As the daughter of an artist, I cannot imagine blank walls. Art needn't be expensive, mind you. It's also helpful to have artistic friends or relatives with extensive collections- and limited wall space. My father-in-law gave me this wonderful 1920's oil painting of San Francisco Chinatown for Christmas a few years ago . I am a fan of all things Chinoiserie and wish I could go back in time to Shanghai in the '20's. I'd have a blast buying up furniture and silver.... alas!
This spot in Chinatown was depicted quite frequently between 1920 and the early 1950's. Artists must have lined the street with their easels. I started to look for other Chinatown pieces. I found the more abstract oil painting in an antique store. Given the style I suspect it was done in the 1950's. I found the etching with the heavy wood frame on ebay. And a family friend heard of my quest, and recalled he had an extra copy of a print his father-in-law had received as a member of a Pasadena artist society. I had it matted in red and framed in gilt bamboo. I found a wonderful oil painting done in the '20's at an antique store in Petaluma, but unfortunately it was in the hands of another avid collector.
Not to worry, I'm also scoping out souvenir items from the San Francisco World's Fair. So much to collect.... so little time.
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