sidney-e-king-american-1906-2004-i-painted-desert-i
Lot 3166
Sidney E. King (American, 1906-2004), Painted Desert
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed at lower right, inscribed to lower center and lower right of mat, matted and framed below glass.

Sheet sight 11 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 19 x 25 1/4 in.

The Estate of the late Dr. Larry Southworth, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Sidney Eugene King was an American painter and illustrator educated at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Vesper George School of Art, the Copley School of Art, the Federal School of Minneapolis, and the Massachusetts School of Normal Art. King was the first artist to introduce oil paintings in an outdoor environment for the National Park Service. His works can be seen in most national parks east of the Mississippi River and at the Virginia Baptist Historical Society at the University of Richmond.

Toning and waviness to the sheet, minor spotting at the edges, damp staining to the mat, not examined outside the frame.