World Treasures: Important Russian, Asian, European & American Works
November 19th & 20th, 2013
auction closed
Day One - Lots 1-490G
Day Two - Lots 491-936


 
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LOT 822
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Lot 822
WILLIAM WENDT (American 1865-1945)
Morro Bay - a California Oceanside Landscape-1924
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right and dated 1924, and verso with exhibition or inventory number 1236
12.25 inches x 14.25 inches
Estimate:  $12,000 - 18,000  
Price Realized: $26,250.00

Provenance:
Lot is accompanied by the original receipt of purchase from Stendahl-Hatfield Galleries, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California dated February 15, 1925, where it was obtained by the original owner and thence by descent in the family to the current owner. (see illustration at right)

William Wendt was born in Bentzen, Germany on February 20, 1865. He immigrated to the United States in 1880 settling in Chicago where he studied briefly at the Art Institute while at the same time working at a commercial art shop. Essentially a self-taught painter, Wendt became a great technician. Wendt was good friends with artist Gardner Symons of Chicago and made several trips to Southern California with him between 1894-1906. He married sculptress Julia Bracken in 1906, after which the couple moved to Los Angeles and bought the studio home of the Wachtels on Sichel Street. Wendt was a cofounder and first president of the California Art Club in 1911 and held the position for six years. In 1912 he was elected an Associate of the National Academy and in that year built a studio-home in Laguna Beach. Before 1915 his paintings were characterized by light, short strokes and after that time he used a much broader, bolder brush. Wendt is ranked among the top tier of American artists and is often referred to as the Dean of Southern California." After a long and successful career he died in Laguna Beach, California on Dec. 29, 1946.


Wendt was a member of a variety of noted art associations and exhibited widely in his lifetime. He was also the recipient of numerous awards including bronze medal, Buffalo Expo, 1901; silver medal, St. Louis Expo, 1904; silver medal, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915; grand prize, Panama-Calif. International Expo, San Diego, 1915; Ranger prize, National Academy of Design, 1926.


Examples of Wendt’s works are held by many institutions such as the Union Club, Seattle; Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis; Cliff Dwellers Club, Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago; Cincinnati Art Museum; Laguna Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Pasadena Art Institute; Pasadena Art Museum; Springville Museum, Utah and many others.


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