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Ships Sailing in the San Francisco Bay with Fort Point in the Distance
Auction: 10/09/2024
Lot: 81
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William Alexander Coulter AUCTION RECORDS
1849 Glenariff, Ireland - 1936 Sausalito, California. Known for: Marine and landscape painting, illustration.
William Alexander Coulter was born on March 7, 1849 in Glenariff, Ireland where his father was captain in the Coast Guard. At age thirteen the younger Coulter went to sea and for seven years his... Read full biography
William Alexander Coulter was born on March 7, 1849 in Glenariff, Ireland where his father was captain in the Coast Guard. At age thirteen the younger Coulter went to sea and for seven years his apprenticeship allowed him to learn every detail of the ships on which he sailed. He had a natural gift... Read full biography
William Alexander Coulter was born on March 7, 1849 in Glenariff, Ireland where his father was captain in the Coast Guard. At age thirteen the younger Coulter went to sea and for seven years his apprenticeship allowed him to learn every detail of the ships on which he sailed. He had a natural gift for drawing and color and during his off-duty hours aboard ship he sketched and painted. After arriving in San Francisco in 1869, he worked as a sailmaker while continuing to paint in his leisure, and... Read full biography
William Alexander Coulter was born on March 7, 1849 in Glenariff, Ireland where his father was captain in the Coast Guard. At age thirteen the younger Coulter went to sea and for seven years his apprenticeship allowed him to learn every detail of the ships on which he sailed. He had a natural gift for drawing and color and during his off-duty hours aboard ship he sketched and painted. After arriving in San Francisco in 1869, he worked as a sailmaker while continuing to paint in his leisure, and by 1874 was regularly exhibiting with the San Francisco Art Association. Coulter was for the most part self-taught except for a period of three years in the late 1870s when he studied in Europe with marine artists Vilhelm Melbey, Francois Musin, and... Read full biography
William Alexander Coulter was born on March 7, 1849 in Glenariff, Ireland where his father was captain in the Coast Guard. At age thirteen the younger Coulter went to sea and for seven years his apprenticeship allowed him to learn every detail of the ships on which he sailed. He had a natural gift for drawing and color and during his off-duty hours aboard ship he sketched and painted. After arriving in San Francisco in 1869, he worked as a sailmaker while continuing to paint in his leisure, and by 1874 was regularly exhibiting with the San Francisco Art Association. Coulter was for the most part self-taught except for a period of three years in the late 1870s when he studied in Europe with marine artists Vilhelm Melbey, Francois Musin, and Jacob Jacobsen. By 1890 he was living in Sausalito in a house that was just a few feet from the water. He kept a studio in San Francis... Read full biography
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William Alexander Coulter 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeSHIPS SAILING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY WITH FORT POINT IN THE DISTANCE, 1907
William Alexander Coulter Auction: 11/24/2008Lot: 2176Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeClipper Ship in Oahu with Diamond Head in the Distance
William Alexander Coulter Auction: 11/10/2012Lot: 76030Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeSan Francisco Bay with the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition Beyond
William Alexander Coulter Auction: 11/25/2019 - 11/26/2019Lot: 133Subscribe or get free alerts
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