California, Delaware. 1830 - 1886
Marine, landscape and portrait painting
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1827 England - 1880 San Francisco, California. Known for: Seascape-ship portrait, landscape painting.
Joseph Lee (1827-1880). He was born in England in 1827, came to San Francisco in 1858 and was listed in the city directory as a sign painter. Little is known of his art training; he may have been... Read full biography
Joseph Lee (1827-1880). He was born in England in 1827, came to San Francisco in 1858 and was listed in the city directory as a sign painter. Little is known of his art training; he may have been been self-taught. He first gained public notice in 1858 at the second Mechanics' Institute Fair where... Read full biography
Joseph Lee (1827-1880). He was born in England in 1827, came to San Francisco in 1858 and was listed in the city directory as a sign painter. Little is known of his art training; he may have been been self-taught. He first gained public notice in 1858 at the second Mechanics' Institute Fair where he won a bronze medal for tin signs. From the painting of signs, he developed into an easel painter of scenes that were rendered in minute detail. Captains often hired Lee to do portraits of their... Read full biography
Joseph Lee (1827-1880). He was born in England in 1827, came to San Francisco in 1858 and was listed in the city directory as a sign painter. Little is known of his art training; he may have been been self-taught. He first gained public notice in 1858 at the second Mechanics' Institute Fair where he won a bronze medal for tin signs. From the painting of signs, he developed into an easel painter of scenes that were rendered in minute detail. Captains often hired Lee to do portraits of their ships and it is said that you could rig a ship with one of his paintings. His works are seldom without water and often contain repetitious patterns such as railroad tracks, white picket fences, etc. He often signed his paintings on the bows of the ships.... Read full biography
Joseph Lee (1827-1880). He was born in England in 1827, came to San Francisco in 1858 and was listed in the city directory as a sign painter. Little is known of his art training; he may have been been self-taught. He first gained public notice in 1858 at the second Mechanics' Institute Fair where he won a bronze medal for tin signs. From the painting of signs, he developed into an easel painter of scenes that were rendered in minute detail. Captains often hired Lee to do portraits of their ships and it is said that you could rig a ship with one of his paintings. His works are seldom without water and often contain repetitious patterns such as railroad tracks, white picket fences, etc. He often signed his paintings on the bows of the ships. His rare works number fewer than 100. Lee died in San Francisco of a lung disease on January 13,... Read full biography
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Bird's Hotel (Bird's Point, Alameda)
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The Courser at Sea
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Genre-views, portrait, still life, landscape painting
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Landscape and seascape painting, etching, mural
California / Ireland. 1849 - 1936
Marine and landscape painting, illustration
California, Mississippi / France. 1873 - 1930
Wild animal sculpture, figural
California. 1848 - 1900
Painter-landscape, sunsets, coastal views
California, Colorado. 1827 - 1910
Western landscape, marine, nocturne
California, Indiana. 1844 - 1919
Landscape, Indian-military genre
California, Iowa. 1850 - 1936
Landscape-floral, portrait, figure
California, Vermont, Maine. 1847 - 1933
Landscape, marine paintings, illustrations
California, New York. 1860 - 1932
Landscape and marine painting, illustration
California, Illinois. 1871 - 1958
Still life and landscape painting
California / Europe. 1862 - 1928
Nocturne and tonalist landscape painting
California, Hawaii, Kansas, New York / France. 1844 - 1889
Volcanic landscape and western scene painting
California, Ohio. 1863 - 1931
Landscape, figure and portrait painting
California. 1886 - 1977
Landscape, harbors and townscape painting, illustration
California. 1868 - 1948
Landscape, marine and portrait painting
California. 1838 - 1923
Landscape, architecture, still life
California. 1856 - 1935
Tonalist landscape painter, missions and adobes
California / Norway. 1860 - 1935
Landscape, missions and marine painting
California. 1890 - 1939
Modernist figure, landscape and portrait painting
California. 1886 - 1957
Coastal, marine genre and landscape painting and etching
California, New Jersey. 1890 - 1936
Landscape, marine and still-life painting
California / Russian Federation. 1886 - 1933
Land-skyscape, genre, coastal
California, New Jersey. 1863 - 1957
Floral landscape and coastal view painting
California, Maine. 1877 - 1947
Modernist landscape, marine and figure painting
Kansas, California. 1866 - 1940
Landscape, figure, portrait, marine
California / Mexico. 1869 - 1943
Landscape and coastal painting, graphics
California / Norway. 1856 - 1930 or 1955
Marine, landscape
California, Ohio, Ontario / Canada. 1882 - 1938
Modernist painting-coastal-harbors, rocky beaches
California, Hawaii. 1859 - 1939
Landscape, portrait and genre painting
California, Maine. 1904 - 1973
Regional scene easel and mural painting, teaching, illustration