William Wendt, Mount San Antonio

William Wendt

American · 1865–1946 · Painter

William Wendt was a German-born American landscape painter. He was called the "Dean of Southern California landscape painters." Associated with the Eucalyptus School, his work… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Wendt, Old Coast Road, circa 1916, oil on canvasOld Coast RoadBonhams · $1,565,000≈ £1,024,014≈ €1,432,232Sign up to see
  2. William Wendt, When Fields Lie Fallow, circa 1921, oil on canvasWhen Fields Lie FallowBonhams · $384,500≈ £290,276≈ €326,373Sign up to see
  3. William Wendt, Montecito, 1909, oil on canvasMontecitoBonhams · $365,000≈ £255,710≈ €320,288Sign up to see

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William Wendt was a German-born American landscape painter. He was called the "Dean of Southern California landscape painters." Associated with the Eucalyptus School, his work is more closely aligned with the Arts and Crafts Movement in California than the French or American Impressionists.

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Born 1865, GermanyDied 1946, Laguna BeachOccupation PainterWikidata Q8020186 ↗ULAN 500028716 ↗Museum works 1

Works in museum collections

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William Wendt, Mount San Antonio
Mount San Antonio1912
Dallas Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dallas Museum of Art

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