Anne Worsham Richardson Signed Litho

Depicting a Woodpecker on a branch; pencil signed to bottom right corner; triple matted and framed under glass; measures approximately 31" x 27" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 20-3/4" x 16-3/4"; in Good overall condition. Anne Worsham Richardson's love of nature and all living creatures was evident in her watercolor paintings of wildlife and birds exhibited in her gallery in the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina. Her ability to recreate nature in her art began when she would entertain herself with drawing as a child in a highchair. As a teenager, she was painting the neighbors’ pets and farm animals. "I would come home from school and there would be a horse or something tied to the fence. I would ask Mother if they wanted the head or the whole animal. Of course, the commission for the whole animal portrait was more." Later after moving to Charleston, SC, Mrs. Richardson began studying nature, especially birds, through the libraries, the museums, and field trips all over the U.S. The career of South Carolina's most famous bird painter was launched. Now the artist was granted a special Federal permit for the scientific study of birds as they recovered in her sanctuary in Charleston, SC. In her detailed watercolors, you will also observe many species of plant life the artist has studied for her works. The paintings depict wildlife and their habitats. From showings in museums and art galleries to an exhibit in a castle on Germany's Danish