Theodore Wores, (1859-1939)

Plum Blossoms of Sugita, Japan 9 x 12in framed 16 x 20in

Plum Blossoms of Sugita, Japan
signed and inscribed 'Theodore Wores SUGITA' (lower left) and titled and dated on a label (affixed to the reverse)
oil on board
9 x 12in
framed 16 x 20in
Painted in 1896.

Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Private collection, Northern California.

Literature
R. Wunderlich, Theodore Wores 1858-1939: A Retrospective Exhibition, New York, 1973, no. 1, p. 10, illustration.
J.A. Baird, Theodore Wores, The Japanese Years: An Exhibition of Paintings from the Collection of Ben Shenson and A. Jess Shenson, Oakland, 1976,
no. 14, p. 23, illustration.
The Asahi Shimbun, The Art of Theodore Wores, Tokyo, 1986, no. 22, color illustration.
W.H. Gerdts and J.N. Thompson, Theodore Wores: An American Artist in Meiji Japan, Pasadena, California, 1993, no. 4, p. 71, color illustration.

Exhibited
New York, Kennedy Galleries, Theodore Wores 1858-1939: A Retrospective Exhibition, May 4 - June 1, 1973, no. 1.
Oakland, The Oakland Museum of California Art, Theodore Wores, The Japanese Years: An Exhibition of Paintings from the Collection of Ben Shenson and A. Jess Shenson, March 16 - May 16, 1976, no. 14.
Palm Springs, The Palm Springs Desert Museum, Theodore Wores, The Japanese Years: An Exhibition of Paintings from the Collection of Ben Shenson and A. Jess Shenson, September 19 - November 5, 1978.
Pasadena, California, Pacific Asia Museum, Theodore Wores: An American Artist in Meiji Japan, 1993, no. 4.