Haleakala from Wailea Beach
Type:Painting
Year:1936
Size:11.50" x 15.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Notes:
Tranquil view across the water at Wailea Beach to the slopes of the Kohala Mountains and distant Haleakala on the island of Maui.
David Howard Hitchcock ART FOR SALE
1861 Hilo, Hawaii - 1943 Honolulu, Hawaii. Known for: Island-volcanic-coastal landscape painting.
Long regarded as one of the most important interpreters of the Hawaiian landscape, David Howard Hitchcock had a lengthy and prolific career, spanning more than sixty years. His finest period as a... Read full biography
Long regarded as one of the most important interpreters of the Hawaiian landscape, David Howard Hitchcock had a lengthy and prolific career, spanning more than sixty years. His finest period as a landscapist was from about 1905 to 1930. In addition to his paintings of volcanoes, also Hitchcock... Read full biography
Long regarded as one of the most important interpreters of the Hawaiian landscape, David Howard Hitchcock had a lengthy and prolific career, spanning more than sixty years. His finest period as a landscapist was from about 1905 to 1930. In addition to his paintings of volcanoes, also Hitchcock became widely known for his large dioramas and other mural-size painting of island scenes. In the early 20th century, Hitchcock was arguably Hawaii's outstanding resident professional artist. Born in... Read full biography
Long regarded as one of the most important interpreters of the Hawaiian landscape, David Howard Hitchcock had a lengthy and prolific career, spanning more than sixty years. His finest period as a landscapist was from about 1905 to 1930. In addition to his paintings of volcanoes, also Hitchcock became widely known for his large dioramas and other mural-size painting of island scenes. In the early 20th century, Hitchcock was arguably Hawaii's outstanding resident professional artist. Born in Hilo, Hawaii, he was the first Hawaii-born painter to receive formal art training in Paris. D. Howard Hitchcock did numerous paintings of volcanoes, which circulated widely enough to attract tourist attention to the islands. He depicted the volcanoes in... Read full biography
Long regarded as one of the most important interpreters of the Hawaiian landscape, David Howard Hitchcock had a lengthy and prolific career, spanning more than sixty years. His finest period as a landscapist was from about 1905 to 1930. In addition to his paintings of volcanoes, also Hitchcock became widely known for his large dioramas and other mural-size painting of island scenes. In the early 20th century, Hitchcock was arguably Hawaii's outstanding resident professional artist. Born in Hilo, Hawaii, he was the first Hawaii-born painter to receive formal art training in Paris. D. Howard Hitchcock did numerous paintings of volcanoes, which circulated widely enough to attract tourist attention to the islands. He depicted the volcanoes in a range of appearances, from fiery beasts to calm renderings of the landscape. During extensive travels in the 1900s, Hitchcock explored the vol... Read full biography
David Howard Hitchcock - Art for Sale (7 available)
Scene in The Island of Maui
Type:Painting
Size:19.50" x 29.70"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Windward Oahu, Hawaii
Type:Painting
Year:Before 1890
Size:12.00" x 18.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Unsigned
Notes:
Sold 5/19/2006 for $82,250, setting a world record price for this artist at auction.
Kaneohe to Pali
Type:Painting
Year:1914
Size:12.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Period Newcomb Macklin Arts & Crafts frame.
Kahana
Type:Painting
Year:1922
Size:12.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Period Arts & Crafts frame.
Grass Shack
Type:Painting
Size:12.00" x 18.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Early scene of Hawaiian life at the turn of the century.
The Beach at Kamehama Nui
Type:Painting
Year:c. 1914 - 1915
Size:14.00" x 24.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Structures in the distance, under a rain squall, may be the old sugar plantation at Kahuku. This painting was originally purchased from the artist, during, WW1 by Col. John Lee Holcomb