1964. 11" x 15". Original watercolor. Dated and SIGNED in pencil. With exhibition label. Light toning to paper, darkening to very edge. Bennett is a renowned artist, illustrator and muralist. Bennett's works have been displayed in major museums and are part of the Art Institute of Chicago's permanent.....
Henry Chapman Ford was best known for his paintings of the entire chain of twenty-one California missions. In 1875, due to his desire to have a warmer climate, Ford moved to a milder climate, settling in Santa Barbara, California. 1875. 18" x 30" Oil on canvas. Signed and dated left.....
As a teenager, Ludmilla met the artist Thaddeus Welch, despite a twenty-three year age difference, the couple was married in 1883. The couple eventually settled in Marin County and then Santa Barbara, where they developed a loyal patronage. The two often painted side by side. 10" X 17". Oil on.....
As a teenager, Ludmilla met the artist Thaddeus Welch, despite a twenty-three year age difference, the couple was married in 1883. The couple eventually settled in Marin County and then Santa Barbara, where they developed a loyal patronage. The two often painted side by side. 14" x 18". Oil on.....
Born in England in 1859. Sykes had a rift with his father at age 25 and left home. He then immigrated to Santa Barbara, CA where he remained. Missions were a favorite subject of his paintings; some were done on whale vertebrae. Apparently he lived on some sort of legacy;.....
Noted philanthropist, art collector and founder of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and fine artist. Paintings by Ludington are quite scarce. Circa 1935. 22' x 29" Oil on canvas. Signed lower left.