$11,850
Charles Arthur Fries (American, 1854-1940) The Painted Gorge at Torrey Pines (No. 853) , 1919 Signed "C.A. Fries" l.l., numbered and titled "#853..." on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm), framed. Condition: Craquelure. Literature: Petersen, Martin E. Second Nature: Four Early San Diego Landscape Painters , Munich: Prestel, 1991 (illus.). Exhibitions: Second Nature: Four Early San Diego Landscape Painters, San Diego Museum of Art, June 1 to August 18, 1991. Scattered small dots of retouch, around 6 - 8 in all. Natural pigment fluorescence in the sky, does not appear to be retouch. Craquelure overall, slightly more pronounced in the clouds u.c. Subtle vertical stretcher bar mark in the center.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-05-20
