Tyrus Wong (1910-2016) - 20th Century Lithograph Winter

Description

A very fine and imaginative coastal scene lithograph with gouache details, by the renowned American artist, animator and illustrator Tyrus Wong (1910-2016). Entitled 'Winter' from a set of seasons, the artist has produced this calm composition detailing a lone fisherman in a small boat, and a cliff face with snow-covered overgrown foliage. Wong has a specific style, evocative of calligraphy and Chinese artistic traditions, employing fine brushwork in an expressive manner. The artist's seal is on the right hand side, as shown. On canvas laid to board.

Condition

There is some mount burn, most prominent along the left edge. There are some minor surface marks. Overall in good condition.

Size

61.5 x 25.3cm (24.2" x 10")
Sheet: 62.7 x 26.1cm (24.7" x 10.3")

Artist Biography

As one of the most celebrated Asian-American artists of the 20th Century, Tyrus Wong (1910-2016) was a painter, animator, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer and kite maker, as well as a set designer and storyboard artist. He worked as a lead production illustrator for The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment, on films including Bambi (1942), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Rio Bravo (1959).

After retiring in the late 1960's, Wong continued to work as an artist, kite designer and ceramicist well into his 90's. The subject of a 2015 feature length film entitled 'Tyrus', Wong passed away on the 30th December 2016, at the age of 106.