an exhibition of works drawn from our collection.
In honor of this summer's America's Cup, and to coincide with San Francisco's Legion of Honor's exhibition, Impressionists on the Water
James Gayle Tyler 1855-1931
Sailboat nocturne, 14 x 18 |
 Sailboat and Dory,
8 x 10 |
James Gale Tyler is famous for painting all the Americas Cup races from 1900 through 1930.
His subtle light effects made him popular both in his day and ours. |
His work are included in notable collections and his illustrations were published in Harper's. Literary Digest and Century Magazine.
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His works were widely exhibited and can be seen at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, the Mariner's Museum of the New York Historical Society, and the Yale University Library.
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California School
This painting is unsigned and has no artist attribution, yet it is one of our gallery's best works. It bears an ink stamped label from Harry Linder's Art Shop in Long Beach. Harry Linder was a well known artist in his own right and at his frame shop, he exhibited works by many friends, among them notable early twentieth century LA artists.
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California School
Sailboats in San Pedro Harbor |
This painting is quite successful, drawing the viewer into the scene and suggests the solitude and atmospherics of Southern California. The brush strokes are fat, long, and confident, not accomplished by an amateur.
The carved, gilded framing is by Vandeuren Archival Framing in West Hollywood, California. Input regarding the attribution of this painting is welcome, so please bring forth your ideas.
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Fishing Boat
nocturne, 9 x 6 |
Richard Dey De Ribcowsky pursued his art education in Paris, Florence and St. Petersburg, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina where he founded the Academy of Beaux Arts in 1904.
In 1920, he moved to the U.S. He traveled extensively. The last years of his life he resided in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, where his paintings were on display throughout the building.
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Sam Hyde Harris 1889-1977
Lakeside, 12 x 16 |
Boathouse, 20 x 24 |
Sam Hyde Harris
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Sam parents brought Sam to Los Angeles from Middlesex, England in 1904. Growing up, he worked odd jobs while pursuing his art education, including studies with Hanson Puthuff. He was quite successful with commercial art, creating posters for railroads eager to lure travelers to California.
His fine art career was equally as successful. At age 55, he purchased artist Jack Wilkerson Smith's home on Champion Place in Alhambra which later became known as "Artists Alley." This "Montmarte of the Southwest" was also home to Sam's neighbors, Frank Tenney Johnson, Eli Harvey, and Clyde Forsythe, as well as the winter home of New Englander, Norman Rockwell.
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Joshua Meador 1911-1965
Bodega Pier, 20 x 27 |
Joshua Meador |
Untitled, Red Sunset, 8 x 10 |
Waiting at Noyo, 20 x 27 |
Joshua Meador graduated from the Art Institute in Chicago in 1935. Soon thereafter, Walt Disney was expanding his staff to produce his first feature length cartoon, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Josh was hired and was lead animator on the project. He remained with Disney Studios becoming the Director of Animated Effects. He is well known for his accomplishments in the field of animated effects, yet during his career, he always thought of himself as a painter first. Every opportunity, he would head out of Los Angeles to paint
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landscapes throughout California. He loved visiting Bodega Bay and painted scenes throughout Sonoma County. Beginning in the mid 1950's, he maintained galleries and studios in Carmel Highlands and then in Caspar, just north of Mendocino. He was a member of the Laguna Beach Art Association, the Carmel Art Association and was a guest lecturer for the California Art Club.
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Rock Fishing , 20 x 27 |
Point Arena Light, 12 x 16 |
Pier at Monterey, 18 x 24 |
Inner Harbor 18 x 24 |
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Davis Frances Schwartz
After studying at the Art Institute in Chicago, Davis Schwartz worked as a commercial illustrator for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 1903, he moved to California, first working for the LA Times and then moving north to San Francisco in 1924. He maintained his studio in the Ferry Building for thirty years, and was the person charged with the huge relief map of California housed there, an astonishing exhibit which was two-football fields in length! He was a member of the Carmel Art Association and the Society of Western Artists. |
Davis Francis Schwartz 1879-1969
Boys Fishing on the Bay, 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 |
Embarking Schooner, 10 x 12 |
San Francisco
Bay Sailing
5 1/2 x 4 1/2 |
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