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1865 Milwaukee, Winsconsin - 1946 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape often with figures.
Painter. Born in Milwaukee, WI on Jan. 24, 1865. Baumgartner was a self-taught painter. He settled in San Francisco in 1894 and for over 50 years was an active member of the local art scene. Painting... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Milwaukee, WI on Jan. 24, 1865. Baumgartner was a self-taught painter. He settled in San Francisco in 1894 and for over 50 years was an active member of the local art scene. Painting in oil, tempera, and watercolor, his subjects were primarily landscapes and pastoral scenes with... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Milwaukee, WI on Jan. 24, 1865. Baumgartner was a self-taught painter. He settled in San Francisco in 1894 and for over 50 years was an active member of the local art scene. Painting in oil, tempera, and watercolor, his subjects were primarily landscapes and pastoral scenes with figures. He died in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 1946. Member: Bohemian Club; San Francisco Art Association. Exh: Milwaukee Expo, 1892 (gold medal); San Francisco Art Association, 1900; Society for Sanity... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Milwaukee, WI on Jan. 24, 1865. Baumgartner was a self-taught painter. He settled in San Francisco in 1894 and for over 50 years was an active member of the local art scene. Painting in oil, tempera, and watercolor, his subjects were primarily landscapes and pastoral scenes with figures. He died in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 1946. Member: Bohemian Club; San Francisco Art Association. Exh: Milwaukee Expo, 1892 (gold medal); San Francisco Art Association, 1900; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1940, 1945. In: Oakland Museum; CSL; CHS. AAW; SF Chronicle, 10-20-1946 (obit). 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
Painter. Born in Milwaukee, WI on Jan. 24, 1865. Baumgartner was a self-taught painter. He settled in San Francisco in 1894 and for over 50 years was an active member of the local art scene. Painting in oil, tempera, and watercolor, his subjects were primarily landscapes and pastoral scenes with figures. He died in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 1946. Member: Bohemian Club; San Francisco Art Association. Exh: Milwaukee Expo, 1892 (gold medal); San Francisco Art Association, 1900; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1940, 1945. In: Oakland Museum; CSL; CHS. AAW; SF Chronicle, 10-20-1946 (obit). 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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Painter. Born in Milwaukee, WI on Jan. 24, 1865. Baumgartner was a self-taught painter. He settled in San Francisco in 1894 and for over 50 years was an active member of the local art scene.
Painting in oil, tempera, and watercolor, his subjects were primarily landscapes and pastoral scenes with figures. He died in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 1946.
Member: Bohemian Club; San Francisco Art Association. Exh: Milwaukee Expo, 1892 (gold medal); San Francisco Art Association, 1900; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1940, 1945.
In: Oakland Museum; CSL; CHS. AAW; SF Chronicle, 10-20-1946 (obit).
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.