CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONIST WPA MONTEREY RICHARD S DEWEY PAINTING
EARLY 1930'S FINE ART PAINTING BY A CHAMPION OF WPA WORK IN HOSPITALS AND WORLD REKNOWN PIONEER OF MODERN PSYCHIATRY. THIS PAINTING WAS DONE DURING HIS RETIREMENT IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA. IT IS A MULTI MEDIA PAINTING DONE ON CHIPBOARD WITH STRIPS OF CANVAS AND OIL PAINT GIVING A 3-D LOOK. IT HAS SOME CORNER DAMAGE AS PICTURED, BUT SHOULD COVER WITH MATTING AND FRAME. 32" X 27" TITLED "WATERFRONT" DEPICTING THE WHARF AND CANNERY ROW DURING THE DEPRESSION. ORIGINAL PRICE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IS GREASE PENCILED IN UNDER PERIOD PAPER TAG, MID CENTURY APPROX
