Granville Redmond (1871-1935), "Study for 'Resounding Surf'," 1918
Granville Redmond
(1871-1935)
"Study for 'Resounding Surf'," 1918
Oil on thick paperboard
Signed and dated lower right: Granville Redmond / 1918; signed and dated again and inscribed "Study / - Not for Sale -," verso
10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.
Provenance:
Steven Stern Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA
Other Notes:
Born in Philadelphia in 1871, Granville Redmond spent his formative years growing up in San Jose, California. A childhood bout of Scarlet Fever left him profoundly deaf by age three, and Redmond attended the California School for the Deaf from 1879 to 1890 where he learned how to paint and draw. His early excellence in his artistic studies led Redmond to Paris, where he attended the Academie Julian on an academic scholarship. His success in Paris led to his painting "Matin d'hiver" being exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1895.
Redmond returned to California in 1898, and married Carrie Ann Jean one year later. The couple lived in various cities across both Northern and Southern California. By 1905, Redmond had become well-known for his paintings of both coastal scenes and the California landscape. His ability to capture the transient effects of atmosphere and light upon lush countryside brought him great renown. Yet Redmond remains best known for his paintings of California poppies blossoming on rolling hills that he could scarcely paint enough of to meet public demand.
Granville Redmond's work can be found in many public collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Laguna Art Museum, and the Crocker Art Museum.
The present work is the in-situ study for the larger oil painting "Resounding Surf" measuring 22 1/4 x 30 in. The spontaneity and confidence of brushwork, the bold palette as well as the scattered grains of sand that embedded in the wet oil paint in the lower right quadrant reinforce that Redmond was working directly on the beach en plein air when this work was executed in 1918.
Condition
Visual: There is sand embedded in places on the right side of painting, as issued. Blacklight: There are a few scattered rice-sized (and smaller) scattered touch-ups.Frame: 15 x 18 x 2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
Granville Redmond
(1871-1935)
"Study for 'Resounding Surf'," 1918
Oil on thick paperboard
Signed and dated lower right: Granville Redmond / 1918; signed and dated again and inscribed "Study / - Not for Sale -," verso
10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.
Provenance:
Steven Stern Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA
Other Notes:
Born in Philadelphia in 1871, Granville Redmond spent his formative years growing up in San Jose, California. A childhood bout of Scarlet Fever left him profoundly deaf by age three, and Redmond attended the California School for the Deaf from 1879 to 1890 where he learned how to paint and draw. His early excellence in his artistic studies led Redmond to Paris, where he attended the Academie Julian on an academic scholarship. His success in Paris led to his painting "Matin d'hiver" being exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1895.
Redmond returned to California in 1898, and married Carrie Ann Jean one year later. The couple lived in various cities across both Northern and Southern California. By 1905, Redmond had become well-known for his paintings of both coastal scenes and the California landscape. His ability to capture the transient effects of atmosphere and light upon lush countryside brought him great renown. Yet Redmond remains best known for his paintings of California poppies blossoming on rolling hills that he could scarcely paint enough of to meet public demand.
Granville Redmond's work can be found in many public collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Laguna Art Museum, and the Crocker Art Museum.
The present work is the in-situ study for the larger oil painting "Resounding Surf" measuring 22 1/4 x 30 in. The spontaneity and confidence of brushwork, the bold palette as well as the scattered grains of sand that embedded in the wet oil paint in the lower right quadrant reinforce that Redmond was working directly on the beach en plein air when this work was executed in 1918.
Condition
Visual: There is sand embedded in places on the right side of painting, as issued. Blacklight: There are a few scattered rice-sized (and smaller) scattered touch-ups.Frame: 15 x 18 x 2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
