This is attributed to E. Hartridge as well. https://www.arcadja.com/auctions/en/lot/l8u1nim5/ Debora
Dorr Oliver Long did have a lot of sports leagues and their logo typeface wasn't dissimilar. Debora
Hey! I found him on familysearch.org. Born in Malmesbury and died in Parow. Cause of death "Pneumonia." Occupation at time of death...
No, I couldn't find another still life. Not a lot of his work out there but... He seems to have been more interested in genre subjects. Debora
To my eye, that tag looks 1960s-1970s but could be wrong. Debora
Never seen one on three panels before. Debora
I always think -- perhaps incorrectly -- that these types of works were produced by individuals working in the commercial arts or printing trade....
Must both be student works then. Easy to identify a couple of early influences. I see both Cézanne and Klimt. Debora [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I like it very much and sympathetically framed. Would give it houseroom too. But... Am I correct in that he was only 16 when he painted that?...
Apple country. I'd thought the Gold Rush was a bit early for orchards but, apparently it wasn't. Debora
Looks like Palm Springs way to my eye, Coachella Valley, but could be elsewhere as noted above. High desert. Debora
Portuguese-style. A bit better. Debora
Certainly trained. Accomplished what he wanted to. Interesting choice that he took advantage of the texture of the masonite. Looks almost like...
And how do you know it's California? Debora
Just down the road in Thornton. Debora [ATTACH]
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Have you ever been to the bullfight? Debora
Oh, thanks. Rio Linda has 15,000. But Rio Vista is a more interesting community. Debora
The photographer Alan Craig Barnard is her son. You can contact him here. https://www.alancraigbarnard.com/prints Debora
Good grief. No one's from Rio Vista except perhaps Humphrey the Whale. Let's see... She belonged to the Pastel Society of the West Coast and...
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