Corona del Mar

ClassificationsPaintings-watercolors

Artist Milford Zornes (American, 1908 - 2008)

Date1960

Made AtCorona del Mar, California, United States, North America

Place DepictedCorona del Mar, California, United States, North America

MediumWatercolor on paper

DimensionsApproximately: 14 7/8 × 21 1/2 in. (37.8 × 54.6 cm)
Framed: 25 × 31 3/4 × 7/8 in. (63.5 × 80.6 × 2.2 cm)

Credit LineAnn and Bill Cullen Memorial Collection

Object number2018.6.48

DescriptionLike many of the California Scene Painters, Milford Zornes was a part of the California Water Color Society, a tight-knit group of many of the most famous Californian watercolorists. Predominantly active in the 1930s and pre-war ‘40s, the group pushed each other to the limit of their abilities. It is no coincidence that all of these painters went on to become well-recognized artists. Following World War II, the group went their separate ways. When Zornes returned to California in 1955, the art scene now favored non-objective art even over the increasingly abstract works painted by Zornes. Despite this having been painted during a period of self-struggle for Zornes, in which he was making a dedicated effort to add more abstraction to his paintings. This painting finds a good balance between being objective and non-objective.

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