EDGAR PAYNE "BRITTANY BOATS" OIL ON CANVAS

Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947) "Brittany Boats" Oil on Canvas. Edgar Alwin Payne stands among the most celebrated landscape painters of the American West and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in California Impressionism. He left home at age 14 and found work painting houses, stage sets and signs. His travels took him through the Ozarks and into Mexico. Except for a brief period at the Art Institute of Chicago, he remained a self-taught artist. On his first visit to California in 1909, he spent several months painting in Laguna Beach before visiting San Francisco. While in San Francisco, he met artist Elsie Palmer, whom he married in Chicago in 1912. In 1918, the Paynes established a home and studio in Laguna Beach, where he organized and became the first president of the local art association. He continued painting and exhibiting in Los Angeles and Laguna until 1922 when he and Elsie began a two-year painting tour of Europe. Payne was also a member of the California Art Club in Los Angeles; the Palette and Chisel Club in Chicago; and the Salmagundi Club in New York. Artist: Edgar Payne Title: "Brittany Boats" Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature Type: Hand Signed | Signature Location: Lower Left | Site Measurement: 16" x 20" | Ref: BD3357

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