JAMES EVERETT STUART Signed 1920 Original Oil – LISTED. This is a superb original signed oil on canvas painting by well-listed early. James Everett Stuart became known for his panoramic landscapes from. But especially of the American West with focus on. Reportedly he painted more than 5000 paintings during his lifetime and originated a method of painting on aluminum and wood with a special adhering process that he thought made his work quite durable but proved not to be so. He also wrote on the back of most of his paintings. His parents took him to. At the age of eight, and the family settled in. Where he attended the public schools and studied art with Virgil Williams, Raymond Yelland, Thomas Hill, and William Keith at the San Francisco School of Design. His early work was dramatic. Rivers, and in style the works were moody and mysterious and suggestive of the. He first traveled to the Northwest in 1876, and in 1881, he opened his studio in. And from there traveled throughout the West and East Coast and into. He painted landscapes whose sales ultimately were financially remunerative and which established his reputation. In 1885, he first went to. Where he camped for several weeks, supplied himself with fish for food, climbed steep cliffs including. And filled his sketchbook for studio paintings. At the end of the summer, he went East to. On the return part of his train pass. Settling a studio in. For four years, he continued to arrange several more summer railroad passes to. Of those years, he expressed that he much preferred being in the park to studio painting, but he stopped visiting in 1889 and instead traveled to. During much of the 1890s, he lived in. Until his death in 1941. There, from his studio near. He was highly successful and popular among his peers, underscored by his membership in the Bohemian Club. Many of the owners of old homes in. Have his paintings on the wall, suggestive of a time of grandeur. One of his paintings is in the White House, and his work is in the historical societies of. This rare original painting is entitled “Sur Ranch” and is signed by the artist on the front lower left J. Stuart”, inscribed “2731” and dated “Oct. It is also titled, signed again and inscribed on the canvas verso: Original Sketch: Sur Ranch. It is in excellent condition, measures 12″x 18″and is framed in a dark wood frame for a total size of 17 ¾” x 23 ½”. Gallery retail prices are always much higher. The item “JAMES EVERETT STUART Signed 1920 Original Oil Painting LISTED” is in sale since Thursday, November 5, 2009. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “skf-fineart” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Signed?: Signed
- Medium: Oil
- Subject: Landscape
- Style: Early California
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30″)
- Date of Creation: 1900-1949
- Region of Origin: US
- Painting Surface: Canvas
- Features: Framed