Raymer Society Consignment Art Auction October 28th, 2023
Peterson, Carl (1919-2009) untitled Colorado motif, watercolor
Carl Peterson (1919-2009) watercolor, untitled Colorado motif, an early Carl Peterson, signed lower left, good condition, not framed, image size 17.5" x 22.25". Carl Peterson (1919-2009) graduated from Lindsborg High School and studied art at Bethany College under the teaching of Swedish-American artist Birger Sandzen. He graduated in 1942 with a BFA. He received a MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He also spent a summer studying at Columbia University, NY. He taught art in public schools in Osborne, KS; Hays, KS and Salina, KS. He taught art classes at Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS. In 1963 he became the co-director of the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery. Carl’s primary media was watercolor painting, although an occasional oil and casein painting will appear. While at Colorado University he studied lithography. A few of those examples still survive. Carl was a fairly prolific painter, especially after his retirement from the gallery in 1981.
Dimensions: 26.75 x 30.25 x 0.25 in
Weight: 1.8 lb
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