Title: |
Canna (Canna Indica, Canna Lilly) |
Artist: |
Torm-Toha, Fernando 'Fernando Torm' (Santiago, Chile, 1944 - Resides, New York City |
Date: |
c. 1970 - 1980 |
Publisher: |
John Szoke Graphics, New York |
Medium: |
Original Embossed and Color Intaglio (Etching) |
Edition: |
Limited edition of one hundred impressions, numbered '90 /100'. |
Note: |
Fernando Torm 'Fernando Torm-Toha': A twentieth century Chilean/ American painter, printmaker and musician, Fernando Torm-Toha studied art techniques at Les Condes Institute, under Rodolfo Opazo, the School of Fine Arts, Santiago, Chile, and Columbia University, New York City. He also studied classical music at the National Conservatory Institute of Chile and was a student of the conductor, Claudio Arrau. Both the visual arts and music played equal roles during Fernando Torm's career. |
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While living in his native Chile Fernando Torm received scholarships to study in Paris during 1962 and 1963. As well, he received the C.R.A.V. for painting there in 1966. During this time he held exhibitions of his art at the University of Chile and in private galleries in Santiago. |
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Torm moved permanently to New York City around 1967. In both 1967 and 1969 he received awards for his art from the Pan American Union of New York. In 1969 Fernando Torm co-founded StudioF/ Taller 69 in New York, along with the fellow Chilean artist, Francisco Copello. Public Institutions that include examples of Fernando Torm's art are the University of Chile, Georgetown University and the Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, D. C. |
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Still life studies played a large role in Fernando Torm's art, particularly in original printmaking, where embossed, strongly colored and very detailed flowers stand out in fine relief. Red and green are the dominant colors in this large and impressive depiction of the 'Canna Indica' plant better known as the 'Canna Lilly'. It is a bright flowering garden plant with large foliage that flowers continuously in tropical climates, but also thrives in a wide range of climates. The large and beautiful iris-like flowers come in a variety of colors from the typical red, to orange, and yellow, or a blend of those tones. The 'Canna Indica', or 'Canna Lilly' is also known as the 'African Arrowroot', 'Canna', 'Arrowroot', 'Indian Canna', 'Indian Shot', 'Purple Arrowroot', 'Queensland Arrowroot', and by various other names. |
Size: |
23 1/2 X 17 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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UnMatted |
Condition: |
Printed upon pure rag paper and with full, deckled margins as published in New York in the sole limited edition of 100 impressions. Bearing the publisher's blind stamp ("John Szoke Graphics") in the lower right margin. Pencil signed and numbered, '90 /100', by the artist along the lower plate-mark. This impression of Canna (Canna Indica, Canna Lilly), is in excellent condition throughout and represents both a large and important example of the Chilean / American art of Fernando Torm. |
Subject: |
Fernando Torm, Fernando Torm-Toha, Canna, 'Canna Indica', 'Canna Lilly', 'African Arrowroot', 'Canna', 'Arrowroot', 'Indian Canna', 'Indian Shot', 'Purple Arrowroot', 'Queensland Arrowroot', original embossed
and color intaglio (etching), twentieth century Chilean/ American painter,
printmaker and musician, American tropical plant, National Conservatory
Institute of Chile, Claudio Arrau, the Pan American Union of New York,
Chilean/American art, botanical. |
Price: |
Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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