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1865 Bentzen, Germany - 1946 Laguna Beach, California. Known for: Plein-air landscape and coastal view painting.
One of California's best-known landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, William Wendt was called the "Dean of Southern California" artists. His landscapes were especially known... Read full biography
One of California's best-known landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, William Wendt was called the "Dean of Southern California" artists. His landscapes were especially known for rich greens and browns. In 1911, he became co- founder of the California Art Club, which he... Read full biography
One of California's best-known landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, William Wendt was called the "Dean of Southern California" artists. His landscapes were especially known for rich greens and browns. In 1911, he became co- founder of the California Art Club, which he served as the second and fourth President from 1911 to 1919 and 1917 to 1918 respectively. This organization reflected his commitment to plein-air painting of the California landscape. His style was... Read full biography
One of California's best-known landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, William Wendt was called the "Dean of Southern California" artists. His landscapes were especially known for rich greens and browns. In 1911, he became co- founder of the California Art Club, which he served as the second and fourth President from 1911 to 1919 and 1917 to 1918 respectively. This organization reflected his commitment to plein-air painting of the California landscape. His style was impressionism, obviously influenced by the Decorative Style of Arthur Mathews, and his landscapes seldom had figures in them. Indicative of the breadth of his reputation was his election in 1912 as an Associate of the National Academy of Design in New... Read full biography
One of California's best-known landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, William Wendt was called the "Dean of Southern California" artists. His landscapes were especially known for rich greens and browns. In 1911, he became co- founder of the California Art Club, which he served as the second and fourth President from 1911 to 1919 and 1917 to 1918 respectively. This organization reflected his commitment to plein-air painting of the California landscape. His style was impressionism, obviously influenced by the Decorative Style of Arthur Mathews, and his landscapes seldom had figures in them. Indicative of the breadth of his reputation was his election in 1912 as an Associate of the National Academy of Design in New York. He was born in Bentzen, Germany, and in 1880, immigrated to Chicago where, largely self taught, he studied br... Read full biography
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About William Wendt: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (17)
All MuseumsBakersfield Museum of Art
1930R Street
Bakersfield, CA 93308Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Eagle's Nest Art Collection at Oregon Public Library District
300 Jefferson Street
Oregon, IL 61061Flint Institute of Arts
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Museum of Art at Brigham Young University
North Campus Drive
Box 23300
Provo, UT 84602-1400National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101The John H. Vanderpoel Art Association
9625 S. Longwood Drive (Ridge Park)
Chicago, IL 60643The Jonathan Art Foundation
545 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071Tucson Museum of Art
140 N. Main Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85718UCI Institute and Museum for California Art
18881 von Karman Avenue
Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92612Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354