William Seltzer Rice - Monterey Sand Dunes circa 1910s/20s -Original Watercolor

Description: Offered here is an original watercolor by well known California artist/printmaker William Seltzer Rice, circa 1910s or 1920s. Artwork measures 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches (sight). Painting is newly matted, under plexiglass in gold framing. The overall framed size is ~22 x 27 inches. Painting is not signed but has great provenance. Provenance: Inherited from the estates of artist William Rice and his sister Elizabeth Fitch by their children, William M. Rice and William M. Fitch, with both estates inherited by William Fitch's wife Leslie Fitch of Lodi, California. Painting is watercolor on paper and appears to be in very good unfaded condition. ----------------------------- William Seltzer Rice (1913-1981) William Seltzer Rice - Monterey Sand Dunes circa 1910s/20s -Original Watercolor Click image to enlarge Description Offered here is an original watercolor by well known California artist/printmaker William Seltzer Rice, circa 1910s or 1920s. Artwork measures 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches (sight). Painting is newly matted, under plexiglass in gold framing. The overall framed size is ~22 x 27 inches. Painting is not signed but has great provenance. Provenance: Inherited from the estates of artist William Rice and his sister Elizabeth Fitch by their children, William M. Rice and William M. Fitch, with both estates inherited by William Fitch's wife Leslie Fitch of Lodi, California. Painting is watercolor on paper and appears to be in very good unfaded condition. ----------------------------- William Seltzer Rice (1913-1981) Etcher, painter, printmaker, William Seltzer Rice was born on June 23, 1873 in Manheim, PA where his family had a carriage-painting business. Rice began drawing at an early age and had art lessons from itinerant artists. At age 20 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia and took classes from Howard Pyle at the Drexel Institute. He worked as a staff artist for the Philadelphia Times until 1900 when he was offered a job in California as supervisor of art in the Stockton public schools. He remained in that position for ten years and then became head of the art departments at Alameda High School, Fremont High School (1919-30), Oakland's Castlemont High School (1930-40), and UC Extension (1932-43). While teaching, he earned a B.F.A. degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts and taught summer classes at that school. Rice produced a number of watercolors of scenic spots in California from 1901. Wood block and linoleum prints soon became his forte. At the Panama Pacific Exposition he was exposed to Japanese prints, which impressed him deeply and changed the course of his future work. He retired from teaching in the public schools in the 1940s but continued accepting invitations to teach and exhibit for the next 15 years. He died at his Oakland home on Aug. 27, 1963. He was author of Block Prints: How to Make Them and Block Printing in the School. Member: SFAA; Calif. Society of PM; Calif. Society of Etchers; Oakland Art League; Pacific AA; Bay Region AA. Exh: Penn. Museum of Industrial Art, 1904 (prize); Calif. Society of Etchers from 1912; PPIE, 1915; San Francisco Art Association, 1916, 1925; Santa Cruz Art League, 1934; GOlF, 1939; Library of Congress, 1943; Philadelphia Print Club, 1943. In: CCAC; NMAA; Boston Public Library; Library of Congress; NY Public Library; CSL; Oakland Museum; Worcester (MA) Museum. Invw; Ben; AAA 1917-33; WWAA 1936-62; FId. Source: Crocker Art Museum Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.

Price: 1995 USD

Location: American Canyon, California

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