Original Henry Wasserman Watercolor Of A Residence In New Haven, Ct. Read Bio.

Here we have a very nice watercolor by noted New Haven artist Henry Wasserman. This is a very lovely painting of a historically significant residence at 400 Orange St. in New Haven Connecticut. This was created in 1985, and is in excellent condition. The painting is professionally mounted by the Denby Framing company, with a great wooden frame and measures 22.00 x 27.00”
Wasserman began taking classes with Boston artist John Wilson. The two became friends and took painting trips to the Masschusetts shoreline. In 1960, during a sabbatical in Europe, Wasserman began painting watercolor views of the streets and buildings "or any of the sights that caught my interest."

Over two decades later, Wasserman's sketch of Woolsey Hall caught the eye of Yale colleague Professor Charles Porter, then head of the University's Summer and Special Studies Program. Porter suggested using the sketch on a catalogue and poster promoting the 1989 program. This became the first in a series of posters and catalogues featuring Wasserman's watercolors. Nine of these landscapes were more recently incorporated into a mural spanning the front of the café in the Yale Barnes and Noble Bookstore.

Porter notes in the catalogue -- which also includes commentary by Professor Bernard Chaet of the School of Art and University Printer John Gambell -- that Wasserman "often favors red hues in his portrayal of classically blue Yale, which for me adds a certain tender malice to the obvious pleasure he takes in viewing the places of Yale."

Excellent Condition

Fine Art, Paintings

18%

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