Henry George Keller (American, 1869-1949)
Bahamas scene. Watercolor on paper, signed with artist's insignia and signature lower left, in a gilt frame with linen mat and gold fillet, overall 18" x 24".
Keller studied in Cleveland at the Institute of Art and for 43 years taught at that school. During the 1890s he worked there at the Morgan Lithograph Company, during which time he studied in NYC at the ASL. Keller made his first trip to California in 1915 to attend the PPIE. Following a visit to San Diego in 1925, he spent several summers there. He was elected an associate of the National Academy in 1939. In 1948 he moved to San Diego to live with his son and died there on Aug. 3, 1949. The subjects of his watercolors, oils, lithographs, and etchings include horses, figures, landscapes of Ohio, San Diego, and from his world travels. Exh: Royal Academy (Munich) 1902 (silver medal); Armory Show (NYC), 1913; Carnegie Inst., 1914-44; AIC, 1929 (prize); Calif. WC Society, 1940; Cleveland Museum, 1950 (memorial). In: Library of Congress; Whitney Museum (NYC); MM; Cleveland Museum; Boston Museum.
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1903-33; American Magazine of Art, Sept. 1936; Who's Who in American Art 1936-47.
Condition: Overall good condition, paper mounted to board for support.
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Bahamas scene. Watercolor on paper, signed with artist's insignia and signature lower left, in a gilt frame with linen mat and gold fillet, overall 18" x 24".
Keller studied in Cleveland at the Institute of Art and for 43 years taught at that school. During the 1890s he worked there at the Morgan Lithograph Company, during which time he studied in NYC at the ASL. Keller made his first trip to California in 1915 to attend the PPIE. Following a visit to San Diego in 1925, he spent several summers there. He was elected an associate of the National Academy in 1939. In 1948 he moved to San Diego to live with his son and died there on Aug. 3, 1949. The subjects of his watercolors, oils, lithographs, and etchings include horses, figures, landscapes of Ohio, San Diego, and from his world travels. Exh: Royal Academy (Munich) 1902 (silver medal); Armory Show (NYC), 1913; Carnegie Inst., 1914-44; AIC, 1929 (prize); Calif. WC Society, 1940; Cleveland Museum, 1950 (memorial). In: Library of Congress; Whitney Museum (NYC); MM; Cleveland Museum; Boston Museum.
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1903-33; American Magazine of Art, Sept. 1936; Who's Who in American Art 1936-47.
Condition: Overall good condition, paper mounted to board for support.
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