Rare Original Jan D'Esopo Watercolor

Rare Original Jan D'Esopo Watercolor Painting (1983) • Artist: Jan D'Esopo (American/Puerto Rican, b. 1934) • Title/Subject: Iconic Sentry Box (Garita) of Old San Juan with Descending Flock of Birds • Medium: 100% Original Watercolor on Heavy Paper (Note: This is a verified hand-painted original with raised mineral pigments and natural watercolor washes, NOT a commercial print or lithograph). • Year Created: 1983 • Signature: Hand-signed and dated by the artist in the bottom right corner: "D'Esopo '83 Puerto Rico" • Dimensions: Large format measuring 22.5" x 30.5" (Outer frame dimensions) • Framing: Professionally framed with a classic metallic gallery frame and double matting. About the Painting This exceptional, large-scale original watercolor captures the radiant, surrealist spirit of the Caribbean. Painted at the absolute peak of her creative career in 1983, the artwork beautifully showcases D’Esopo’s signature fluid watercolor washes. The composition perfectly balances a precise, architectural rendering of a historic Spanish colonial garita (fortress lookout tower) against an organic, sweeping gradient of deep ocean blues and warm sunset pinks. The descending flock of birds adds incredible movement and life to this iconic Puerto Rican vista. About the Artist: Jan D'Esopo Jan D'Esopo is an acclaimed, classically trained American-born painter, sculptor, and professor who became a foundational icon of the Puerto Rican art movement after moving to the island in 1961. • Pedigree: She studied fine arts at Bennington College and pursued advanced studies at the prestigious Yale School of Fine Arts. • The Old San Juan Legacy: Drawn by the intense, brilliant light of the tropics, she settled in San Juan and spent decades transforming a 500-year-old Spanish colonial ruin into The Gallery Inn—a legendary artistic compound, gallery, and hotel that served as the heartbeat of the Old San Juan arts scene. • Accolades: Celebrated as a "painter-architect," her works seamlessly blend natural geometry with sweeping fluid motion. Her masterpieces have been exhibited internationally, including a major career retrospective at the Bronx Museum of the Arts (1985). She is also famous for her large-scale public bronze monuments, which stand proudly outside the Capitol Building of Puerto Rico. Condition The painting is in excellent vintage condition. Colors remain vivid, text is sharp, and the paper maintains its natural, original watercolor texture. Serious inquiries only. Please message to arrange viewing or request additional photos. Nearest intersection Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue