WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, UNFRAMED 12.5″ X 8.25″
STUNNING SCENE OF A BOAT WITH A CITY LANDSCAPE IN THE BACKGROUND
Original watercolor on paper.
An abstract scene of a boat on the water, a cityscape in the background. Faintly signed by Miller at the lower right (most visible using a loop). A bit browned, small tear in bottom margin, evidence of prior matting on the reverse; very good.
PROVENANCE:The art was purchased from an Auction House who has authenticated the piece and was commissioned to sell several original Henry Millers. A copy of the original lot description and the bill of sale will be included with the artwork and will provide both provenance and authenticity for the art.
BIOGRAPHY: Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms, developing a new sort of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association and mysticism. His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer (1934), Black Spring (1936), Tropic of Capricorn (1939) and The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy (1949–59), all of which are based on his experiences in New York and Paris, and all of which were banned in the United States until 1961. He also wrote travel memoirs and literary criticism. In addition to his literary abilities, Miller produced numerous watercolor paintings and wrote books on this field. He was a close friend of the French painter Grégoire Michonze. It is estimated that Miller painted 2,000 watercolors during his life, and that 50 or more major collections of Miller’s paintings exist. The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin holds a selection of Miller’s watercolors, as did the Henry Miller Museum of Art in Ōmachi City in Nagano, Japan, before closing in 2001. Miller’s daughter Valentine placed some of her father’s art for sale in 2005.
The art is in great condition and would be stunning framed.
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