Muriel Backman Watercolor Painting on Paper "The Old Customs House"

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Watercolor
Paper

A watercolor painting on paper titled The Old Customs House attributed to Muriel Backman (American, 1902-1996). The landscape painting depicts a row of colorful buildings on a hill surrounded by trees. There is a certification stamp on the verso. The piece is unsigned and unframed.

Muriel Backman was a notable California artist who exhibited widely and with success from the 1930’s through the 1950’s, including at the Crocker Art Museum, the Kingsley Art Club, the Berkeley YWCA and the Santa Cruz Art League. Muriel Backman is well-listed in relevant art reference works and her work is held in public and private collections including the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library.

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17LAX096-196