Charles Culver (American, 1908-1967), Study of a Hawk

Watercolor and pastel on paper, signed at lower left, matted and framed below glass.

Sight size 14 1/2 x 20 in.; Frame dimensions 20 5/8 x 25 7/8 in.

From the Collection of the late Robert and Judith Weston, Detroit, Michigan

Charles Culver was a Detroit-based watercolorist, art critic, and educator active from the late 1930s. He exhibited extensively in Detroit and New York, including five solo exhibitions in New York. His work is represented in major museum collections, notably the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Culver is best known for his sustained investigation of animal subjects in watercolor, which remained central to his practice throughout his career. He founded the Watercolor Department at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit (now the College for Creative Studies), where he taught from 1960 until his death, and served as art critic for the Detroit Free Press beginning in 1966.

Good estate condition, not examined outside the frame.