Charles F. Surendorf - Framed Watercolor Painting - CA Regional Artist 1906-1979

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Description:
Up For Auction Here Is This Uniquely Wonder
ful, Original Signed Charles F. Surendorf Watercolor Painting in a vintage Hand Crafted Frame.
The painting is a style that would make a great addition to your collection or gift for a loved one! There is some mild wear & tear on the piece typical of vintage art work.
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California/Indiana artist CHARLES F. SURENDORF, American, 1906 - 1979.  He was born in 1906 in Richmond, Indiana.  After graduation from Ohio State University, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Art Students League in New York City.  In 1935, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and further studied at Mills College.  He was active in the local art scene there, and was director of the first San Francisco Art Festival. In 1946, Surendorf settled in the town of Columbia in the Sierra Foothills.  There he served as director fo the short-lived Mother Lode Art School (1956) and produced works with an historic California theme.  He died of cancer in Columbia in 1979.  His paintings and prints depict the rough and tumble life of the old mining country in a regionalist style similar to that of Thomas Hart Benton.   Member: California Society of Etchers; San Francisco Art Ass'n; Mother Lode Art Ass'n; Bay Region Art Ass'n (Oakland). Exhibited: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1936; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1936-46; California Society of Etchers, 1938-54 (awards); Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; De Young Museum, 1946; Art Institue of Chicago; National Academy of Design. Works held: Monterey Peninsula Museum; San Francisco Museum of Art; Mills College (Oakland); Library of Congress; Wichita Art Museum."
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Outer Dimensions Of Frame:
35" - Wide.
31" - Tall.
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