Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel ((1876 - 1954)), known for Landscape, figure, portrait, and floral painting. Showing associated keywords and tags.
Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel KEYWORDS
1876 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 1954 Pasadena, California. Known for: Landscape, figure, portrait, and floral painting.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 10, 1870 into an artistic family Marion Wachtel was born to a mother who was an artist, and her great-grandfather was a Royal Academician in London. She studied... Read full biography
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 10, 1870 into an artistic family Marion Wachtel was born to a mother who was an artist, and her great-grandfather was a Royal Academician in London. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Vanderpoel and in New York City with William M. Chase. For... Read full biography
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 10, 1870 into an artistic family Marion Wachtel was born to a mother who was an artist, and her great-grandfather was a Royal Academician in London. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Vanderpoel and in New York City with William M. Chase. For several years she taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and was popular in Milwaukee as a portrait painter. A commission from the Santa Fe Railway to paint scenes in their ticket offices brought her to... Read full biography
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 10, 1870 into an artistic family Marion Wachtel was born to a mother who was an artist, and her great-grandfather was a Royal Academician in London. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Vanderpoel and in New York City with William M. Chase. For several years she taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and was popular in Milwaukee as a portrait painter. A commission from the Santa Fe Railway to paint scenes in their ticket offices brought her to California. Arriving in San Francisco in 1903, she became a pupil of William Keith. Learning of her proposed move to southern California, Keith suggested that she study with Elmer Wachtel. A romance blossomed and they married in 1904. After her... Read full biography
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 10, 1870 into an artistic family Marion Wachtel was born to a mother who was an artist, and her great-grandfather was a Royal Academician in London. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Vanderpoel and in New York City with William M. Chase. For several years she taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and was popular in Milwaukee as a portrait painter. A commission from the Santa Fe Railway to paint scenes in their ticket offices brought her to California. Arriving in San Francisco in 1903, she became a pupil of William Keith. Learning of her proposed move to southern California, Keith suggested that she study with Elmer Wachtel. A romance blossomed and they married in 1904. After her marriage, the artist dropped the "u" in her surname and then spelled it "Kavanagh." Regular exhibi. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".... Read full biography
Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel - Artist Info
About Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel: Keywords
Keywords (54)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •California Style
- •Contemporary Impressionism, After 1940
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Adobe Structures, Pueblos
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •San Juan Capistrano Mission
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Catalina Island
- •Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, Arizona
- •Lake George, New York
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
- •California Art Club-
- •California Watercolor Society
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
Art Teacher
- •John Vanderpoel
- •William Keith
- •William Merritt Chase
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Gardena High School Collection (CA)
- •J.L Hubbell Collection, Arizona
- •Morton H. Fleischer Collection
- •Santa Fe Railroad Commissioned Art
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •California Art Club
- •California Watercolor Society-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of State Fair
- •Arizona State Fair