April 17, 2024
Landscape Original Oil California Sam Hyde Harris
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Landscape by California painter Sam Hyde Harris. In very good condition. Painted on paneling. Frame, likely original, has some damage. Painting is 13 x 30.25. 16 x 33 in frame. From the Pasedena Museum of History: Sam Hyde Harris is among the celebrated group of Southern California painters of the 1920s to 1970s that included William Wendt, Jack Wilkinson Smith, Clyde Forsythe, Edgar Payne, Hanson Puthuff and Orrin White. These artists preserved the natural beauty of the Southern California landscape in their paintings before it was lost to us with development. Sam Hyde Harris led a fascinating, complex life. He was a fine artist, he operated a successful commercial art business, and he was a master teacher. In his lifetime, Harris produced somewhere between 2500-3000 oil paintings. Who Was Sam includes more than 250 pieces: one gallery devoted to approximately 100 paintings, and another to his commercial work, including sketches, mixed media and illustrations. Visitors will see examples of Harris’ progressions from sketch to tempura to oil and come away with an understanding of how this art was created. Sam Hyde Harris was born in England, one of seven children in a working class family. In his formative years, he was befriended by an elderly local artist who encouraged his artistic talent and interest. As a teenager his family
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