American & California Paintings
Henry Joseph Breuer, Mount Tamalpais, 1917
Henry Joseph Breuer (American, 1860-1932)
Mount Tamalpais, 1917
signed 'H.J. Breuer 1917' (lower left)
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in.
23 3/4 x 27 3/4 in. (framed)
Price Available upon Request
Mount Tamalpais, 1917
signed 'H.J. Breuer 1917' (lower left)
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in.
23 3/4 x 27 3/4 in. (framed)
Price Available upon Request
Charles Harold Davis, A Joyous Day, oil on canvas
Charles Harold Davis (American, 1856-1933)
A joyous day
Oil on canvas
Signed 'C. H. Davis' (lower left)
30 x 25 in.
overall: 37 x 32 ¼ in.
Framed
price available upon request
Charles Harold Davis was a turn-of-the-century Connecticut painter. He was a founding member and a major figure in the Mystic Art Colony beginning in 1892. After a trip to Europe in 1880, Davis began painting in a typically Impressionist style, using light and the mutability of light as the main focus of his work. He is well known for his cloudscapes and his work is almost exclusively of rural Connecticut.
Davis was a well-known artist in his time, but has been somewhat unrecognized in recent times. A retrospective of the artist’s work was put on at a minor East-Coast institution in the Fall of 2015.
A joyous day
Oil on canvas
Signed 'C. H. Davis' (lower left)
30 x 25 in.
overall: 37 x 32 ¼ in.
Framed
price available upon request
Charles Harold Davis was a turn-of-the-century Connecticut painter. He was a founding member and a major figure in the Mystic Art Colony beginning in 1892. After a trip to Europe in 1880, Davis began painting in a typically Impressionist style, using light and the mutability of light as the main focus of his work. He is well known for his cloudscapes and his work is almost exclusively of rural Connecticut.
Davis was a well-known artist in his time, but has been somewhat unrecognized in recent times. A retrospective of the artist’s work was put on at a minor East-Coast institution in the Fall of 2015.
Jade Fon, Golden Gate Bridge
Jade Fon (American, 1911-1983)
Bathers on Baker Beach looking towards the Golden Gate Bridge
pencil and watercolor on paper
estate-stamped (lower left)
14 ¼ x 21 ½ in.
23 ¼ x 30 in. (framed)
Framed
price available upon request
Jade Fon (Woo) is a California artist whose work is focused primarily around the city of San Francisco, as is the subject work. Fon began his work as a set artist for film, and worked on the production of Gone with the Wind. He was primarily a watercolorist and worked in a very quick and loose style, as was the nature of painting in watercolor in a Plein-Air setting. He enjoyed depicting scenes of regular people taking part in everyday or leisure activities. This work shows a group of figures preparing to swim at Baker Beach under the Golden Gate Bridge, a favorite subject of the artist, with a number of sailboats in the background.
Bathers on Baker Beach looking towards the Golden Gate Bridge
pencil and watercolor on paper
estate-stamped (lower left)
14 ¼ x 21 ½ in.
23 ¼ x 30 in. (framed)
Framed
price available upon request
Jade Fon (Woo) is a California artist whose work is focused primarily around the city of San Francisco, as is the subject work. Fon began his work as a set artist for film, and worked on the production of Gone with the Wind. He was primarily a watercolorist and worked in a very quick and loose style, as was the nature of painting in watercolor in a Plein-Air setting. He enjoyed depicting scenes of regular people taking part in everyday or leisure activities. This work shows a group of figures preparing to swim at Baker Beach under the Golden Gate Bridge, a favorite subject of the artist, with a number of sailboats in the background.
Hank Pitcher, Point Conception
Hank Pitcher (American, b. 1949)
Point Conception, Santa Barbara, 1988
oil and sand on paper
10 x 12 in.
signed and dated ‘H. Pitcher 08-22-88’ in pencil (lower right)
matted and framed
price available upon request
Pitcher’s work is quintessentially California. A native of the Santa Barbara area, the artist exemplifies the beach culture so prevalent in the region. Through his images of the Santa Barbara beaches and communities, the landscapes of the Central Coast, as well as his surfboard images, the artist has created a distinctive style which resonates with the feeling and culture of Southern California.
This work shows a coastal cliff with a dramatic raking afternoon light. The work is painted on paper and the surface of the work has oil mixed with sand to add a rough texture and, in some light, a shimmering quality to further accentuate the light effect.
Point Conception, Santa Barbara, 1988
oil and sand on paper
10 x 12 in.
signed and dated ‘H. Pitcher 08-22-88’ in pencil (lower right)
matted and framed
price available upon request
Pitcher’s work is quintessentially California. A native of the Santa Barbara area, the artist exemplifies the beach culture so prevalent in the region. Through his images of the Santa Barbara beaches and communities, the landscapes of the Central Coast, as well as his surfboard images, the artist has created a distinctive style which resonates with the feeling and culture of Southern California.
This work shows a coastal cliff with a dramatic raking afternoon light. The work is painted on paper and the surface of the work has oil mixed with sand to add a rough texture and, in some light, a shimmering quality to further accentuate the light effect.
Roy Ropp, Monument Valley
Roy Ropp (American, 1888-1974)
Monument Valley, 1950
oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘Roy Ropp 1950’ (lower right), Inscribed with title verso
24 x 30 in.
31 ¼ x 37 ½ in. (framed)
framed
Price available upon request
Ropp was a minor figure in the California Art movement. He painted coastal scenes, seascapes, and desert landscapes. He was the creator and director of the Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts. This work is a fine example of his desert paintings, and is very much in the style of the much more important artist, Edgar Payne, who also used Monument Valley as a subject of many of his works.
Monument Valley, 1950
oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘Roy Ropp 1950’ (lower right), Inscribed with title verso
24 x 30 in.
31 ¼ x 37 ½ in. (framed)
framed
Price available upon request
Ropp was a minor figure in the California Art movement. He painted coastal scenes, seascapes, and desert landscapes. He was the creator and director of the Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts. This work is a fine example of his desert paintings, and is very much in the style of the much more important artist, Edgar Payne, who also used Monument Valley as a subject of many of his works.
