William Wendt (1865 - 1946) American
Pastel on Paper
Measure 9"in H x 21"in W and 22"in H x 34"in W with frame

Known for: Plein-air landscape and coastal view painting
Biography: William Wendt was born in Bentzen, Germany on February 20, 1865. Wendt immigrated to Chicago in 1880 and studied briefly at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago while working at a commercial art shop. A mainly self-taught painter, he became a great technician through his power of observation. Wendt was a good friend of Gardner Symons in Chicago and made several trips to Southern California with him during the years between 1894 and 1906. After his marriage to sculptress Julia Bracken in 1906, the couple moved to Los Angeles and bought the first studio-home of the Wachtel's on Sitchel Street. Wendt was a co-founder of the California Club in 1911 and served as the organization's second and fourth President in 1911 to 1914, and 1917 to 1918. In 1912 he was elected an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design and in that year built a studio-home in Laguna Beach. Before 1915, his works were characterized by light, short brush strokes, but later he used a much broader and bolder brush. He is considered a giant among American artists and is often referred to as "The Dean of Southern California". In describing Wendt's paintings, Eugen Neuhaus wrote "He sings of spring in its rich greens and more often the joyful quality of summer in typical tawny browns." Wendt died in Laguna Beach on December 29, 1946.

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