Newport
Artist
Wesley Wehr
MediumMixed media
Dimensions7 x 8 in. (17.8 x 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
This is a seascape taken to its most minimal. Even though this depiction of the view out to sea is barely there, it is also familiar to anyone who has stood on a Northwest beach on a gray day and stared out towards the horizon.
Wesley Wehr was a musician, a paleontologist, and artist with a knack for archiving conversations. He entered the artworld as a music teacher to Mark Tobey when Wehr was only 19 and still a student at the University of Washington. This union led to a lasting friendship that widened to include all the major Northwest artists of that era.
Wesley Wehr was a musician, a paleontologist, and artist with a knack for archiving conversations. He entered the artworld as a music teacher to Mark Tobey when Wehr was only 19 and still a student at the University of Washington. This union led to a lasting friendship that widened to include all the major Northwest artists of that era.
Laurie Messchaert
Tom Askman
1974