Lot 411
A.G. Rider: Acclaimed Mid-Century California Impressionist. California Redwoods. (1886-1975) Arthur Grover Rider was born in Chicago and studied at the Art Institute Rider first started in scenic designs for Opera at the Lyric Opera and soon after in France. In 1921 he moved back to the US, settled in Laguna Beach and went to work for both 20th Century Fox and MGM studios creating backdrops for films as well as painting murals for the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago in 1933 and the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939. All the while Rider was advancing his own reputation as a California artist excelling in painting fishing boats, seascapes, landscapes, florals, animals and figures. A.G. Rider died in Pasadena on January 1, 1975 and his works have since achieved in auction substantial prices. Offered is a watercolor that first appeared at Bonhams (Butterfields) Auction in the late 1990s. Auction tags still on verso, this watercolor measures 14 x 18" and has been on display in Monterey, California. Beautifully presented under glass in gorgeous antiqued and gilt wood frame, this work of California redwoods captured during a clear morning is simply outstanding. 21 x 24" Artist has signed in print in lower right corner. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
Bonham's Auction House 12/10/1997.
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