AMERICAN ART
Epler Venetia (American 1926 - 2005)
“Monterey County”
oil on board
18 x 24” framed: 24 x 30” $ 7,000
Venetia Epler works with her sister, Daphne Huntington. Together, the sisters studied painting at Slades, and stained glass at the London School of Arts and Crafts, both in London, England, and the Ecole de Louvre in Paris, France. They are direct descendants of the artist brothers, T.C. Farrer and Henry Farrer, renowned etchers and painters.
Venetia is also known both for her portraits and murals. Her themes are varied, and she uses a uniquely rich approach in doing her work. It would be correct to characterize her as a California Impressionist, although this categorization does not completely explain her work. While she did work in the traditions of the American West, she has painted still life, grand landscapes, and deep religious works, all in the lively brushwork we do associate with these kinds of works.
Her Life of Christ mural, done along with her sister Daphne Huntington, was rendered in mosaic and is one of the many works of devotional art commissioned by Forest Lawn. It can be found at their Christian Heritage Museum in Covina, California. Dedicated in 1975, it is the world’s largest Christian mosaic. In addition to this work, her portrait of President Dwight Eisenhower hangs in the White House, $ 3,000
Venetia is also known both for her portraits and murals. Her themes are varied, and she uses a uniquely rich approach in doing her work. It would be correct to characterize her as a California Impressionist, although this categorization does not completely explain her work. While she did work in the traditions of the American West, she has painted still life, grand landscapes, and deep religious works, all in the lively brushwork we do associate with these kinds of works.
Her Life of Christ mural, done along with her sister Daphne Huntington, was rendered in mosaic and is one of the many works of devotional art commissioned by Forest Lawn. It can be found at their Christian Heritage Museum in Covina, California. Dedicated in 1975, it is the world’s largest Christian mosaic. In addition to this work, her portrait of President Dwight Eisenhower hangs in the White House, $ 3,000
Alexander Sara Dora Block
(American, born in Poland 1888-1980)
‘‘Grand Canyon”
oil on canvas framed 18.25" x 22.25” 1965
$ 1,500
Exhibited: Denver A. Mus., 1936; Audubon A, 1943, 1944; Argent Gal., 1943 (solo); San Diego FA Soc., 1930-1940; LACMA, 1935, 1938, 1942; Santa Cruz A. Lg., 1946; Oakland A. Mus., 1946; Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, 1947-1958; Ebell Cl., Los Angeles, 1948-1956; Friday Morning Cl., 1948-1956; Women Painters of the West, 1949 (award); West Side Jewish Community Center, 1955; Cal. A. Cl., 1955 (gold med); Descanso Gardens, 1958; All Art Los Angeles, 1956-1958; Rancho Cl., 1956-1958; Calabasas Art Festival, 1958; Wilshire Savings Galleries, 1958. Work: Federated Womens Club
Tauszky David (American 1878-1972)
‘‘San Juan Capistrano’’
oil on board, framed: 20 ½ ” x 23 ¼" $ 2,500
David Tauszky (1878 – 1972) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 4, 1878. Tauszky studied in New York City at the Art Students League and continued at Academie Julian in Paris under Laurens and Constant. He was well known in the East in 1922 when he moved to Los Angeles. He made many trips back to New York to paint and exhibit
Exhibitions: Painters and Sculptors of Los Angeles, 1922-27; Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles, 1927; Laguna Beach Art Association, 1920s; Pasadena Society of Artists, 1920s; Grand Central Galleries, New York, 1928; Pasadena Art Institute, 1928 (prize); Santa Ana, 1928 (1st prize); Salmagundi Club, 1929 (prize); Allied Art Association, 1929; Civic Art Show, Pasadena, 1937. In: Wingate School, New York; Denver Museum.
American Art Annual, 1905-33; Who’s Who in American Art, 1936-41; Artists of the American West.
Exhibitions: Painters and Sculptors of Los Angeles, 1922-27; Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles, 1927; Laguna Beach Art Association, 1920s; Pasadena Society of Artists, 1920s; Grand Central Galleries, New York, 1928; Pasadena Art Institute, 1928 (prize); Santa Ana, 1928 (1st prize); Salmagundi Club, 1929 (prize); Allied Art Association, 1929; Civic Art Show, Pasadena, 1937. In: Wingate School, New York; Denver Museum.
American Art Annual, 1905-33; Who’s Who in American Art, 1936-41; Artists of the American West.
Bolles Ida Randall (American 20th c)
“Flower Vase”
oil on board
16” x 20” framed: 22 x 26”$ 3,000
Ida Randall Bolles was a 20th-century landscape and marine painter who was born in Lawrence, Kansas. She later moved to Los Angeles to further her career. She studied with George C. Hopkins in Duveneck, and at the Washington ASL. She exhibited at the Southern California Orange Association Competition in 1923 and won the prize.