Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Museums page for Charles Rollo Peters ((1862 - 1928)), known for Nocturne and tonalist landscape painting. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
Charles Rollo Peters MUSEUMS
1862 San Francisco, California - 1928 Monterey, California. Known for: Nocturne and tonalist landscape painting.
Charles Rollo Peters, called "The Poet of Night", is best known for his Tonalist landscapes, especially nocturnes, with much of his subject matter being scenes around his home in Monterey,... Read full biography
Charles Rollo Peters, called "The Poet of Night", is best known for his Tonalist landscapes, especially nocturnes, with much of his subject matter being scenes around his home in Monterey, California. James McNeill Whistler, who promoted the Tonalist aesthetic in Europe, was a major influence on... Read full biography
Charles Rollo Peters, called "The Poet of Night", is best known for his Tonalist landscapes, especially nocturnes, with much of his subject matter being scenes around his home in Monterey, California. James McNeill Whistler, who promoted the Tonalist aesthetic in Europe, was a major influence on his painting, and "is reported to have said that Peters was the only artist other than himself who could paint nocturnes." (Gerdts) . As Peters matured, his life became increasingly tumultuous, but the... Read full biography
Charles Rollo Peters, called "The Poet of Night", is best known for his Tonalist landscapes, especially nocturnes, with much of his subject matter being scenes around his home in Monterey, California. James McNeill Whistler, who promoted the Tonalist aesthetic in Europe, was a major influence on his painting, and "is reported to have said that Peters was the only artist other than himself who could paint nocturnes." (Gerdts) . As Peters matured, his life became increasingly tumultuous, but the one stable part of his existence was his painting. He continued to pour his emotions into his work, creating lonely, mysterious nocturnes with a palette of deep blues and blacks. The scenes were invariably dotted with a speck of light emanating from... Read full biography
Charles Rollo Peters, called "The Poet of Night", is best known for his Tonalist landscapes, especially nocturnes, with much of his subject matter being scenes around his home in Monterey, California. James McNeill Whistler, who promoted the Tonalist aesthetic in Europe, was a major influence on his painting, and "is reported to have said that Peters was the only artist other than himself who could paint nocturnes." (Gerdts) . As Peters matured, his life became increasingly tumultuous, but the one stable part of his existence was his painting. He continued to pour his emotions into his work, creating lonely, mysterious nocturnes with a palette of deep blues and blacks. The scenes were invariably dotted with a speck of light emanating from the moon or a lighted window. His landscapes usually displayed a more prominent sky view and often included a winding path o... Read full biography
Charles Rollo Peters - Artist Info
About Charles Rollo Peters: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsFisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California
823 Exposition Boulevard
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0292Monterey Museum of Art- Pacific
559 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685Portland Art Museum, Oregon
1219 Sw Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205Saint Mary's College Museum of Art (Hearst Coll.)
1928 St. Mary's Road
P.O. Box 5110-Smc
Moraga, CA 94575-5110