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Chiura Obata’s Mono Crater

Selected Artworks from Chiura Obata: American Modern

A watercolor image of a crater in shades of green, blue, and purple.

Mono Crater

Grand Canyon

A watercolor image of a lake with mountains in the background.

Lake Basin in the High Sierra

A watercolor image of a waterfall with a rainbow.

Rainbow Falls, Inyo National Forest

A watercolor image of some trees and a mountain in the background.

Eagle Peak Trail

A contour drawing of a man walking down a street.

Departure from Berkeley

A watercolor image of a small inn surrounded by trees.

Gathering in the Laundry Room, Tanforan

Silence, Last Twilight on an Unknown Lake

A watercolor image of dwellings with a dust storm above.

Dust Storm, Topaz

A watercolor image of rocks and trees along an incline.

Struggle, Trail to Johnson Peak

A painting of a woman standing with a flowering tree behind her.

Maiden of Northern Japan

Evening at Carl Inn (progressive proof No. 6)

A watercolor image of a vase with flowers

Untitled (Ikebana in Glass Vase)

A watercolor image with trees in the foreground, mountains in the middle ground, and the sunset in the background.

Evening Glow at Mono Lake, from Mono Mills

An abstract painting of a tree with wind.

Glorious Struggle

A watercolor of a fallen tree with trees and the blue sky in the background.

Life and Death, Porcupine Flat

Mountain Mist (Gilroy Hot Springs)

A watercolor image of a mountain peak with snow.

A Snow Storm Nearing Yosemite Government Center

A watercolor image of landscape with snow.

Great Nature, Storm on Mount Lyell from Johnson Peak

Online Gallery for Chiura Obata: American Modern

Mono Crater
Grand Canyon
Lake Basin in the High Sierra
Rainbow Falls, Inyo National Forest
Eagle Peak Trail
Departure from Berkeley
Carl Inn
Evening at Carl Inn
Untitled (Bears)
Untitled (Pier)
Devastation
Gathering in the Laundry Room, Tanforan
Silence, Last Twilight on an Unknown Lake
Dust Storm, Topaz
Struggle, Trail to Johnson Peak
Maiden of Northern Japan
Evening at Carl Inn (progressive proof No. 6)
Untitled (Ikebana in Glass Vase)
Evening Glow at Mono Lake, from Mono Mills
Glorious Struggle
Life and Death, Porcupine Flat
Mountain Mist (Gilroy Hot Springs)
A Snow Storm Nearing Yosemite Government Center
Great Nature, Storm on Mount Lyell from Johnson Peak

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