Bertha Lum

American · 1869–1954 · Painter, Printmaker

Bertha Boynton Lum was an American artist known for helping popularize the Japanese and Chinese woodblock print outside of Asia. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Bertha Lum, Opening of the River, Tokyo, 1916, watercolor and pencil on paper on canvasOpening of the River, TokyoBonhams · $5,378≈ £2,821≈ €4,185Sign up to see
  2. Bertha Lum, Persimmon market, 1934, oil and graphite on paper mounted to paperboardPersimmon marketBonhams · $3,750≈ £3,014≈ €3,532Sign up to see
  3. Bertha Lum, South Wind (A Merry Little Breeze), woodcut in colorsSouth Wind (A Merry Little Breeze)Toomey & Co. · $1,920≈ £1,442≈ €1,670Sign up to see

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Bertha Boynton Lum was an American artist known for helping popularize the Japanese and Chinese woodblock print outside of Asia.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1869, TiptonDied 1954, GenoaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q4895502 ↗ULAN 500067003 ↗

Also known as Bertha Boynton Bull, Bertha Boynton Bull Lum, Bertha Boynton Lum, Bertha Bull, Bertha Bull Lum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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