Sand Dunes, Pacific Grove
Type:Painting
Size:12.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Exhibited at the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art
Lillie May Nicholson ART FOR SALE
1884 Aromas, California - 1964 Oakland, California. Known for: Impressionist coastal scene painting.
Born on a ranch near Aromas, California on Aug. 29, 1884, Lillie May Nicholson graduated from State Normal School in San Jose in 1907 and then taught school in Hawaii (1908-10) and in Watsonville, CA... Read full biography
Born on a ranch near Aromas, California on Aug. 29, 1884, Lillie May Nicholson graduated from State Normal School in San Jose in 1907 and then taught school in Hawaii (1908-10) and in Watsonville, CA (1910-11). In Watsonville she studied watercolor techniques with L. Minnie Pardee and during the... Read full biography
Born on a ranch near Aromas, California on Aug. 29, 1884, Lillie May Nicholson graduated from State Normal School in San Jose in 1907 and then taught school in Hawaii (1908-10) and in Watsonville, CA (1910-11). In Watsonville she studied watercolor techniques with L. Minnie Pardee and during the years 1911-16, she was in Japan where she taught at Kyoto and studied art under J. Taguchi. After returning to California, she continued her art studies at the California School of Fine Arts for five... Read full biography
Born on a ranch near Aromas, California on Aug. 29, 1884, Lillie May Nicholson graduated from State Normal School in San Jose in 1907 and then taught school in Hawaii (1908-10) and in Watsonville, CA (1910-11). In Watsonville she studied watercolor techniques with L. Minnie Pardee and during the years 1911-16, she was in Japan where she taught at Kyoto and studied art under J. Taguchi. After returning to California, she continued her art studies at the California School of Fine Arts for five years where she was greatly influenced by Gottardo Piazzoni. During 1921-22 she traveled and painted in Italy and France. Her marriage to Paul DeWolf in 1925 lasted only a few years. From 1923-38 she maintained a studio in Pacific Grove and specialized... Read full biography
Born on a ranch near Aromas, California on Aug. 29, 1884, Lillie May Nicholson graduated from State Normal School in San Jose in 1907 and then taught school in Hawaii (1908-10) and in Watsonville, CA (1910-11). In Watsonville she studied watercolor techniques with L. Minnie Pardee and during the years 1911-16, she was in Japan where she taught at Kyoto and studied art under J. Taguchi. After returning to California, she continued her art studies at the California School of Fine Arts for five years where she was greatly influenced by Gottardo Piazzoni. During 1921-22 she traveled and painted in Italy and France. Her marriage to Paul DeWolf in 1925 lasted only a few years. From 1923-38 she maintained a studio in Pacific Grove and specialized in coastal scenes and the fishing industry around Monterey. After closing her studio . Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".... Read full biography
Lillie May Nicholson - Art for Sale (4 available)
Sand Dunes, Pacific Grove
Type:Painting
Year:c. 1925
Size:11.50" x 15.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
A Lone Cypress (Carmel by the Sea)
Type:Painting
Year:c.1923-1928
Size:16.00" x 12.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
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Poppies and Lupine, Monterey
Type:Painting
Year:c. 1924
Size:11.75" x 15.75"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Unsigned