HIROSHI TAGAMI HAWAII MID CENTURY MODERNIST LANDSCAPE VINTAGE OIL PAINTING

Description: HIROSHI TAGAMI ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS SIGNED BOTTOM LEFT. TITLED ON BACK OF CANVAS "KOOLAUS AT HAIKU" AND DATED 1980 CONDITION: CRACKLE UPPER PORTION OF CANVAS AND SOME MINOR AGE RELATED WEAR. FRAME LINEN LINERHAS STAIN UPPER RIGHT. FRAME HAS SOME DENTS AND SCRATCHES. CANVAS: 20 BY 24 INCHES FRAME: 26.5 BY 30.5 INCHES Hiroshi Tagami, late 20th Century, was born in Hawaii during the Depression years. He specializes in abstracts, landscapes, and still life works.As one of twelve children, he had a Father who died at an early age. This forced him to spend a good deal of his youth working on Oahu plantations to help support his family during those lean times.As a young adult Tagami enlisted in the military and served the United States during the Korean conflict. When returning home to Hawaii be began and operated a successful photography business for several years.In 1964 he used his G.I. bill benefits to enroll at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. He began his professional art career at that time. He was the Founder and operator of the Botanical Gardens and Gallery on Oahu for several years. In 1998 he teamed up with Michael Powell, another Hawaiian artist to own and operate Tagami & Powell Fine Art Gallery on the Big Island, in Waimea, at the Kamuela Inn.A prolific artist, using the palette knife technique, he has created over 6000 images over the years. His works are in public and private collections worldwide. His works are in the permanent collections of the AMFAC Corporation, Bank of Hawaii, State Foundation of Culture and the Arts (Hawaii), and the Walter Cecil Rawls Museum in Southhampton County, Virginia. Over the years he has instructed some of Hawaii's finest young artistic talent.

Price: 2000 USD

Location: Northridge, California

End Time: 2025-01-12T20:14:25.000Z

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