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Helen Buteau AUCTION RECORDS
1834 Vermont - 1919 Oakland, California. Known for: Still life painting.
Helen Ann Hawkins Buteau was born in Vermont on Nov. 4, 1834. By 1869 Helen had married S. A. Buteau and settled in Oakland where her husband was a prominent physician. She ferried daily to San... Read full biography
Helen Ann Hawkins Buteau was born in Vermont on Nov. 4, 1834. By 1869 Helen had married S. A. Buteau and settled in Oakland where her husband was a prominent physician. She ferried daily to San Francisco to study with Virgil Williams at the School of Design. Under his guidance, she became a skilled... Read full biography
Helen Ann Hawkins Buteau was born in Vermont on Nov. 4, 1834. By 1869 Helen had married S. A. Buteau and settled in Oakland where her husband was a prominent physician. She ferried daily to San Francisco to study with Virgil Williams at the School of Design. Under his guidance, she became a skilled painter of still lifes and anecdotal genre. Many of her paintings were lost in the earthquake and fire of 1906, making any extant paintings rare. Mrs. Buteau died in Oakland, CA on April 10, 1919.... Read full biography
Helen Ann Hawkins Buteau was born in Vermont on Nov. 4, 1834. By 1869 Helen had married S. A. Buteau and settled in Oakland where her husband was a prominent physician. She ferried daily to San Francisco to study with Virgil Williams at the School of Design. Under his guidance, she became a skilled painter of still lifes and anecdotal genre. Many of her paintings were lost in the earthquake and fire of 1906, making any extant paintings rare. Mrs. Buteau died in Oakland, CA on April 10, 1919. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1890. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". City Directory; Census; Death record. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale
Helen Ann Hawkins Buteau was born in Vermont on Nov. 4, 1834. By 1869 Helen had married S. A. Buteau and settled in Oakland where her husband was a prominent physician. She ferried daily to San Francisco to study with Virgil Williams at the School of Design. Under his guidance, she became a skilled painter of still lifes and anecdotal genre. Many of her paintings were lost in the earthquake and fire of 1906, making any extant paintings rare. Mrs. Buteau died in Oakland, CA on April 10, 1919. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1890. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". City Directory; Census; Death record. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
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