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Title |
Vallejo by Galen Wolf, c. 1930-1976 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
Vallejo by Galen Wolf, c. 1930-1976. Framed watercolor painting of a riverside or coastal scene. In the left foreground is a pair of trees that rise up from a patch of grass in the bottom left corner. Behind and to the right of them is another pair of rounder trees, with a small white boat docked in the water underneath them. Beside these trees is a small house. Farther in the distance on the right side of the painting is a long, low white building with a waterwheel and tall chimney, its reflection mirrored in the water. The sky and water are painted in pastel shades of green, purple, yellow, and red. Painting is signed "galen wolf" in two places. Frame is light brown wood with white streaks and a subtle abstract pattern carved into its inner edge. On the back is a wire for hanging and a black sticker for Sally Dryer framing. |
Date |
c. 1930-1976 |
Creator |
Wolf, Galen |
Role |
Artist |
Catalog Number |
2017.008.002 |
Dimensions |
H-26 W-29 D-1.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
includes frame; painting is 15.5 x 18.75 |
Collection |
3D - Art |
Inscription Text |
"galen / wolf" (black crayon directly on painting, once in bottom right corner and once in bottom center); "SALLY DRYER / QUALITY CUSTOM FRAMING / (650) 343-4059" (small black sticker, bottom center of back) |
Provenance |
Artwork from the Semones-Barrow Collection |
Notes |
Galen Wolf (1889-1976) was a painter who lived in Half Moon Bay from the 1930s until his death. He painted watercolor scenes of local nature and historical sites as well as a "mosaic" series of more whimsical paintings. [http://www.hmbreview.com/arts_and_entertainment/local-painter-wolf-show-opens-in-pacifica/article_2c783936-99d1-11e3-8b1e-001a4bcf887a.html 02/12/2018] "Galen painted the California Missions in the 1930s, worked as a WPA artist in the early 40s, and developed a unique style of painting he called "mosaic" in the 1950s." Later in life, as his eyesight began to fail, his painting style changed; this piece is almost certainly one of his later ones. [https://hmb-odd.org/calendar/49 04/25/2018] |
Search Terms |
Art Barrow, Julia Painting Paintings Semones, JoAnn Watercolor Wolf, Galen |
Subjects |
Art Painting Watercolors |
People |
Barrow, Julia Semones, JoAnn Wolf, Galen |
Credit line |
JoAnn Semones - Julia Barrow Collection |