William Schimmel! "Our Home Too III (Tigers)"
Limited Edition Serigraph
Numbered 262/395
Hand Signed with Certificate!
Measures Approx. 22" x 28" (image), 28" x 34" (with border)
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$1,000
"The End of Innocence" is a limited edition serigraph on paper by
William Schimmel, numbered 262/395 and hand signed by the artist! Includes
Certificate of Authenticity! Measures approx. 28" x 34" (with border),
22" x 28" (image).
Artist Biography:
William Schimmel Jr. (who prefers to be called “Schim”), studied art
with his father, William Schimmel Sr., a well-known watercolorist and
art instructor. Schim subsequently taught watercolor, oil, and acrylic
landscape painting to thousands of students for over a decade until he
he quit teaching in 1987 to devote himself full time to his own art. In
the process, Schim developed a unique style in which he sets exotic
animals against the backdrop of fantastic scenes that are often out of
this world. Snow leopards, white tigers and lions; the earth, the moon,
galaxies and nebulas—these are the subjects that leap off a Schimmel
canvas and into the hearts of those who see his work.
In 1991 Schimmel’s artwork was shown at the Tokyo Art Expo in Japan and
his work was immediately embraced by the Japanese. The next year he was
asked by Shogakukan, one of the largest book publishers in Japan, to
write a children’s book using his artwork. Since then, Schimmel has
produced six more books, and has traveled to Japan over 50 times,
attending hundreds of art shows in dozens of cities throughout the four
main islands of the country. Now his artwork is recognized around the
world, and he continues to attend art exhibitions every year with
Japan’s number one fine-art company, Art Vivant.
Schimmel’s talents are not limited to painting, as he is also a gifted
musician who has played professionally in a handful of bands in his home
state of Arizona. His father’s artistic teachings focused primarily on
landscapes. As a result, William now primarily uses nature scenes for
his subject matter.