Watercolor by Listed Artist Helen Bertha Dooley

Sku No. VIN031726-WHBD - This item is Vintage! All items are final sale. No returns, exchanges, or refunds. DESCRIPTION A vintage watercolor listed as by California artist Helen Bertha Dooley, whose long career connected San Jose, Carmel, and the Monterey Peninsula. Measuring 31 by 24 inches, this artwork offers a generous focal point for a living room, study, or collected gallery wall. Dooley's work is known in the established artist biography for bright color and a tendency toward abstraction, giving collectors a compelling story behind the painting. Her educational background, exhibitions, and collections are detailed below. Helen Bertha Dooley was born in San Jose, California on July 27, 1907. Dooley graduated from San Jose State College in 1928 and in the 1930s studied art at the California School of Fine Arts, Choinard Art Institute, Claremont College, and with Douglas Donaldson, Maurice Sterne, and Millard Sheets. Her teaching career included San Jose State College in 1928; Oakland Secondary Schools, 1928-30; San Jose Adult Education, 1933-37; Scripps College, 1937-39; Kern County Schools, 1939-48; and College of the Pacific, 1948-64. Dooley won many awards in California shows after the early 1930s. For thirty years she lived on the Monterey Peninsula and maintained a gallery in Carmel. She died there on January 15, 1994. Equally facile in oil, watercolor, and acrylic, she produced brightly colored paintings which border on the abstract. Member: Society of Western Artists; Carmel Art Association; California Teachers Association; Stockton Art League. Exhibited: Oakland Art Gallery, 1930s; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 1943, 1945; Carmel Art Guild, 1946; Society of Western Artists; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1951 (first prize); California State Fair, 1957; Haggin Museum, Stockton, 1962 (solo); Carmel Art Association, 1995 (solo). Works Held: University of the Pacific; Monterey Peninsula Museum; Shimizu Museum, Japan. CONDITION Good Condition, Original Unaltered Condition, As found, See Photos DIMENSIONS Overall Dimensions: 31” x 24” *Please note that this artwork has been virtually staged and does not reflect life-size proportions. See dimensions before purchasing.*