Items Similar to Landscape with House
![Colon [Panama]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/reynolds-beal-paintings-colon-panama-for-sale/a_3312/1599757095431/Beal_Colon_Panama_97813_master.jpg)
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9
Rachel BentleyLandscape with House1973
1973
About the Item
This artwork "Landscape with House" 1973 is a watercolor on paper by American artist Rachel Bentley, 1894-1991. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 20.25 x 14.15 inches, framed size is 30.5 x 24.5 inches. Custom framed in a gold frame, with light grey matting. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame has very minors restorations practically invisible.
About the artist:
Rachel Bentley gained recognition as a watercolor artist in 1954 when 100 of her one-and two-room country schoolhouses were exhibited at the California State Fair. Earlier that year, Rachel came up with the idea of making a collection of these "little halls of learning." At that time, little red schoolhouses were rapidly disappearing from the American landscape--and for the first time, the National Park Service was asked to declare a school (in Wakefield, New Hampshire) a registered national historic landmark.
An adventurer at heart, Rachel searched for schoolhouses in the foothills, mountains, and coastal areas of Northern California, ultimately covering 31 counties. She enjoyed her new life on the road and got leads on the whereabouts of old schools from farmers, ranchers, and other friendly people she happened to meet along the way.
The project took her far into the back country of California, where she would set up her easel and paint, sometimes in fields surrounded by tall weeds and thistles or pastures inhabited by curious cattle.
This "happy hunting" became her obsession, so much so that she was able to finish 100 schoolhouse paintings before the State Fair opened. Her unique collection has been displayed countless times since in galleries, libraries, universities, by historical societies and museums, and at art festivals. Many of the schools she captured by paintbrush are now gone.
The rural schoolhouses were not her only forte, however. Rachel had a warm affection for California and was deeply interested in its people and its history. Initially with her mother Nettie as her navigator (who was then in her eighties), and later on with her dear friend and traveling companion Mimi, she drove throughout the state looking for stagecoach stops, mining camps, lighthouses, seacoast cottages, rustic barns and farmhouses, and old churches. She followed the Mission Trail and wandered through many ghost towns in search of her subjects.
Around 1957, Rachel was commissioned to paint over 50 views of early Menlo Park and Atherton. For this project, she worked from photographs. Bay Area historian Susan Gale presented 25 of the watercolor paintings to the City of Menlo Park to form a permanent exhibit in the civic center. They also have appeared in numerous publications and been used for lectures on local history. Under the Oaks: Two Hundred Years In Atherton, a book written in 2009 by Pamela Guillard and Nancy Lund, features several of them, including Linden Towers, the "Wedding Cake" mansion of silver baron James C. Flood.
From 1956 to 1961, assignments from the Ford Times travel magazine sent Rachel to the mining towns of California and Nevada. Her paintings of ruins left behind from the Gold Rush and Comstock Lode were featured in a traveling art exhibit sponsored by Ford that went around the world and became a permanent piece of the Ford Times Collection of American Art.
- Creator:Rachel Bentley (1894 - 1991, American)
- Creation Year:1973
- Dimensions:Height: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)Width: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Depth: 0.8 in (2.04 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: rac/ben/land/011stDibs: LU66638750262
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
Premium sellers with a 4.7+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 1999
1stDibs seller since 2017
798 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: San Francisco, CA
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllVillage de Provence
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Village de Provence" c.1990 is a watercolor on paper by American impressionist artist Sharon Galigan, b.1939. It is hand signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 17.5 x 13.75 inches, framed size is 25.5 x 22.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden light brown and grey frame, with beige matting and light brown filet. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Sharon Galligan (American, b. 1939) is an artist painting in watercolor, oil, acrylic, monoprint and mixed media. She was an art major in both high school and college: San Jose State University, West Valley College, and Evergreen College. She has also studied with nationally noted artists and teachers, including Ted Goeschner, Frank Webb, Charles Movali, Howard Rees, Tom Lynch, Dale Laitinen, Marilyn Simandle...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Old Church
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Old Church" c.1970 is a watercolor on Strathmore panel by American artist James Hamil, 1937-2002. It is signed at the lower right corner b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Oaxaca Coast
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Oaxaca Coast" c.1990 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Old Red Barn
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Old Red Barn" c.1965 is a watercolor on paper by noted American artist Frederick Cole. It is signed at the lower right corner by the a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
California Landscape
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "California Landscape" c.1990 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bali Beach
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bali Beach" 2004 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed at the lower right cor...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
You May Also Like
Summer Days Impressionist
By Edward Dufner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edward Dufner is one of America's finest American Impressionists. This is an exceptional work by him. The technique is exquisite with the brushwork being refined and sophisticated,...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School
Located in Middletown, NY
An unfinished but spirited plein-air composition of what appears to be the Shenandoah or Potomac River valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance.
Watercolor on board with...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor, Board
Colon [Panama]
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal painted this watercolor entitled “Colon” [Panama] in the spring of 1923. The paper size of this painting is 7 x 10" (17.7 x 25.3 cm). It is signed, titled, and dated ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
![Colon [Panama]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/reynolds-beal-paintings-colon-panama-for-sale/a_3312/1599757095431/Beal_Colon_Panama_97813_master.jpg?width=240)
Horse in the Fields - 1930's Watercolor Figurative Landscape
By John Stellman
Located in Soquel, CA
Horse in the fields, a figurative watercolor landscape by Louis John Stellman (American, 1877-1961), c.1935. Presented in a wooden frame with linen liner. Signed "Stellman" lower right. Image size, 15"H x 19"W.
Stellman moved to CA in 1901. By 1920 he had settled in San Francisco where he worked both as an artist and a writer for the Call-Bulletin newspaper. He later moved to the Monterey Peninsula where he remained until his death. Married to artist Edith K. Stellman (1877-1957). Works held: de Young Legion of Honor.
His books include:
Mate o'dreams and Other Poems
Mother Lode; The Story of California's Gold Rush
Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
Said the Observer
Sam Brannan, Builder of San Francisco; A Biography
That Was a Dream Worth Building; the Spirit of San Francisco's Great Fair Portrayed in Pictures and Words
The Vanished Ruin Eta; San Francisco's Classic Artistry of Ruin Depicted in Picture and Song
Stellmann was a protegé of Arnold Genthe...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,720 Sale Price
20% Off
"Nature Walk" Forest Landscape in Watercolor on Paper, with Note from the Artist
Located in Soquel, CA
"Nature Walk" Forest Landscape in Watercolor on Paper, with Note from the Artist
Dramatic sunset landscape by notable watercolorist Douglas W. Trowbridge (American, b. 1960).
Signe...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Mountain Climbers" - Mountain Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Mountain Climbers" - Mountain Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Serene mountain landscape by Margie Westcott (American, 1931-2018). The viewer stands...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Landscape With Ruins
Timor Rachel
Mansion House
Vintage Bentley
Bentley Sign
Vintage Mining Signs
Susan Park
California Foothills
California Gold Rush
Early California Mission Paintings
Red Baron
California Gold Rush Painting
James Barnor
Nancy Lund
Miro Lithographs
Portrait Of President
18th Century Architectural Prints
Paintings Of Older Woman