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1890 Czechoslovakia - 1962 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Watercolor coastal and desert view painting.
A painter, Ferdinand Sersen was born in Czechoslovakia on Feb. 24, 1890. 'Fred' Sersen came to the U.S. at age 17. He first studied at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design and continued at the... Read full biography
A painter, Ferdinand Sersen was born in Czechoslovakia on Feb. 24, 1890. 'Fred' Sersen came to the U.S. at age 17. He first studied at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design and continued at the Portland (OR) Art Academy and San Francisco Institute of Art. While at the latter, the Canadian... Read full biography
A painter, Ferdinand Sersen was born in Czechoslovakia on Feb. 24, 1890. 'Fred' Sersen came to the U.S. at age 17. He first studied at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design and continued at the Portland (OR) Art Academy and San Francisco Institute of Art. While at the latter, the Canadian government commissioned him to produce a mural for the Panama Pacific International Exposition. He painted a series of cityscapes of San Francisco before returning to Los Angeles. Most of his career was... Read full biography
A painter, Ferdinand Sersen was born in Czechoslovakia on Feb. 24, 1890. 'Fred' Sersen came to the U.S. at age 17. He first studied at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design and continued at the Portland (OR) Art Academy and San Francisco Institute of Art. While at the latter, the Canadian government commissioned him to produce a mural for the Panama Pacific International Exposition. He painted a series of cityscapes of San Francisco before returning to Los Angeles. Most of his career was spent as head of the special effects department at 20th Century Fox where he was nominated for nine Academy Awards and received two Oscars. The subjects of his oils and watercolors include city scenes, coastals, and the desert near Borrego Springs where... Read full biography
A painter, Ferdinand Sersen was born in Czechoslovakia on Feb. 24, 1890. 'Fred' Sersen came to the U.S. at age 17. He first studied at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design and continued at the Portland (OR) Art Academy and San Francisco Institute of Art. While at the latter, the Canadian government commissioned him to produce a mural for the Panama Pacific International Exposition. He painted a series of cityscapes of San Francisco before returning to Los Angeles. Most of his career was spent as head of the special effects department at 20th Century Fox where he was nominated for nine Academy Awards and received two Oscars. The subjects of his oils and watercolors include city scenes, coastals, and the desert near Borrego Springs where he had a second home. Sersen died in Los Angeles on Dec. 11, 1962. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies... Read full biography
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Keywords (19)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Desert Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •California Watercolor Society
Art School
- •California School of Design, Mark Hopkins Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, 1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •California Watercolor Society-