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Wilson Silsby
Smokestack and Boats at the Harbor - Seascape
1936

About the Item

Detailed harbor scene by Wilson Silsby (American, 1883-1952). Several boats are docked at a harbor, with a smokestack in the background. Both the sky and water are rendered with skill, but in different ways - the sky is misty and blended, whereas the water shimmers with detail. Wilson Silsby was an etcher, lithographer and painter, known especially for his invention of the no-ground etching plate and for his stage-set designs for the theater and motion picture industry. He was born in Chicago and died in Los Angeles. He attended high school in Chicago and later studied privately with William Merritt Chase and Abbott Thayer. In 1913, he moved to Los Angeles where he first worked as an art director for Universal Pictures. In the 1920s, he began etching and wrote two books on the subject: Etching Methods and Materials and Dry Points of Wilson Silsby. Signed and dated "Wilson Silsby - 36" in the lower right corner. Image size: 16"H x 22"W Presented in a wood frame with an off-white mat (frame size: 27"H x 33"W) Born in Chicago, IL on Oct. 7, 1883. Silsby attended high school in Chicago and studied with private tutors in France and England. His art studies were with William M. Chase and Abbott Thayer. He arrived in Los Angeles in 1913 to work as an art director with Universal Pictures Corporation and later worked with several other movie studios. Silsby began etching in the 1920s and in the 1940s authored two books: Etching Methods and Materials and Dry-Points of Wilson Silsby. He died in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 1952. Exh: Salon d'Automne (Paris), 1922; Gumps (SF), 1926; Print Rooms (LA), 1932; Foundation of Western Art (LA), 1933; Assistance League (LA), 1933; Ebell Salon (LA), 1934; LACMA, 1936; GGIE, 1939. In: AIC; MM; Library of Congress; PAFA; Crocker Museum (Sacramento); Museum of NM; Seattle Museum; Denver Museum; Toledo Museum; NY Public Library; Orange County (CA) Museum; SFMA; De Young Museum; Oakland Museum; British Museum; Museum of Modern Art (Paris); Uffizi Gallery (Florence); Nat'l Museum of Mexico; Cleveland Museum. Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Who's Who in American Art 1936-53; Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Who's Who in California 1942; Who's Who on the Pacific Coast 1949; Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy).

Creator:
Wilson Silsby (1883 - 1952, American)
Creation Year:
1936
Dimensions:
Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 33 in (83.82 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
Medium:
Paper,Pastel
Movement & Style:
American Impressionist
Period:
1930-1939
Condition:
Well-preserved for its age. Frame has some scratches. New hanging hardware included. Frame is as is and included with no warrantee.
Gallery Location:
Soquel, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: DBH80861stDibs: LU54210564952

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