Description: For sale is an exceptional watercolor, painting by the highly regarded California illustrator and artist Alfred Owles (1894 - 1978) Owles illustration artwork appeared in numerous publications including the famed Saturday Evening Post Here the artist depicts a very well rendered watercolor painting of a World War I fighter plane dogfight between French fighter planes and German fighter planes. Please see the close up details of this painting in our photo section. Exceptional attention to detail in this painting. Signed by the artist lower right corner. Otherwise in good condition with only age appropriate wear. Framed and matted. NO GLASS!!!! Measurements: Alfred Owles Measurements Framed - 27 1/2" x 33 1/2" Watercolor - 21" x 29 3/8" Sight Size - 19" x 25 1/4" Alfred Owles was a painter and illustrator. He was born in Nottingham, England on July 4, 1894. Owles studied at the Nottingham Academy of Fine Art. He immigrated to the United States shortly before the outbreak of World War I. During the war he served in the Army Air Service as an aerial photographer and gunner. It was this experience that was to determine the subject matter of his paintings. After the war Owles opened a studio in San Francisco, and in 1924 moved across the Bay to Marin County where he had homes in Fairfax and Novato. During the World War II years, his illustrations appeared in Life, Look, Saturday Evening Post, and Colliers magazines. His most famous painting was "Satan's Pipe Organ", a World War II canvas that portrayed anti-aircraft guns pointed skyward. Primarily a watercolorist, during his early career he specialized in illustrations of airplanes. During his later years he painted landscapes of Marin County. Owles died in Novato, California on May 29, 1978. His works were exhibited at Gumps in San Francisco, the San Diego Fine Art Gallery, and Maxwell Galleries in San Francisco.
Price: 399 USD
Location: Kingston, New York
End Time: 2024-09-06T09:59:59.000Z
Shipping Cost: 27.5 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Alfred Owles
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Framed. Matted. No Glass
Subject: WW1. Fighter Planes. Air Combat
Type: Painting
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Theme: Fighter Planes
Style: Illustration Art
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959
