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James March Phillips
'Monterey Breakers', San Francisco, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Turner Art Academy

Circa 1965

About the Item

Signed lower left, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965. Born in California, James March Phillips first studied in San Francisco at the Turner Art Academy under Alfred Owles and, subsequently, with Louis Rogers and J. Paget Fredricks. An avid outdoorsman, Phillips specialized in plein-air watercolor and gouache landscapes of the Monterey Peninsula, with his coastal paintings of Pebble Beach Golf Links and Cypress Point Club finding particular favor. Phillips exhibited widely and with success from the 1950's through the 1980's and his paintings are held in collections throughout the United States. Reference: Artists in California 1786-1940, Hughes, Vol. 2, pg. 878; et al
  • Creator:
    James March Phillips (1913 - 1981, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1965
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor age-toning; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34415812012

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