Biography: Hardie Gramatky, N.A. (1907-1979) Born: Dallas, TX; Studied: Stanford University, Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, New York Water Color Club, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society. Hardie Gramatky was raised in Southern California. He studied art with F. Tolles Chamberlin, Clarence Hinkle, Pruett Carter...... read more
East River #1, 1938, a watercolor painting by Hardie Gramatky. This painting is available as a fine art giclée print on premium watercolor paper. Museum quality wall art and home décor by California Watercolor.
Literature: American Artist Watercolor magazine, Fall 2011 issue.
"What makes this watercolor so unusual are two things: first, it was a very early image of the tugboat Little Toot before my father wrote the classic children's book, and second, it is more abstract than many of Dad's paintings. One can picture the river, the tugboats, the buildings of New York City, but there is less detail than in some of his watercolors."
Courtesy of daughter-Linda Gramatky Smith
