Signed at top left, in Chinese-looking characters. Medium: watercolor on paper. Paper size: 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Does not appear to be signed although it may be initialed by Hyde in the top left corner, rather cleverly, in the form of pseudo-Chinese characters. In very good condition. Minor wear around edges where mated/framed, tape remains. Esther Anna Hunt was born in Grand Island, NE on Aug. Esther Hunt moved to San Diego in 1881 and she grew up on a ranch there. Upon moving to San Francisco, she studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute (1901). After studying portraiture with Wm M. Chase in NYC from 1905-06, she continued her studies for six years in Paris. While in Paris her portrait of her sister was hung in the Paris Salon. Returning to California, she had a studio in Los Angeles for four years and from 1918-27 she lived in San Francisco; during 1927-31 she lived in Greenwich Village in NYC. The years 1932-46 were again spent in San Francisco. Her oils, watercolors, etchings, and colored ceramic figurines were very popular with the general public during her productive years, having been reproduced commercially for postcards, calendars, prints, busts, etc. Hunt was very fond of the artistically-created and individually-named “children” she would never have in real life. After a stroke ended her career, she was taken to the Santa Ana (CA) Rest Home. A spinster, she died there on March 4, 1951. Member: Laguna Beach AA. Exh: American WC Society, 1908; Detroit Museum, 1909; Panama Calif. Expo (San Diego), 1915 (gold medal); San Francisco Art Association, 1916. Works held in Public Places: California Historical Society. Interview with the artist or his/her family. Women Artists of the American West. 1909-33; Graphic, 2-1-1913 & 4-24-1915; Los Angeles Times, 7-11-1915 & 11-28-1915; Sunset, Aug. 1921; SF Chronicle, 2-24-1918 & 7;-14-1918 & 1-4-1920 & 2-9-1970. Artists of the American West. (Doris Dawdy); California State Library (Sacramento). The item “ESTHER HUNT Original Signed Watercolor Child San Francisco California Chinatown” is in sale since Thursday, September 2, 2021. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “newantiquarian-fineart” and is located in Tarzana, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.
- Artist: Esther Anna Hunt (1875-1951)
- Originality: Original
- Year: c. 1900
- Medium: Watercolor
- Width (Inches): 9 1/4
- Date of Creation: 1900-1949
- Height (Inches): 11 3/4
- Style: Chinese
- Features: Signed
- Region of Origin: USA
- Subject: Hunting