Hank Kowert

Hank Kowert

Kowert, Hank

Oregon

painter

watercolorist

printmaker

Northwest artist

Oregon artist

Hank Kowert arrived in Oregon in the early 1950s. His work was a distillation of his vision of nature through the perception of changes in light, atmosphere, and the passage of the seasons. Kowert used a very distinctive palette, described as tawny, golden, earthy shades, burning reds, acidic greens, and almost transparent blues. He was well known for his silk-screen calendars.

Kowert produced a small body of work because he was particular about what he released. He rarely allowed sketches or unfinished pieces to be seen, even by close friends. He had many one-person shows and received numerous awards after 1959. Kowert appeared to be recovering from injuries he suffered in an auto accident when he died in 1977.

Artist biography reproduced with permission from the authors, Oregon Painters: the First Hundred Years (1859-1959), Ginny Allen and Jody Klevit.

Male

Associate of: Bernard Geiser (American, 1887-1965)