Bidspirit auction | Carl Oscar Borg (1879 -

Carl Oscar Borg (1879 - 1947) AMERICAN - Carl Oscar Borg Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Measures (10 x 14 inches) w/frame (16.5 x 20.5 inches) Known for Southwest Indian portraits in various mediums including oil, watercolor, etchings, and woodblock, Carl Oscar Borg was born in Dais-Grinstad, Sweden. His family was poor, and he was largely self-taught. He showed early art talent, and as a child copied pictures from books. At age 15, he apprenticed to a house painter, and at age 20, moved to London and assisted portrait and marine artist George Johansen.In 1901, he arrived in San Francisco from Sweden, having jumped ship as a seaman on the ”S.S. Arizonan.” He walked the rail track to Los Angeles, and learned painting techniques from William Wendt, well-known landscape artist. Condition: Good Condition