William Wendt (American, 1865-1946) The Hilltop, 1926 25 x 30in
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William Wendt (American, 1865-1946)
The Hilltop, 1926
signed and dated 'William Wendt. 1926.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30in
Sold for US$ 79,300 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • PROVENANCE:
    Frederick Grue, Tarzana, California
    Private Collection, Thousand Oaks, California

    EXHIBITION:
    Los Angeles, California, Stendahl Galleries, Farewell Exhibition of Paintings, March 21 - April 9, 1927, no. 61.
    Laguna Beach, California, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, William Wendt: California Landscape, February 1977.

    LITERATURE:
    Los Angeles Times, December 11, 1927, illustrated.
    Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, date unknown, illustrated.
    Nancy Moure, William Wendt 1865-1946, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California, 1977, page 50, no. 23, illustrated.
    John Alan Walker, Documents on the Life and Art of William Wendt, Big Pine, California, 1992. Listed on page 154, no. 288.

Category: Fine Art / California and Western Paintings

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