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Arthur Irwin Riley

American, 1911-1998

Arthur Irwin Riley, also known as Art Riley, first studied at the Art Center School in Los Angeles and, later, with Barse Miller. He exhibited widely and with success from the 1930s through the 1960s and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. Riley was a long-time member of both the California Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society.

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Artist: Arthur Irwin Riley
'Coastal Breakers', Mid-century California, American Watercolor Society, CWS
By Arthur Irwin Riley
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A fresh and dynamic watercolor showing a view of the eternal rendezvous of rocks and water on California's Northern Pacific coast. Signed lower right "Art Riley" for Arthur Irwin Riley (American, 1911-1998), a listed artist and painted circa 1960. Art Riley first studied at the Art Center School in Los Angeles and, later, with Barse Miller. He exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's through the 1960's and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. Riley was a long-time member of both the California Water Color Society and the American Watercolor...
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1960s Modern Arthur Irwin Riley

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Paper, Watercolor

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