GEORGE KENNEDY BRANDRIFF LISTED ""Douarnenez, France, Church And Street" Oil/C

Description: "Douarnenez, France, Church And Street," 1929 by George Kennedy Brandriff Up for auction: A beautiful oil on canvas board of a street scene in Douarnenez, France painted in 1929 by GEORGE KENNEDY BRANDRIFF (LISTED CALIFORNIA ARTIST). Notes: Douarnenez, is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary on the southern shore of Douarnenez Bay in the Atlantic Ocean.Provenance: Estate of Dewitt McCall and DeRu's Fine Arts, Laguna, CA. The work is authenticated by Mrs Barndriff on the reverse of the painting. Provenance: Estate of DeWitt McCall, author of Artists in California and owner of DeRu's Fine Arts, Bellflower and Laguna Beach, CA Authenticity is guaranteed. You can buy with Confidence because this painting came form the estate of one of America's greatest art experts. We posted a copy of DeWitt McCall's book on CA art. The work measures 11 X 14 inches and in the solid wood frame it measures 17.50 X 20.25 inches. Frame and painting are in excellent condition. Condition is very good. See Condition statement. George Kennedy Brandriff- 1890-1936 George Kennedy Brandriff was born on Feb. 13, 1890 in Millville, NJ. After moving to Orange, CA in 1913, Brandriff worked as a piano salesman. Shortly after his arrival he enrolled at the USC College of Dentistry and in 1918 opened a dental office in Hemet, CA. Without the benefit of formal training, he had been painting all his life. He later had a few art lessons from Anna Hills, Carl Oscar Borg, Jack Wilkinson Smith, and in 1928 abandoned dentistry to devote full-time to art. After building a studio-home in Laguna Beach, Brandriff taught painting (Orrin White was one of his pupils) and served as president of the local art association. His subject matter included beach scenes, marines, mountain landscapes, still lifes, and figures. Many of his paintings were of the sea and fishermen around the Newport Beach area. Stricken with cancer, his short career ended with his suicide on Aug. 14, 1936 in Laguna Beach. Member: AAPL; Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA (pres. 1934); Foundation of Western Art. Exh: LA County Fair, 1927; Southby Salon (LA), 1927; Painters of the West (LA), 1928, 1929 (silver medal); Exposition Bldg (LA), 1928; Kanst Gallery (LA), 1929; Biltmore Salon (LA), 1929, 1930, 1933, 1936; Calif. State Fair, 1930 (2nd prize); Pasadena Art Institute, 1930, 1933, 1934; USC, 1933; Laguna Museum, 1989 (retrospective). In: Orange Co. (CA) Museum; Phoenix Municipal Collection; USC; Irvine (CA) Museum; LACMA. Murals: Mt Vernon Jr. High School (LA); Jonathan Club (LA); Inglewood (CA) High School; Polytechnic High School (Venice, CA). Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"California Impressionism (Wm. Gerdts & Will South); Plein Air Painters (Ruth Westphal); Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Artists of the American West(Samuels); Art Digest, 3-15-1931; Los Angeles Times, 4-13-1931; American Art Annual 1933; Painters & Sculptors in California: the Modern Era; So. Calif. Artists, 1890-1940; Who's Who in American Art 1936-39 (obituary). Shipping will be by USPS Priority mail insured. Shipping is Free. We accept Credit Cards via Pay Pal and other Pay Pal payment methods.

Price: 2950 USD

Location: Fort Mill, South Carolina

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