Catalog CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONIST MANUEL VALENCIA

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E N T H U S I A S T ART BOOKS & FINE ART We purchase Artist Estates as well as art libraries and our goal is to provide, through eBay, a constantly replenished veritable "candystore" of rare and out-of-print books, catalogs and fine art for the lover of American & European prints and paintings... The item you are bidding on is: MANUEL VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE SON, Hearst Art Gallery, 2006, Soft cover, 4to oblong size, 20 pages (including wraps), 57 oil painting listed, 17 color and 3 b/w illustrations, substantial essay, Mint condition. About this well listed artist: From : A painter of California history and western landscapes, Manuel Valencia was born in Marin County, California in 1856 on the Rancho San Jose, the Valencia hacienda. The family received many land grants in the San Francisco area because of their ties to settlement history. He was a descendant of General Gabriel Valencia, the first governor of the state of Sonora, Mexico under Spanish rule. He was named for his grandfather, who arrived in California in 1774 and became administrator of the Presidio in San Francisco. Valencia studied with artists including Jules Tavernier in the San Francisco area, w he lived his entire life, and attended what is now Santa Clara University. He also spent some time in Mexico w he was a member of the Esquela de Bellas Artes de Mexico. Early in his career, he was a commercial artist who designed calling cards. After the 1906 earthquake and fire, Valencia and his family moved to San Jose, but he commuted to his studio in San Francisco. T he was art editor of the "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper under art patron M.H. de Young, for whom the museum in San Francisco is named. War Cry, the Salvation Army newspaper, also hired Valencia as its first illustrator. During the time he did illustration work in San Francisco, he kept studios in Monterey and Santa Cruz, did landscapes in Tonalist styles including moonlit scenes that were similar to those of Charles Rollo Peters and indicated he had an awareness of the poetic aesthetic of James McNeill Whistler. Around 1912, he began exhibiting in San Francisco galleries such as S & J Gumps and in New York at Macbeth Gallery and exclusive restaurants such as Delmonico's. President William McKinley, who purchased one of his Yosemite paintings, was amongst his growing list of collectors. He also did desert scenes of Arizona and New Mexico landscapes. He remained in San Francisco until the early 1930s and then moved to Sacramento w he died on July 6, 1935. His family scattered his ashes on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County. In addition to the California capitol, Valencia's work can be seen in the Huntington Art Gallery, San Marino, California; the San Jose Historical Museum; and the Orange County Museum. **********See below for our COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS! PLEASE READ the description provided above carefully prior to purchase, and please examine the photo or photos provided, since those detail exactly what you are purchasing. If you have any questions please email us prior to purchase. We have thousands of happy customers all around the world! Thank you for your WONDERFUL Feedback! We are downsizing a large art library and large art collection--please see our other listings by checking out our other items ! and visit our Enthusiast Books eBay Store by clicking >> PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM END OF AUCTION. SHIPPING: We ship only via USPS. Although our standardized information indicates a shipping/handling time of several days [in case we take a long weekend and such], generally we ship next business day following payment. PayPal will send you an email with tracking information, so keep same so you can check up on status in the event of any Postal delay. Charges for domestic and international shipping are set forth elsew in this listing. OPTIONAL CHARGES: If buyer wishes delivery to be signed for, please also contact us for additional cost. Books and catalogs purchased will be shipped med... read more

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