Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Three Standing Horses in Three Colors
ArtistChiura Obata, 1885–1975
Date1933
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensions15 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (39.4 x 52.7 cm)
Signedl.l., in black paint: Chiura Obata / 1933
l.l., in red ink: [stamp]
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2023.28
ClassificationWatercolor
ProvenanceArtist; by descent to Haruko Obata (Artist’s wife) [1892–1989], Berkeley, CA, 1975; by descent to Lillian Yuri Kodani (Artist’s daughter) [1927–2018], Oakland, CA, 1989; by descent to Mia Kodani Brill (Artist’s grandchild), Oakland, CA, Kimi Kodani Hill (Artist’s grandchild), Berkeley, CA, and Kei Kodani (Artist’s grandchild), Piedmont, CA, (owned jointly), 2018; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2023
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 44× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.