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William Wendt
(1865-1946)
The Land of Heart's Desire 36 x 60 in. framed 41 1/2 x 65 1/2 in.
25 April 2023, 13:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$200,000 - US$300,000
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William Wendt (1865-1946)
The Land of Heart's Desire
signed and dated 'William Wendt 1910' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 x 60 in.
framed 41 1/2 x 65 1/2 in.
signed and dated 'William Wendt 1910' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 x 60 in.
framed 41 1/2 x 65 1/2 in.
Footnotes
Provenance
Private collection, Pasadena.
Literature
John Alan Walker, Documents on the Life and Art of William Wendt 1865-1946: California's Painter Laureate of the Paysage Moralisé, Big Pine, 1992, number 345, p. 160.
Antony Anderson, William Wendt and His Work, Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles, 1926, p. 16, and noted on the exhibition checklist.
John S. McGroarty, California, Its History and Romance, Los Angeles, 1911, p. 3.
Fine Arts Journal, May 1915, p. 222.
Alma May Cook, 'Masterpieces of L.A. Painter Win Homeland Praise,' Los Angeles Express, circa 1922.
Exhibited
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 23rd Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, October 18 - November 27, 1910, no. 237.
New York, National Academy of Design, Winter Exhibition, 1911, no. 231.
Los Angeles, California Art Club, Fifth Annual Exhibition, October 7-31, 1914, no. 47.
San Francisco, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915, Gallery 67, no. 3172, Silver Medal.
Los Angeles, Stendahl Galleries, 1926, no. 16.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Museum, Retrospective Exhibition, 1939, no. 22.