Lot 95: JIM BOOTH KING STREET 1900 LTD ED SIGNED

"King Street 1900" Limited Edition 1987 Print by Charleston Artist Jim Booth. Signed by the artist and numbered 757 of 950. A view down King Street looking towards Calhoun Street from what is now The Charleston Place Hotel. This is an original print made from the acrylic painting on canvas by Artist Jim Booth, professionally framed and matted. The addition was printed on an offset lithographic press in full color on high quality, acid-free neutral PH paper. All plates and press proofs have been destroyed. This image does not exist in previous states as an art print or in other editions not acknowledged. In Frame measures 28 1/2"x27"x1". Weight is 12 pds. PROVENANCE: A Charleston SC Private Estate. ***Pickup only or Shipping on furniture offered through the On the Go Transport 843-360-7472, Outward Bound 413-854-3676, The UPS store 843-202-0141 or locally AJ Williams & Sons 843-442-0462. Please contact them or your own choice of shipper directly. ***Born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1945, Jim has been drawing and painting as long as he can remember. From the time of Jim’s youth he gravitated towards the world of art. Inspired by Norman Rockwell’s cover of Boy’s Life. Jim knew that art was his calling but denied himself formal training because he felt that art was not the way to make a living. While majoring in architecture at Clemson University, he decided that art was where his future lay. In order to fulfill his military obligations, he left school and joined the Marine Corps for four years of service, including combat in Vietnam. During the war he drew, making pencil drawings of the scenery. These sketches can be found hanging in his gallery. The war cemented Jim’s dedication to art, and he returned from to the United States determined to begin a career as a painter. Jim is estimated to have done at least 10,000 paintings thus far in his career, and looking at his work, the viewer appreciates his dedication to the craft of painting. Because Jim worked so diligently in his art, he is able to paint a variety of subjects beautifully. His most famous painting is entitled “The Storm”. The painting shows the Charleston battery around 10:00pm September 21, 1989, just before the lights were extinguished by the violent storm. Hurricane Hugo devastated the lowcountry so he felt the need to capture its fury. He was sure no one would want to buy the reminder of disaster. Today, over 100,000 copies of the painting have been sold. He reaches viewers on an emotional level, and they responded. In 1977 Jim opened his own gallery. With a client list now in the thousands, it is easy to understand why Jim’s published original sold for five digit figures. Now he has decided to keep the originals, selling only canvas prints as amazing reproductions of the originals.

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