Artwork copyright Judith Hahn. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Judith Hahn. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Judith Hahn. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Two River Views, 1995

Judith Hahn
(American, born 1941, died 1999)

Location: Tonasket High School, Tonasket

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Two River Views is a two-panel painting by late artist Judith Hahn that explores two slightly different perspectives of the same river. This watercolor painting was created using a wide range of vibrant of colors, giving it an impressionistic style.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Tonasket School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Painter and printmaker Judith Hahn (1941-1999) was interested in color and light, as seen in nature.
Hahn lived and worked in Woodinville, Western Washington. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1981 at age forty, her artistic process and style evolved to accommodate her physical limitations. Using a wheelchair limited her range of motion and the size of the artworks that she could create. As a result, she started created diptychs, or two-panel artworks, where she could combine two panels to make one larger artwork. She noted, "Because my disability severely limits my mobility, I work (in studio) from photographs we take in the field, although I often use only part of a photographic image, or combine several."
Hahn earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Michigan State University. During the 1990s, several of her artworks were donated to support the Multiple Sclerosis Society.