JOHN G. ERNST - Listed Woodstock NY Artist, orig. w/c

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up for sale is an Original 1970s - 1980s watercolor by known Woodstock Artist ; BIRD AMONGST THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS..signed on front: JOHN G. ERNST.....all original, no frame; measurements: the actual image size is 10 1/4" x 13", buyer will pay $6.99 Postal Priority , USPS Mail, with insurance & tracking; I am selling this artwork with a 7 day guarantee on full customer satisfaction with the sale. Any questions I will answer to best of my ability. Included is a copy of a newspaper article on the artist. John G. Ernst - Personal Background Information Born in Brazil, little is known about John Ernst until his years performing as an acrobatic clown and trapeze artist for the Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus during the late 1930's. It is written that he performed with Burt Lancaster as part of a two man acrobatic team. Drafted during the second World War, he served three years overseas. Arriving in Woodstock in 1947, he attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill. Here he studied with Fletcher Martin, and met his future wife, the poet Pearl Bond, while she was modeling there. Exhibiting often during his lifetime he was involved and participated in many shows including: Gallery East, New York City, November 1953Neil Lovisco Gallery, New York CityThe Whitney Museum of Modern Art, in several shows throughout the 1950'sAlbany read more