White Peacocks
Type:Painting
Year:c.1930
Size:38.00" x 34.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
We are currently purchasing all original oil painitngs by Jessie Arms Botke. Please call or write for details (310) 570-5679
Jessie Hazel Arms Botke ART FOR SALE
1883 Chicago, Illinois - 1971 Santa Paula, California. Known for: Easel paintings of peacocks, florals and landscapes, murals.
Born in Chicago, Jessie Botke is known for her exotic, highly decorated bird studies, especially elegant plumages of peacocks. She also did other subjects including Indian figures, genre, and desert... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Jessie Botke is known for her exotic, highly decorated bird studies, especially elegant plumages of peacocks. She also did other subjects including Indian figures, genre, and desert landscapes, and usually painted in oil but worked in watercolor and gouache and frequently used gold... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Jessie Botke is known for her exotic, highly decorated bird studies, especially elegant plumages of peacocks. She also did other subjects including Indian figures, genre, and desert landscapes, and usually painted in oil but worked in watercolor and gouache and frequently used gold and silver leaf in backgrounds. She received art training at the Chicago Art Institute from John Johanson and spent a summer with Charles Woodbury in Ogunquit, Maine. She traveled in Europe and in... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Jessie Botke is known for her exotic, highly decorated bird studies, especially elegant plumages of peacocks. She also did other subjects including Indian figures, genre, and desert landscapes, and usually painted in oil but worked in watercolor and gouache and frequently used gold and silver leaf in backgrounds. She received art training at the Chicago Art Institute from John Johanson and spent a summer with Charles Woodbury in Ogunquit, Maine. She traveled in Europe and in 1911 moved to New York City where she became a student of Albert Herter and worked at Herter Looms until 1915, becoming a specialist in tapestry cartoons. She also worked with Herter doing all of the birds on a mural for the St. Francis Hotel in San... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Jessie Botke is known for her exotic, highly decorated bird studies, especially elegant plumages of peacocks. She also did other subjects including Indian figures, genre, and desert landscapes, and usually painted in oil but worked in watercolor and gouache and frequently used gold and silver leaf in backgrounds. She received art training at the Chicago Art Institute from John Johanson and spent a summer with Charles Woodbury in Ogunquit, Maine. She traveled in Europe and in 1911 moved to New York City where she became a student of Albert Herter and worked at Herter Looms until 1915, becoming a specialist in tapestry cartoons. She also worked with Herter doing all of the birds on a mural for the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco and with Herter's wife as a private home decorator. Returning to Chicago, she married Dutch-born Cornelius Botke, and... Read full biography
Jessie Hazel Arms Botke - Art for Sale (6 available)
Water Lilies
Type:Painting
Size:14.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Water lilies are rich with symbolism and are held in high esteem by many cultures. Jessie Arms Botke along with fellow artist Claude Monet revered this delicate and fragrant flower.
Sulphur Crested Cockatoos
Type:Painting
Year:c.1930
Size:8.00" x 12.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
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"Egrets" in a Tropical Setting
Type:Painting
Year:1920's
Size:12.00" x 9.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Three very elegant white egrets are seen wading amongst tropical foliage in jungle waters. Ribbons of white gold leaf gently dance across the water's surface. As far as Botke paintings go, it doesn't get any better than this! 949-981-0070
Evening Promenade (Geese)
Type:Painting
Year:c. 1930s
Size:8.00" x 10.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
This superb Jessie Arms Botke painting is meticulously detailed! It illustrates her deep love of wildlife subjects. You can reach dealer at 949-981-0070
Sulphur Crested Cockatoos
Type:Painting
Year:1920s
Size:16.00" x 18.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Two sulphur crested cockatoos are seen in a eucalyptus tree with olive shaped nuts and raspberry colored blossoms. Stunningly beautiful...and in excellent condition! 949.981.0070