A renowned Carmel, California artist, Ferdinand Burgdorff was an illustrator for Sunset magazine. His work was both realistic and romantic, conveying a sense of mystery and drama in his landscapes. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Burgdorff studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art and later in Paris with René Menard and Florence Esté. In 1907, he headed West with the intention of becoming a desert landscape painter. He lived in boxcars with railroad builders on the stretch of line between Yuma and Calexico and traveling by wagon or horseback, accompanied surveyors on many trips into the desert. Of this time he wrote: "There were such exciting things to see and paint, undisturbed by a single human within miles" (Widening Horizons).
Burgdorff also worked for a period in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he painted the sandy wastes near Albuquerque in the region known as the Sandia. He then moved to California where he was an illustrator for Sunset magazine, a new publication then. Many of the paintings he had made earlier were reproduced in this magazine. In California, Burgdorff first lived in Carmel where he was an active member of the Carmel Colony. He later settled in the nearby Pebble Beach, building a home on Rondo Road. In 1911, he took an exhibition of his desert paintings back to his hometown of Cleveland, and sold enough to finance a two-year trip around the world. His main objective was to see Greece and Egypt because they were ancient desert worlds. He also painted along the Nile, which reminded him of the Colorado River. When Burgdorff died, he was the oldest working artist on the Monterey Peninsula, having painted many coastal views and abandoned mining towns in pastel, oil and watercolor. From 1907–24, he made numerous painting trips to the Grand Canyon and the Hopi Reservation in Arizona.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
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Winter Water, Large Seascape of Point Lobos, Monterey, California Shore
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1881-1975) Winter Water, c. 1930 Oil on masonite Signed lower left, titled verso 40 x 46 inches 43 x 49.25 inches, framed Written Verso: Along the Pac...
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Pantheum Moonlight, Early 20th century surrealist landscape, Cleveland School
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1881-1975) Pantheum Moonlight, 1916 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 16 x 24 inches 21.5 x 29.5 inches, framed Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferd...
Oil
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"Sherman Rose" Adobe, Monterey California - Signed 1923 Original Etching
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th Century etching on vellum of the Monterey Bonifacio Adobe known as The Old Sherman Rose House, with climbing roses, by Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, (1881 - 197...
Paper, Etching
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Sherman Rose House, Monterey California - Signed 1920's Landscape Etching
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th Century etching on vellum of the Monterey Bonifacio Adobe known as The Old Sherman Rose House, with climbing roses, by Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, (1881 - 1975), 1923. As in many of the artist's works, this piece conveys a mysterious and dark mood. Artwork has been professionally conserved. Titled, signed and dated lower edge. Archival mat and backing. Image size: 9.75"H x 11.75"W. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferdinand Burgdorff studied at the Cleveland School of Art and in Paris with Rene Menard and Florence Este...
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Mid Century Painting of Trees and a Chapel By Ferdinand Burgdorff
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
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Transporting oil painting on canvas of a church with trees on a sunny day, executed in a bold modernist style, signed Ferdinand Burgdorff 1964 in the lower left, titled Tree Lined Ch...
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A Day at the Beach
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A Day at the Beach by unkown American School painter, circa 1940-1950, oil on canvas. Framed: 31 x 29 inches
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Huc- Mazelet Luquiens “Samoans at Kewalo (Oahu)
By Huc-Mazelet Luquiens
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Huc Mazelet Luquiens: 1881-1961. Well listed American print maker who spent most of his life in Hawaii. His fabulous etchings were of all different parts of Hawaii. He has had aucti...
Etching
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H 7.38 in W 5.5 in
John Taylor Arms, Study in Stone, Cathedral of Ourense
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Located in New York, NY
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Etching
$900
H 11.88 in W 17.88 in
John Taylor Arms, Battle Wagon, 1943, World War II nautical American Navy ship
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New York, NY
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Etching
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H 24.5 in W 28.5 in D 2.75 in
Frederick Shane Twilight of History 1947 Surrealist Oil Painting Rocket Scene
By Frederick Shane
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H 25 in W 20 in D 2 in
Early Modern American Portrait, Pennsylvania/Massachusetts, Frank Anderson Trapp
Located in Baltimore, MD
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$795
H 15 in W 30 in D 2 in
Mid Century Modern Dancers Oil Painting; Listed Artist Albert Michini, ca 1970’s
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H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 1.97 in
View on the Governor’s Palace in Paramaribo, Surinam
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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$1,600
H 19.25 in W 23.25 in D 1.125 in
Surreal Landscape by Italian Artist Lanfranco Finocchioli
Located in New York, NY
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Canvas, Oil
The Artist's Wife oil painting by Hans Burkhardt
By Hans Burkhardt
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Canvas, Oil
$4,142
H 20.08 in W 28.75 in D 1.19 in
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By Francesco Coppola Castaldo
Located in Firenze, IT
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$950
H 28 in W 22 in D 2 in
Vintage Artist’s Self Portrait Oil Painting - Urban vs Rural Social Commentary
Located in Baltimore, MD
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Oil
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H 22 in W 17 in D 1 in
Venus and California Junipero 1920 Rare Early work by Ferdinand Burgdorff
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and very rare, nocturnal cypress by California artist Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1883-1975). Signed "Ferdinand Burgdorff" and dated "1920" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 17"H x 22"W. A renowned Carmel, California artist, Burgdorff was an illustrator for Sunset magazine. His work was both realistic and romantic, conveying a sense of mystery and drama in his landscapes. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferdinand Burgdorff studied at the Cleveland School of Art and in Paris with Rene Menard and Florence Este...
Canvas, Oil
Peace and Plenty, 1931
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
"Peace and Plenty" by Pebble Beach, California artist Ferdinand Burgdoff (American, 1883-1975). Artists gallery label titled "Peace and...
Board, Oil
California Oak, 1935
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period oil painting of a California oak in autumn by listed California artist Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1881-1975). Signed lower le...
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