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Painter, etcher, and muralist. Will Sparks became one of California's premier artists. He is best remembered for his paintings of the early Missions, and moonlit nocturne scenes.
This major painting by Gilbert is the largest of his most sought after version of “Mt. Doud” and is considered his finest exhibition work. In pristine condition, this iconic painting represents a view of the Monterey-Carmel coast in all its glorious splendor.
THIS IS HANSEN'S SIGNATURE ETCHING - AND ICONIC COMPOSITION. HIS GOLD MEDAL WINNER IN 1923 AT THE LA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BY THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR BEST PRINT IN EXHIBIT.
Ritschel’s superb interpretations of the California coast earned him the title of Dean of American Marine Painters. The larger version of this painting can be seen in the Monterey Museum of Art's collection, as well as being illustrated in Plein Air Painters of California/The North.
Exhibited: MMA/ Paintings of the Monterey Adobes/2000; Crocker Art Museum-Artists at Continent's End/2006; Art in the Adobes/2013. Illustrated: California Impressionism by Gerdts/ South-1998; Artists at Continent’s End/Shields-2006; A Bohemian Life-Evelyn McCormick/Hirsh; & illus.-2013.
Once asked if she didn't tire of painting trees, Morgan answered that "she would stick by her cypress trees till they sink into the sea, or - what is just as tragic and final - be hopelessly built round." Only four days before her death, she was at Point Lobos painting a cypress.
Exhibited: Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage PMCA; Crocker Art Museum; MMA/2015-2016. Illustrated: Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage by Scott A. Shields, PhD., page 25. Published on the occasion of the exhibition.
Pietro “Pete” Ferrante (right) is credited with being the father of Monterey’s famed sardine industry. Arriving in Monterey in 1904 he observed the methods of fishing that were being used. By his redesign of the lampara net Monterey soon became the Sardine Capital of the World.
S.C. Yuan, Country Farmhouse near Monterey
Inscribed, signed and dated lower left Also inscribed on reverse.
A leading impressionist landscape painter, Silva settled permanently in Carmel in 1913 and for 35 years devoted himself to painting cypresses, eucalypti, dunes, and coasts. Directly from the estate of William P. Silva. Notarized Affidavit signed by the son of the artist on reverse - May 16, 1949.
Titled on reverse by Edgar Payne.
Dated on stretcher/1922 Illustrated: "Edgar Alwin Payne and his Work" published by Stendahl Art Galleries/1926; page 56, plate #39: "The cargo craft of the Venetian lakes are no less picturesque and paintable than the gondolas of the lagoons - and, indeed, offer the artist more color and more vaiety of form. Payne's flair for color led him to them again and again. In his No.10 the sails, of the usual light red and dull yellow, offer form that is almost monumental in its reach toward the greenish sky. The hulls of the boats are reflected in an interplay of greens and reds in the placid waters. Here is a color scheme that is at once rich, tender and luminous."
Titled with estate label on reverse.
One of California’s most important artists, Will Sparks is nationally known for his jewel-like paintings of the California missions and nocturnal adobe scenes. This 'jewel-like painting' demonstrates his broader artistic interests and the connections between his work and the region.
The Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course, the Peninsula's only municipal golf course, is often called the "poor man's Pebble Beach." It is a public 18-hole golf course owned by the city of Pacific Grove, California.
In September 1974 Yuan installed his last show at the Carmel Art Association. Two days later he tragically committed suicide. After three days of shock and mourning, his fellow artists bought out the entire exhibition. This painting hung in that exhibition.
Plate: Signed and dated, lower left: Armin Hansen '27. Titled lower left in pencil; signed lower right in pencil. Plate 98, pages 106, 107 in 'The Graphic Art of Armin C. Hansen-A Catalogue Raisonne' by Anthony R. White/1986.
Signed lower left Titled on reverse Retains original Gump's frame Her medium of choice was tempera which was well suited to her early tonalist style, depicting the luminosity and softness in the northern California landscape.
Exhibited: Maritime Museum of Monterey- Monterey History and Art Association on October 3, 2005 for: "Our Monterey: Prints and Paintings by August Gay and Friends 1920-1940:, Sept. 24, 2005 - Jan. 1, 2006.
Signed lower left: Armin C. Hansen A.N.A. Also signed and titled on reverse Directly from the estate of Armin C. Hansen.
Provenance: Directly from the estate of William Ritschel. Titled on stretcher bar. Also titled, signed Wm. Ritschel, N.A. and artist's monogram on reverse canvas. Exhibited: Remnants of exhibition labels on reverse from exhbition in Los Angeles; Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Of the several rare floral still life paintings we have owned over the last 35 years, this painting is the largest and most beautifully expressive we have offered. Featured in 'American Art Review' magazine - September/October Issue.
Signed and titled by Hansen on reverse Also retains the original exhibition label from Schussler Bros. - San Francisco, Cal. on reverse.
The Chapel was originally built in the mid-1820s. It was the first Russian Orthodox structure in North America outside of Alaska. The Fort Ross Chapel was found eligible for designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1969.
A symbolic creation inspired by California's Gold Rush era in the days of the Forty Niners...executed in the new 'symbolism which he is currently practicing' with 'a whole new palette full of colors...inspired by the covered wagon period, but not historic or genre in style.' (Edwards/2012).
Original Pen, ink and gouache illustration, initialed and dated 1923 lower left, Poem signed lower right. Dixon dedicated his poem to his friend, Tahamont, commemorating his death. It reflects Dixon's deep personal and spiritual connection to the Native American people and the Western landscape.
Retains Mathews' Tabernacle frame from The Furniture Shop, SF. Exhibited: Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA, 2023; 'Artists at Continent's End' - 4 instate venues/2006-2007, page 89 in catalogue. Illustrated: The Art of Arthur & Lucia Mathews, Harvey L. Jones, Oakland Museum/2006, page 46.
Signed lower right
From 1847-1849 this adobe was the quarters of Lieutenant William T. Sherman who was in charge of troops constructing a fort on the site of today's Presidio Military Reservation. General Halleck also headquartered here.
Signed lower right Titled and signed on reverse Exhibited: Lodi Grape Festival and National Wine Show/1959
Yuan left China for Jamaica in 1949. The following year he moved to San Francisco and in 1952 he settled on the Monterey Peninsula. Working in oil and watercolor, he produced still life, High Sierra snow scenes, European and Mexican scenes, harbor and beach scenes, and seascapes.
Framed in a very fine period frame that originally surrounded a significant painting by Armin C. Hansen, N.A., who was a close friend of William Ritschel. Ritschel’s superb interpretations of the California coast earned him the title of Dean of American Marine Painters.
Exhibited: Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA/Coastal Views: California and the Pacific Northwest"- 2023; Exhibited at both the Crocker and Laguna Art Museums, and pictured full page in Scott Shields accompanying book The Eloquent Palette/2020. Advertised in AAR: Feb.Mar.Apr/2026 full page.
Exhibited: "Coastal Views: California and the Pacific Northwest"- Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA/2023. Illustrated in catalogue, page 19. CAA/1994 retrospective. Illustrated in accompanying book, page 188, plate 65.
Peters built a home in Monterey and his name became almost synonymous with landscapes of crumbling adobes painted in the witchery of moonlight. He was leader of the group of American Luminists which centered about the Del Monte Art Gallery when it opened at the old Hotel Del Monte in 1907.
Illustrated: A Bohemian Life-Evelyn McCormick/American Impressionist (1862-1948) by Nelda Hirsh, 2013. Page 197.
Exhibited: Crocker Art Museum/February 16, 2014 to May 11, 2014; Monterey Museum of Art/June 6, 2014 to October 19, 2014. Illustrated in accompanying catalogue.
Titled and signed on reverse: "Monterey Shore in Springtime" - Monterey Coast- Exhibited: PMCA-Gardens and Grandeur:" Porcelains and Paintings by Franz A. Bischoff". Pasadena Museum of California Art: November 14, 2010-March 20, 2011.
Catherine Seideneck was a prominent member of the Carmel art community. She was an accomplished artisan and teacher - equally skilled as a painter of oil, watercolor, pastel, and oil wash.
Pebble Beach visionary, S.F.B. Morse commissioned his artist friend, Armin Hansen, to print a variant of his original etching of the same year. Exhibited/Illustrated: Whatcom Museum/2023; Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage/2015-2016.
Exhibited: Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage PMCA; Crocker Art Museum; MMA/2015-2016 Illustrated: Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage by Scott A. Shields, PhD., page 231. Published on the occasion of the exhibition. This is the sketch for the oil painting "The Sentinels" illustrated on page 25.
