Lucia Kleinhans Mathews ART FOR SALE

1870 San Francisco, California - 1955 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Landscape, portrait, and mural painting, craftsperson.

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Born in San Francisco, California on August 29, 1870, Lucia Mathews began drawing at an early age. After one year at Mills College, she enrolled at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute where she studied with Arthur Mathews. A romance blossomed and they were married in 1894. The couple went on to become one of the most influential and important art forces in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. They were the leaders of the California Decorative Style, which was the West Coast expression of the arts and crafts movement. In 1899 she studied in Paris at Académie Carmen and was influenced by Whistler. After the fire of 1906, their workshop was at 1717 California Street where their tremendous output included murals, paintings, furniture, frames,... Read full biography

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Tea Screen

Type:Painting

Size:12.25" x 9.50" x 5.50"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Unsigned

Notes:

Two sided standing wood panel, hand-carved Oil & gold leaf. Page 88:"Mathews, Masterpieces of the California Decorative Style” - Harvey L. Jones Oakland Art Museum 1972, & "Arthur & Lucia Mathews: The California Decorative Style" 1985 & “California as Muse: The Art of Arthur & Lucia Mathews” 2006/7

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