HENRY ARTHUR MILLER

(American, 1891-1980)

UNTITLED, 1962 

Watercolor on Paper laid on Board
14 7/8 x 19 7/8 Inches
Signed and Dated Lower Right 'Henry Miller 7/7/62'

Born in 1891, this giant of twentieth-century American letters was also a prolific artist who, prior to his popular literary recognition, lived for many years from the sale of his artwork. The author of several books on painting, Miller considered no day complete without time spent at his easel and he would frequently switch back and forth between his creative endeavors. We are pleased to offer this vibrant example of Henry Miller’s work dating from his period in Big Sur, California.

Reference:

Henry Miller -- The paintings: A Centennial Retrospective, Coast Publishing, 1991; Henry Miller Watercolors, Drawings, and his essay The Angel Is My Watermark, Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1962; Paint as You Like and Die Happy. The Paintings of Henry Miller, Capra Press, 1982; Who Was Who in American Art, Falk, Vol. II, p. 2279; Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2003/4 Edition, p. 1633