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WATERCOLOR EDGAR FORKNER SEASCAPE BOATS

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WATERCOLOR EDGAR FORKNER SEASCAPE BOATS
WATERCOLOR ON PAPER 20'' X 25'', Edgar Forkner (1867 - 1945), Illinois/Washington. A harbour scene with the sailboats, signed lower left. Water-colorist, Edgar Forkner was born in Richmond, Indiana. Equally adept at painting floral still-lives and harbor scenes, Forkner exhibited over twenty years in the Hoosier Salon Exhibition winning numerous awards for best watercolor. He received his training at the Art Student League in New York studying with J. Carroll Beckwith, Irving Wiles, William Merritt Chase and Frank Vincent Dumond. His works are in the permanent collection of the Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, Indiana; Seattle Art Museum and the Chicago Art Institute. His Hoosier Salon award winner, ''Old Vase of Flowers'', was exhibited in the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. In appreciation of his artistic contributions, The Seattle Art Museum, held a tribute in memory of Edgar Forkner on July 14, 1945 over the radio. Considered a pioneer painter in two art colonies, Mr. Forkner contributed greatly to the artistic legacy and heritage of American regional art. More info in the white binder.