American
1932
Oil on board
Width 15" (38.1 cm) x Height 18 3/4" (47.6 cm) including original frame
Provenance: James Jeter, Santa Barbara, CA; private collection, Tucson, AZ; exhibition label on reverse
George Frederick Kaumeyer (1856–1951) was born in Michigan and had settled in Los Angeles by the late 1920s, where he was a member of the Painters and Sculptors of Los Angeles and exhibited regularly at the California State Fair, Artists Fiesta, Lowe Galleries, and Gardena High School in the early 1930s. This oil on board, dated 1932, depicts an aged prospector resting with his burro against an open desert sky, the subject drawn from the mining and frontier culture of the American West that remained a favored theme in California painting through the Depression era. The figures are rendered with warm, confident brushwork and a studied attention to the textures of weathered skin, worn clothing, and animal hide.
The composition centers on the close companionship of the man and his burro, both shown at rest and rendered with equal care and sympathy. Kaumeyer's handling of the cloudy sky and sandy ground gives the scene an airy, atmospheric quality that contrasts with the solidity of the figures in the foreground. The work retains its original frame and carries an exhibition label on the reverse, and comes with a clear provenance through two American private collections.
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American
1932
Oil on board
Width 15" (38.1 cm) x Height 18 3/4" (47.6 cm) including original frame
Provenance: James Jeter, Santa Barbara, CA; private collection, Tucson, AZ; exhibition label on reverse
George Frederick Kaumeyer (1856–1951) was born in Michigan and had settled in Los Angeles by the late 1920s, where he was a member of the Painters and Sculptors of Los Angeles and exhibited regularly at the California State Fair, Artists Fiesta, Lowe Galleries, and Gardena High School in the early 1930s. This oil on board, dated 1932, depicts an aged prospector resting with his burro against an open desert sky, the subject drawn from the mining and frontier culture of the American West that remained a favored theme in California painting through the Depression era. The figures are rendered with warm, confident brushwork and a studied attention to the textures of weathered skin, worn clothing, and animal hide.
The composition centers on the close companionship of the man and his burro, both shown at rest and rendered with equal care and sympathy. Kaumeyer's handling of the cloudy sky and sandy ground gives the scene an airy, atmospheric quality that contrasts with the solidity of the figures in the foreground. The work retains its original frame and carries an exhibition label on the reverse, and comes with a clear provenance through two American private collections.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
