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We are pleased to offer a selection of over 80 titles of art reference books that specialize in the early California Impressionist painters. As well as offering many hard to find out of print catalogs, We continually add new titles as they become available, so check back often. All books are hardbound unless otherwise noted. Orders are taken with a credit card by phone, fax or by mail at both gallery locations.


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100 Years of Art in San Diego
San Diego Historical Soc.
Introduction by Bruce Kamerling (San Diego Historical Society.) Artists active in San Diego from the 1850's to the 1950's. 18 Color and 102 B&W Illus. 108pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-918740-12-6
Price: 45.00

75 Works 75 Years
Laguna Art Museum
Introduction by Charles Desmarais, Director of the Laguna Art Museum. Beautifully illustrated catalog of an exhibit at the Laguna Art Museum held April - July 1993 celebrating the 75-year anniversary of the museum. 73 Color and 3 B&W Illus. 139pp. ISBN 0-940972-19-6.
Price: 50.00

All Things Bright and Beautiful
Irvine Museum
A Collection of California Impressionist paintings from The Irvine Museum. Essays by William Gerdts, Jean Stern, Harvey Jones and David Dearinger. A Companion Book to the traveling exhibition at The National Academy Museum, The Terra Museum, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, The Oakland Museum and The Irvine Museum. A Documentation of American painting from 1890-1930. In addition to essays, this book contains an Exhibition checklist, biographies, bibliography and index. 70 Color and 136 B&W Illus. 204pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-8227-8042-9.
Price: 38.00

Alson Skinner Clark
Jean Stern
By Jean Stern. 1983 Exhibit catalog from Petersen Galleries, Beverly Hills. Included are scenes of Europe, Mexico, Canada and America with emphasis on California. 32 Color and 75 B&W Illus. 115pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-8227-8042-9.
Price: 35.00

American Imperssionist: Alson Skinner Clark
Deborah Solon
AN AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST: The Art and Life of Alson Skinner Clark by Deborah Solon, with introduction by William Gerdts. Organized by the Pasadena Museum of California Art and Published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition, includes extensive biographical information, catalogue, and index. 77 color 9 B&W Illus. 146pp. ISBN 1-55565-2445
Price: 50.00

American Scene Painting
Janet Blake Dominik
Edited by Ruth Westphal and Janet Blake Dominik. This volume focuses on California's contribution to the American Scene and the Regionalist era of American art. Profiles 25 artists. 150 Color Illus. 240pp. 10x11. ISBN 9-610520-3-1.
Price: 49.00

Art & Life of Conrad Buff (HB)
George Stern Fine Arts
By Will South. Written with the support and cooperation of Conrad Buff’s family, this handsomely illustrated retrospective catalogue has 350 full color plates. Full of biographical information and artworks never before seen by the public, this book is a must for collectors, art dealers and art historians. 350 Color Illus. 188pp. 9x12. ISBN0-9666692-1-5.
Price: 50.00

Art & Life of Conrad Buff (SB)
George Stern Fine Arts
By Will South. Written with the support and cooperation of Conrad Buff’s family, this handsomely illustrated retrospective catalogue has 350 full color plates. Full of biographical information and artworks never before seen by the public, this book is a must for collectors, art dealers and art historians. 350 Color Illus. 188pp. 9x12. ISBN0-9666692-1-5.
Price: 30.00

Art of Alexander Dzigurski
Exhibit catalog
By Phyllis Barton. The first book to fully explore, artist and teacher, Dzigurski's work. Contains in-depth interviews with the artist and his family, bibliography, chronology of exhibitions and a chapter on his techniques and style. 111 color and 51 B&W Illus. 160pp. 9x12 ISBN 0-933640-005
Price: 50.00

Artists at Continents End
SCOTT SHIELDS
An In-depth examination of the Monterey Peninsula art colony from 1875 to the early 20th century. A companion book to a traveling exhibition. Includes works by Tavernier, Innes, Keith, Mathews and many others, including 30 less well known, but important, artists who formed California's first true art colony. Includes Biographies on the artists. 120 Color and 40 B&W Illus. 320pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-520-24736-1.
Price: 65.00

Artists in California 1786-1940, II Vol.
Edan Hughes
By Edan Hughes. Third edition. This comprehensive two volume set published by the Crocker Art Museum has nearly 20,000 detailed listings of artists who worked in California between 1876-1940. A must have for collectors, dealers and historians. 1249pp. 9x11. ISBN 1-884038-08-5.
Price: 150.00

Benjamin C. Brown: California Colors
Pasadena Museum of California Art
A full-color exhibition catalog features a selection of vibrant Impressionist paintings by Benjamin Brown, a historical Plein Air painter who was one of the first artists to settle and paint in Pasadena. 30 Colr and 2 B&W Illus. 64pp. 10x10. ISBN 978-1-60461-470-1.
Price: 40.00

California Artists 1935-1956
Dewitt Clinton McCall
By Dewitt Clinton McCall III. Lists 1,476 artists, where they worked and the type of work in which they specialized. 10 Color and 130 B&W Illus. 212pp. 8x10. ISBN 0-939370-02-6.
Price: 50.00

California Holiday: The E. Gene Crain Collection
Laguna Art Museum
An exhibit catalog from the Laguna Art Museum, written by Janet Blake and Susan Anderson. Featuring works by Millard Sheets, Rex Brandt, Phil Dike and others. 90 Color Illus. 96pp. 9x11. ISBN0-940872-25-0. Softbound
Price: 25.00

California Impressionism
William Gerdts Will South
By William Gerdts and Will South. Beautifully illustrated, a definitive study of California's distinctive style of Impressionism. In addition to the well-known Early California artists, this book presents many of the lesser-known artists of the period. Contains chronology, biographies and bibliography. 201 Color and 47 B&W Illus. 284pp. 10x20. ISBN 0-7892-0176-3.
Price: 75.00

California Impressionists (Hardbound)
Irvine Museum
1996 exhibit presented by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad, organized by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Irvine Museum. Essays by Susan Landauer, Jean Stern and Donald D. Keyes about the migration of artists drawn to California's dramatic landscapes, brilliant colors and shimmering light. The exhibition and this book look at forty of these artists and their works. Featured artists include Maurice Braun, Edgar Payne, Guy Rose, Childe Hassam and William Merritt Chase. 73 Color Illus. 103pp. 9x10. ISBN 0-915977-22-2.
Price: 40.00

California Impressionists (Softbound)
Irvine Museum
1996 exhibit presented by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad, organized by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Irvine Museum. Essays by Susan Landauer, Jean Stern and Donald D. Keyes about the migration of artists drawn to California's dramatic landscapes, brilliant colors and shimmering light. The exhibition and this book look at forty of these artists and their works. Featured artists include Maurice Braun, Edgar Payne, Guy Rose, Childe Hassam and William Merritt Chase. 73 Color Illus. 103pp. 9x10. ISBN 0-915977-22-2.
Price: 20.00

California Light 1900-1930
Patricia Trenton
(OP)
Price: 50.00

California Watercolors 1850-1970
Gordon McClelland
By Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last. Covering traditional, modern realism and the California style of watercolor painting, this comprehensive book also includes 555 biographies on artists who produced watercolors in California between 1850 and 1970. 231pp. 303 Color Illus. 9x11. ISBN 0-914589-10-5.
Price: 49.00

California: This Golden Land of Promise
Irvine Museum
By Joan Irvine Smith and Jean Stern. California’s rich and colorful past comes to life in this fascinating narrative illustrated with close to 500 works of art and historical photographs. 365pp. 9x12. ISBN 0-9714082-0-X
Price: 50.00

Circles of Influence (SB)
Monterey Peninsula Museum
By Sarah Vure, with essays by Kevin Starr and a chronology by Nancy Moure. An Exhibit catalog from the Orange County Museum of Art. Includes a selected bibliography, historical and biographical information and a checklist of the exhibit. 71 Color and 20 B&W Illus. 136pp. 9x12.
Price: 29.00

Colonies of American Impressionism
Laguna Art Museum
By Deborah Epstein Solon with essay by Will South. Illustrated catalog from a 1999 exhibit at the Laguna Art Museum featuring Impressionist artists from Laguna Beach, Old Lyme, Cos Cob and Shinnecock art colonies. Contains biographical information and exhibit checklist. 68 Color and 18 B&W Illus. 143pp. 11x9. ISBN 0-940872-24-2. Soft Double Fold Binding
Price: 30.00

Composition of Outdoor Painting
EDGAR PAYNE
NOW AVAILABLE By Edgar Payne. Seventh edition, eight printing of the original 1941 publication. Many added color plates and an addenda by Evelyn Payne Hatcher. A must for art collectors, dealers, teachers and artists. 49 Color and 72 B&W Illus. 169pp. 7x9. ISBN 0-939370-11-5
Price: 48.00

E. Charlton Fortune (HB)
Carmel Art Association
A beautifully illustrated catalog from a 2001 exhibit a the Carmel Art Association. Contains list of the exhibit, notes and references by William Gerdts. 62 Color and 30 B&W Illus. 127pp. 9x9. ISBN 1-//885666-10-1.
Price: 85.00

East Coast/West Coast and Beyond
Deborah Solon
By Willam Gerdts and Deborah Solon. Companion book to a 2007 exhibition organized and show at the Laguna Art Museum, also shown at the Heckscher Museum of Art in New York. The first in-depth study of the artist and his work. Includes bibliographical references and index. 79 color illus. 143pp. 9x12 ISBN 978-155595269-3.
Price: 50.00

Elsie Palmer Payne 1884-1971
Jean Stern Evelyn Payne Hatcher
1990 Exhibit catalog from Petersen Galleries, Beverly Hills. By Jean Stern and Evelyn Payne Hatcher. Essays and illustrations of gouache, oil paintings and sculpture. 37 Color and 66 B&W Illus. 100pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-8227-2967-9.
Price: 35.00

Elsie Palmer Payne; Out of the Shadows
Rena Coen
An American Artist Rediscovered by Rena Neumann Coen. Illustrations include genre and landscape scenes of Europe and California. 46 Color and 6 B&W Illus. 33pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-944699-00-6.
Price: 35.00

Emil Kosa, Jr.
Gordon McClelland
By Gordon McClelland. This book provides a chronological record of oil paintings and watercolors of landscapes, seascapes and portraits Kosa produced during the various phases of his career. 88 Color Illus. 71pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-914589-06-7.
Price: 28.00

Frank Coburn: An Early Los Angeles Painter
Bradley Delaney
By Bradley J. Delaney. Documents Coburn's arrival in Los Angeles in 1908 and his paintings of early California scenes. Contains a chronological catalog from the artist’s estate. 86 Color and 16 B&W Illus. 143pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-9628644-0-4.
Price: 35.00

Guy Rose: American Impressionist (Hardbound)
Irvine Museum
Text by Will South, Introduction by William H. Gerdts, Essay by Jean Stern. Published by the Oakland Museum and the Irvine Museum, 1995. Comprehensive book on the life and art of Guy Rose (1867-1925), California's most important Impressionist painter. 120 Color and 32 B&W Illus. 180pp. 10x14. ISBN 0-882140-07-9
Price: 47.00

HANSON PUTHUFF (HB)
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Introduction by Jean Stern. Catalog from the 2007 exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Contains Exhibition checklist and photos of the Puthuff family. 29color Illus. 59pp. 10x10. ISBN:1-4243-2004-6
Price: 35.00

Hanson Puthuff: California Colors (SB)
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Introduction by Jean Stern. Catalog from the 2007 exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Contains Exhibition checklist and photos of the Puthuff family. 29color Illus. 59pp. 10x10. ISBN:1-4243-2004-6
Price: 20.00

Impressions of California (DVD)
KOCE
From a 1996 KOCE four part series, documents eight decades of Early California Art from statehood, in 1850, to the beginning of the Great Depression in 1930. Altogether more than 300 works of art are identified and photographed, includes interviews with artists, collectors, curators, art historians and living relatives of some of the artists. 112 minutes.
Price: 35.00

Impressions of California (Hardbound)
Irvine Museum
Essays by Jean Stern, Harvey L. Jones, Nancy Dustin Wall Moure, Susan M. Anderson, Bolton Colburn and Martin Petersen. This Irvine Museum exhibit catalog was published in conjunction with a special four part documentary series broadcast on KOCE TV in September 1996. Biographies on 45 artists working in California, from San Francisco to San Diego, over an 80-year period. Companion video available. Please see video section on page 6. 106 Color and 18 B&W Illus. 199pp. 9x10. ISBN 0-9635468-8-0
Price: 40.00

Impressions of California (Softbound)
Irvine Museum
Essays by Jean Stern, Harvey L. Jones, Nancy Dustin Wall Moure, Susan M. Anderson, Bolton Colburn and Martin Petersen. This Irvine Museum exhibit catalog was published in conjunction with a special four part documentary series broadcast on KOCE TV in September 1996. Biographies on 45 artists working in California, from San Francisco to San Diego, over an 80-year period. Companion video available. Please see video section on page 6. 106 Color and 18 B&W Illus. 199pp. 9x10. ISBN 0-9635468-8-0
Price: 20.00

In and Out of California
Travels of American Impressionists
By Debra Epstein Solon. This companion catalog for the 2002 exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum looks at artists working in California. By examining these artists as part of the movement of American Impressionists and not just as Western painters, it becomes clear that these artists were highly trained and as proficient as their Eastern American counterparts. 70 Color and 7 B&W Illus. 151pp. 9x11. ISBN 1-55595-225-9.
Price: 45.00

Independent Spirits: Women Painters of the American West
Patricia Trenton
Edited by Patricia Trenton. Catalog for a 1995 exhibit at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage. Comprehensive study of women painters in the American West, this book brings these artists into the mainstream of American art and reveals their important role in gaining acceptance in artistic communities. 144 Color and 128 B&W Illus. 304pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-520-20202-3.
Price: 39.95

JOSEPH KLEITSCH: A Kaleidoscope of Color
Patricia Trenton
JOSEPH KLEITSCH: A Kaleidoscope of Color by Dr. Patricia Trenton. Lavishly illustrated, this definitive study encompasses Kleitsch’s career in capturing the light and beauty of California. Includes forwards by Jean Stern, Joan Irvine Smith and James Swinden, selected bibliography, and an index of illustrations. 217 Color and 82 B7W Illus. 383pp. 9x12. ISBN 978-0-9714092-8-6.
Price: 50.00

Last Mountain:The Life and Art of Robert Wood, The
Violet Flume
By Violet Flume. British-born American artist active in Texas and California. Examples include landscape, seascape and mountain scenes. 17 Color and 24 B&W Illus. 109p p. 6x9. ISBN 0-8283-1829-8.
Price: 26.00

Legacy of Percy Gray, The (SB)
Carmel Art Association
Carmel Art Association Publication. Exhibit catalog from the 1998 exhibition at the Carmel Art Association. Full of biographical information, this wonderful book also contains an exhibit checklist, chronology and bibliography. Over 100 Color Illus. 184pp. 9x9. ISBN 1-885666-08-9. Softbound only
Price: 40.00

Life and Art of Paul de Longpre
Irvine Museum
By Nancy C. Hall. Beautifully illustrated with numerous de Longpre flower paintings and an extensive biographical essay on the man who was aptly named “King of the Roses.” 154 Color and 57 B&W Illus. 144pp. 9x12. ISBN 09714072-1
Price: 40.00

Loners, Mavericks & Dreamers
Laguna Art Museum
Introduction by Nancy Dustin Wall Moure. Catalog from a 1993 exhibit at the Laguna Art Museum. Covers art from the 1700's to 1900's, focusing on the early Los Angeles painters. 64 Color and 64 B&W Illus. 126pp. 9x12. ISBN 0-940872-18-6
Price: 50.00

Los Angeles Painters of the 1920's
Nancy Moure
By Nancy Moure, with introduction by Arthur Millier. Illustrated catalogue from a 1972 exhibition at the Pomona College Gallery. Includes biographies and photographs of 23 Early California artists, bibliography, and exhibit checklist. 12 B&W Illus. 37pp. 8x9. OUT OF PRINT-LIMITED QUANTITY
Price: 10.00

Masters of Light: Plein Air Painting in California
Irvine Museum
By Jean Stern and William Gerdts. This companion book to an exhibition that opened September 25, 2002 at the Mona Bismark Foundation in Paris, France, and will travel to the International Cultural Centre in Krakow, Poland, to the Centro Cultural del Conde Duque in Madrid, Spain and then to the Irvine Museum in California, features the works of 35 artists who were strongly influenced by French Impressionism. 193 Color Illus. 196pp. ISBN 0-9714092-3-4.
Price: 40.00

MAYNARD DIXON
Pasadena Museum of California Art
MAYNARD DIXON: Masterpieces from Brigham Young University and Private Collections. Exhibit catalog from a 2007 show at the Pasadena Museum of California Art Essay by Dixon authority Donald J. Haggerty. 46 Color Illus. 77pp. ISBN. 978-1-60402-014-4.
Price: 40.00

Mischa Askenazy 1884-1961
DeVille Galleries
DeVille Galleries 1990 exhibit catalog. Essay by Gloria Vanjak. Includes biographical information, chronology and exhibit checklist. 32 Color and 2 B&W Illus. 48pp. 9x11. ISBN 1-878180-00-2 Softbound
Price: 15.00

Native Grandeur
Irvine Museum
Published by the Nature Conservancy of California, celebrating California’s natural wonders and illustrates them with 19th and early 20th century landscape paintings. Includes works by Keith, Wendt, Hill, Potthast, Coutts and many others. 85 Color Illus. 136pp. 10x11. ISBN. 0-9624590-5-4.
Price: 40.00

Paintings of F. Grayson Sayre
Ray Redfern
By Ray Redfern. Essay by Sayre's daughter, Barbara Sayre Harmon. Painter of the American Southwest and of the Southern California arroyos and desert. 91 Color and 4 B&W Illus. 76pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-939370-06-9.
Price: 35.00

Paintings of Franz A. Bischoff
Jean Stern
Exhibit catalog fro Petersen Galleries. Biographical information, catalog of paintings and informative information on Bischoff's career as a landscape painter and ceramacist. 56 Color and 28 B&W Illus. 50pp. 8 ½ x 10. ISBN 0-8227-8028-3
Price: 35.00

Paintings of Franz A. Bischoff
Jean Stern
By Jean Stern. Catalog from the first major retrospective exhibition of works by Franz A. Bischoff in 1980 at Petersen Galleries. Includes detailed biographical information and, and checklist of the exhibit. This book catalogs 135 works from the Bischoff Collection. 56 Color and 28 B&W Illus. 50pp. 8 ½ x 10. ISBN 0-8227-8028-3 Out of Print, Limited Quantities Hardbound
Price: 35.00

Paintings of Sam Hyde Harris
Jean Stern
By Jean Stern. Illustrated with scenes of the 1920’s and 30’s in Southern California. 31 Color and 4 B&W Illus. 64pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-8227-8036-4. LIMITED QUANTITY OUT OF PRINT
Price: 35.00

Palette of Light, California Paintings
Irvine Museum
Essay by Jean Stern, Director of the Irvine Museum. 1995 Traveling exhibition catalog. An overview of California art of the Impressionist period (1890-1930) highlighting works painted throughout the state. Includes 33 artist's biographies. 46 Color Illus. 64pp. ISBN 0-9635468-4-8.
Price: 14.00

Paynes: Edgar & Elsie, American Artists, The
Rena Coen
By Rena Neumann Coen. The first fully rounded story of Edgar A. Payne (1883-1947) and Elsie Palmer Payne (1884-1971) placing them in the context of the art of this century. 77 Color and 23 B&W Illus. 108pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-944699-01-4. LIMITED QUANTITY OUT OF PRINT
Price: 50.00

Plein Air Painters of California: The North
Ruth Westphal
By Ruth Westphal. Essays and biographical essays on 33 artists working in Northern California from the 1890's through the 1930's. 147 Color and 87 B&W Illus. 206pp. 11x12. ISBN 0-9610520-1-5
Price: 49.00

Plein Air Painters of California: The Southland
Ruth Westphal
By Ruth Westphal. Second Printing. Essays and biographical essays on 30 artists working in Southern California from the 1880's through the 1930's. 135 Color and 46 B&W Illus. 220pp. 11x12. ISBN 0-9610520-0-7
Price: 49.00

Reflections of California
Irvine Museum
By Joan Irvine Smith and Jean Stern. Both an exceptionally beautiful art book and an important and interesting record of California history. Brief biographies on 36 artists as well as personal memories and photos of Early Southern California. 112 Color and 55 B&W Illus. 187pp. 11x9. ISBN 0-9635468-2-1.
Price: 40.00

Regionalism: The California View, Watercolors
Susan Anderson
Biographies and essay by Susan Anderson on 47 artists from the 1988 exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. 470 Color and 66 B&W Illus. 88pp. 11x9. ISBN 0-89951-07208.
Price: 40.00

Romance of the Bells (Hardbound)
Irvine Museum
Essays by Jean Stern, Gerald J. Miller, Pamela Hallan-Gibson and Norman Neuerberg. 1995 Exhibit catalog with articles on California art as well as the history of the California Missions by noted authors in the field. A readable overview of California missions and how they were represented in art. 95 Color and 25 B&W Illus. 128pp. 8 1\2x11. ISBN 09635468-5-6.
Price: 35.00

Romance of the Bells (Softbound)
Irvine Museum
Essays by Jean Stern, Gerald J. Miller, Pamela Hallan-Gibson and Norman Neuerberg. 1995 Exhibit catalog with articles on California art as well as the history of the California Missions by noted authors in the field. A readable overview of California missions and how they were represented in art. 95 Color and 25 B&W Illus. 128pp. 8 1\2x11. ISBN 09635468-5-6.
Price: 17.50

SAM HYDE HARRIS 1889-1977: A Retrospective
Schiffer Publications
Lavishly illustrated catalog published in conjunction with the "Who is Sam" retrospective exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of History, 2007. 297 Color and 99 B&W illus. 240pp. ISBN 0-7643-2591-4.
Price: 79.95

Scenes of California Life 1930-1950 (OP)
Laguna Art Museum
This catalog features Regionalist and Social Realist paintings never before exhibited. Biographical sketches on each of the 34 artists represented. Included is an added 27-page essay titled "Themes in California Scene Painting" by Nancy D.W. Moure. 52 Color Illus. 69pp. ISBN 0-9629070-0-6.
Price: 40.00

Second Nature: San Diego Landscape (SB)
Martin Petersen
By Martin E. Petersen. Catalog from a 1991 exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art. Features works by Charles Arthur Fries, Maurice Braun, Alfred R. Mitchell and Charles Reiffel. Contains catalog of works, biographies, bibliographies, references and a list of lenders to the exhibit. 112 Color and 32 B&W Illus. 192pp. 9x11. IISBN. 0-93710-12-X.
Price: 45.00

Selections from The Irvine Museum (Hardbound)
Irvine Museum
Essays by Jean Stern, Janet Blake Dominik and Harvey L. Jones. A beautifully illustrated catalog for a 1993 traveling exhibition featuring paintings from The Irvine Museum collection. Biographical sketches on the 48 artists represented. 78 Color and 9 B&W Illus. 128pp. 9x11. ISBN0-9635468-0-5.
Price: 33.00

Selections from The Irvine Museum (Softbound)
Irvine Museum
Essays by Jean Stern, Janet Blake Dominik and Harvey L. Jones. A beautifully illustrated catalog for a 1993 traveling exhibition featuring paintings from The Irvine Museum collection. Biographical sketches on the 48 artists represented. 78 Color and 9 B&W Illus. 128pp. 9x11. ISBN0-9635468-0-5.
Price: 17.50

Sergei Bongardt
Mary Balcomb
By Mary N. Balcomb. Beautifully illustrated biography of Russian born painter and teacher Sergei Bongart (1918-1985) Includes bibliography and chronology. 134 color Illus. 224pp. ISBN 1-88-887532-07-2. 9x12
Price: 95.00

Southern California Art
Nancy Moure
By Nancy Moure. A combination of three reference publications: "The California Water Color Society", "Artists’ Clubs and Exhibitions in Los Angeles Before 1930" and "Dictionary of Art and Artists in Southern California Before 1930" with additions and updates of the original text. Biographical listings on over 4,000 artists. 456pp. 9x11.
Price: 80.00

The Drawings of Edgar Payne
Evelyn Payne Hatcher
by Evelyn Payne Hatcher. A companion book to the first ever exhibition of drawings by an early California Impressionist painter. Contains wonderful insights into the process of how many of Mr. Payne’s paintings were conceived to the many details he studied in depth. Includes fully rendered drawings and as well as series of drawings which focus on one particular subject. Comes with price list of all illustrated drawings. 198 B&W Illus. 116pp. 9x11. ISBN 0-944699-04-9.
Price: 35.00

The Not So Still Life (SB)
William Gerdts
by Susan Landaur, William Gerdts and Patricia Trenton. Abundantly illustrated exhibit catalog featuring California artists from the early 20th century to modern day. Contains biographies, index and list of the exhibition which opened at the San Jose Museum of Art in November 2003 and ended at the Pasadena Museum of Art in March 2004. . 114 color and 48 B&W Illus. 224 pp. 9x11. ISBN. 0-520-23938-5.
Price: 35.00

Visions of California: California Scene Painting (DVD)
KOCE
From a 1994 KOCE three part series. Working with scores of collectors and dozens of institutions, producer Paul Bockhorst, created this visually delightful and intellectually insightful video featuring almost 150 works of art from the Regionalist period. 84 minutes
Price: 30.00



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