Items Similar to Capitola, California, 1950s Framed California Seascape Marine Oil Painting
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 16
Jon BlanchetteCapitola, California, 1950s Framed California Seascape Marine Oil Paintingcirca 1955
circa 1955
About the Item
Capitola (California) is an oil on board painting by Jon Blanchette (1908-1987) circa 1955. Marine seascape painting with crashing waves and buildings along the coast painted in shades of blue, green, and orange. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 25 ½ x 31 ¾ inches. Image size is 20 x 24 inches.
Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote.
About the Artist:
Jon Blanchette (1908-1987) was born in Somerset, England on March 29, 1908 and in 1918 he immigrated to Battle Creek, Michigan. Artistically inclined at age six, he later studied at the Pittsburgh Art Institute. In 1932 he and his wife Jean moved to Los Angeles where he worked for Fox Studios painting, doing architectural design, interior decorating, and stage sets. In 1948 he abandoned commercial work and settled in Aptos, California where he painted fine art and taught privately. During the summers of 1965-75 he held workshops in Mendocino. A romantic realist, he was primarily an oil painter but was also proficient with pen & ink, watercolor, and silk screen. Blanchette died in Aptos on July 3, 1987.
- Creator:Jon Blanchette (1908-1987, American, British)
- Creation Year:circa 1955
- Dimensions:Height: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Painting is clean and in very good vintage condition - please contact us for a complete condition report.
- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
- Reference Number:
Jon Blanchette
Jon Blanchette was born in Somerset, England, in 1908. He immigrated to Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1918. Artistically inclined at age six, he later studied at the Pittsburgh Art Institute, where he received his BA. In 1932, Blanchette moved to Los Angeles, where he painted, did the architectural design, interior decorating and stage sets for Fox Studios. In 1948, he settled in Aptos, California, where he painted fine art and taught privately. During the summers of 1965–75, Blanchette held workshops in Mendocino. A romantic realist, he was primarily an oil painter but was also proficient with pen & ink, watercolor, and silkscreen. Blanchette died in Aptos in 1987. He had a membership for the Santa Cruz Art League and Marin County Artists. Blanchette exhibited at Santa Cruz Women's Club, 1959, and stood first in the Santa Cruz County Art Competition, Aptos Art Center, 1965.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1979
1stDibs seller since 2013
264 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 5 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Denver, CO
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Northern California Landscape Painting With White Farm House Green Hills & TreesBy Jon BlanchetteLocated in Denver, COOriginal mid 20th century landscape painting of Northern California with a white farm house and barn by Jon Blanchette (1908-1987). Vintage painting circa 1950-1960s plein air style...Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsBoard, Oil
- On Broadway, Santa Cruz, Southern California, 1950s Landscape Oil PaintingBy Jon BlanchetteLocated in Denver, COOil on canvas board painting by Jon Blanchette (1908-1987) titled "On Broadway, Santa Cruz (California)" from circa 1955. Painting portrays a white house perched on a hill top with a...Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsOil, Board
- Mendocino Hippies, Framed 1960s Northern California Landscape, Camping, TentsBy Jon BlanchetteLocated in Denver, COVintage 1960s original California landscape painting of coastal Mendocino in Northern California, titled 'Mendocino Hippies'. A camp with tents under a grove of trees. Colors includ...Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsOil, Board
- Sangre de Cristo Scene, Framed Taos New Mexico Mountain Landscape Oil PaintingBy Georgina KlitgaardLocated in Denver, COOriginal signed oil painting by Georgina Klitgaard (1893-1976), a Taos, New Mexico mountain landscape painting with figures walking in a meadow with ...Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Waterways (Lysekil, Sweden), 1930s Large Framed Seascape Landscape Oil PaintingBy Carl LindinLocated in Denver, COWaterways is an original 1920s-1930s signed framed oil painting of sailboats in off the coast of Lysekil, Sweden by Swedish-American Woodstock artist, Carl Lindin (1869-1942). Prese...Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- Ghost Town, Prospector & Mule, Abandoned Buildings, Mining Town with MountainsBy Harold Vincent SkeneLocated in Denver, CO'Ghost Town' is a vintage painting with a lone Prospector with his pack mule standing in the ruins of an abandoned mining town, probably set in Colorado, set within a Mountain landscape with late summer, early autumn foliage by Harold Skene (1883-1978). Signed by the artist in the lower right corner, titled and dated by the artist verso. Colors include blue, green, golden yellow, pink, red, brown and white. Oil on board. Presented in a gold tone frame with antique finish, outer dimensions measure 29 x 35 x ⅞ inches. Image size is 24 ¼ x 30 inches. Expedited and International shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. A native of Massachusetts, Harold Vincent Skene graduated from Harvard University School of Architecture in 1906. After relocating to Colorado, he studied at the Denver Art Academy, the Broadmoor Art Academy and served as an assistant to artist, Allen Tupper True.Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsOil
You May Also Like
- "City Cruising", Oil PaintingBy Kevin WeckbachLocated in Denver, COKevin Weckbach's (US based) "City Cruising" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a bustling city street and sidewalk , in early evening, filled with cars and walking c...Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsOil, Board
- "Unloading Truck" Oil PaintingLocated in Denver, CODavid Shingler's (NC based) "Unloading Truck" is an oil painting that depicts a industrial scene of a construction worker standing with a full loading truck Bio/artist statement: ...Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil, Board
- "Moab Plateaus" Oil PaintingLocated in Denver, CODavid Shingler's (NC based) "Moab Plateaus" is an oil painting that depicts the vast desert dotted with grasses leading to the towering plateaus of Moab...Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil, Board
- Summer Fun, 12x14" oil on boardBy Lu HaskewLocated in Loveland, COSummer Fun by Lu Haskew Oil Painting of kids at play on the beach 12x14.5" image size 15x18.5" framed Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe transport of fine...Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil, Board
- In the Garden, 10x8" oil on boardBy Lu HaskewLocated in Loveland, COIn the Garden by Lu Haskew Oil Painting of woman with an umbrella in a backyard garden 10x8" image size 14x12" framed Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe t...Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil, Board
- Winter Fishermen, American Impressionist Snowy Landscape by the RiverBy Albert Van Nesse GreeneLocated in Doylestown, PA"Winter Fishermen" is a snow covered landscape of a group of fishermen and their boats by the river by American Impressionist painter Albert Van Nesse Greene...Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsOil, Board
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Decorating With Vintage Frames
California 1950s
Framed Art Set Of 3
July 3
Silk Painting Framed
Vintage Commercials 1950S
American Silk Screen
Dior Silk Set
Mendocino Paintings
Romantic Seascapes
Mendocino Coast
Oil On Board Fox
Crashing Waves Watercolor
Capitola Painting
Jon Blanchette On Sale
Mid Century Painting Signed Bernard
Antique Canvas San Francisco
Clipper Painting