CARL SAMMONS - CARMEL COAST - PT. LOBOS CALIFORNIA 1948

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CARL SAMMONS - CARMEL COAST - PT. LOBOS CALIFORNIA 1948 Carl Sammons, (1883-1968), Carmel Coast, Pt. Lobos, California, titled and dated 1948 on verso in Sammons hand, Oil on Canvas/Board, 6" high x 8" wide, painting size, signed by artist lower right in original period frame. Condition: Excellent, Pristine original condition. Black light fine. RARE QUINTESSENTIAL CARMEL COAST SCENE BY SAMMONS. A "10" PAINTING! EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS NOW: CALL WITH ANY QUESTIONS: Check out my other items ! Be sure to add me to your favorites list ! Biography: Carl Sammons was one of the noted early California Impressionists. He was a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area and a prolific Plein Air artist. Sammons is known best for his California representational landscapes and coastal scenes. While much of his work was done in California, he traveled and painted throughout the West. In his early career, Sammons painted Tonalist pastels and some sources list him as a Pastelist. However, around 1920 Sammons added vivid color and Impressionistic brush strokes to his repertoire. At the same time he began painting oils and these comprise the majority of his work. The renowned early California Impressionist John M. Gamble praised Sammons’ work on several occasions and was reported to have said that Sammons was the best painter of flowers in the west. More recently, Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. of The North Point Gallery, San Francisco said that Sammons was the best pastel landscape painter America has produced. Carl Sammons was born in Kearney, Nebraska to John B. Sammons and Elizabeth (a.k.a. Lizzie) Danford Sammons on May 9, 1883. Many sources list Sammons’ birth date as May 9, 1886. However, at the time of the 1885 Nebraska State Census, two year old Carl and his family were living in the Riverdale Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska. The 1900, 1910 and 1920 United States Federal Census further confirm Sammons’ birth date as 1883. He was the seventh of eight children. Sammons’ mother and father were both born in Ohio. His father was a farmer but served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Sammons grew up in Kearney, Nebraska and began working as a sign painter t In 1905 Sammons moved to Sioux City, Iowa and began working for Ashley & Loft, a sign painting company w he painted signage up to and including billboards. Although he worked in Sioux City, he kept his legal residence in Kearney (as evidenced by his name being listed in the 1910 Kearney Federal Census and the 1910-1911 Kearney City Directory). Sammons went on to work for the Sioux City sign painting companies Arthur Loft in 1909 and 1910 and C W Ashley in 1911 and 1913. Later in 1913, Sammons moved to Petaluma, California w his sister, Mary E. Dye, lived. By the spring of 1916, Sammons had moved to Monte Rio, California w he opened an art studio. Sammons lived in Oakland, California in 1917 and moved back to Kearney later that same year. Based on the Federal Census, Sammons’ father passed away between 1910 and 1920. It’s possible that his father’s passing was the reason Sammons returned to Nebraska when he did. In early 1920 Sammons joined the local chapter of the Elk’s Lodge in Kearney. Even though he had put down roots in Kearney, Sammons hadn’t forgotten California and he returned to the state in 1920 when his mother moved to Long Beach, California. From then on, Sammons earned his living solely as an artist and called California his home. At least five of his siblings (the five youngest) eventually moved to California. On February 3, 1923, Sammons married Queen Esther Stewart. Queen, a native Californian, was born on May 14, 1893 to Calvin Stewart and Frances Julia Cooper Stewart residents of Fort Bragg. Queen was the youngest of seven children. At the time of their marriage, Queen was living in Petrolia (one of Sammons’ favorite locations to paint). Sammo... read more

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