A Temple Garden in Kyoto
Type:Painting
Size:22.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Unsigned
Theodore Wores ART FOR SALE
1859 San Francisco, California - 1939 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape, portrait and genre painting.
Born in San Francisco, CA on Aug. 1, 1859, Theodore Wores began his art training at age 12 in the studio of Joseph Harrington who taught him color, composition, drawing, and perspective. When the... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco, CA on Aug. 1, 1859, Theodore Wores began his art training at age 12 in the studio of Joseph Harrington who taught him color, composition, drawing, and perspective. When the local School of Design opened in 1874 he was one of the first pupils to enroll. After one year at that... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco, CA on Aug. 1, 1859, Theodore Wores began his art training at age 12 in the studio of Joseph Harrington who taught him color, composition, drawing, and perspective. When the local School of Design opened in 1874 he was one of the first pupils to enroll. After one year at that school under Virgil Williams, he further studied at the Royal Academy in Munich and painted with Rosenthal, Chase, Duveneck, and Whistler. Upon returning to San Francisco in 1881, he began painting... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco, CA on Aug. 1, 1859, Theodore Wores began his art training at age 12 in the studio of Joseph Harrington who taught him color, composition, drawing, and perspective. When the local School of Design opened in 1874 he was one of the first pupils to enroll. After one year at that school under Virgil Williams, he further studied at the Royal Academy in Munich and painted with Rosenthal, Chase, Duveneck, and Whistler. Upon returning to San Francisco in 1881, he began painting Chinatown subjects. Three years were spent in Japan in the mid-1880s followed by years of traveling when he exhibited in London, NYC, Boston, and made a second trip to Japan before returning to San Francisco in 1898. About this time Wores concentrated... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco, CA on Aug. 1, 1859, Theodore Wores began his art training at age 12 in the studio of Joseph Harrington who taught him color, composition, drawing, and perspective. When the local School of Design opened in 1874 he was one of the first pupils to enroll. After one year at that school under Virgil Williams, he further studied at the Royal Academy in Munich and painted with Rosenthal, Chase, Duveneck, and Whistler. Upon returning to San Francisco in 1881, he began painting Chinatown subjects. Three years were spent in Japan in the mid-1880s followed by years of traveling when he exhibited in London, NYC, Boston, and made a second trip to Japan before returning to San Francisco in 1898. About this time Wores concentrated on portraiture but began painting the California landscape for the first time. The years 1901-03 were ones of . Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in... Read full biography
Theodore Wores - Art for Sale (3 available)
Japan, 1893
Type:Painting
Year:1893
Size:15.00" x 12.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Japanese woman seated indoors playing a lute with a garden and arched bridge beyond. Painted in Japan in 1893, the work reflects Theodore Wores’ refined figural style and interest in Japanese subjects.
Gardens of Ainahau, Waikiki, Honolulu
Type:Painting
Year:1902
Size:16.00" x 12.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Notes:
Ainahau was the name of the ten-acre Waikiki coconut grove and estate given to Princess Kaiulani by her godmother, Princess Ruth Keelikolani, at the baby princess's baptismal ceremony. Ainahau was torn down in 1955 to make room for hotels and residential buildings.