Hartzell Harrison Ray was born in Kansas in 1896. Ray was a longtime resident of San Mateo, CA. He attended the University of Kansas in the 1900s. Reared in Kansas, he served in World War I and spent two postwar years teaching high school. He received his A.B. and M.D. from George Washington University and interned there and in Rochester. It was in the latter city that he met his charming wife, Anne, who was the supervising surgical nurse. The Rays were married in 1925 and had two children. Ray was one of the founders of the San Mateo Medical Clinic. He taught clinical pediatrics at the University of California Medical Center for 30 years. Retirement had given Ray more time for traveling. And because he was a representational marine artist, he was able to indulge in his passion for painting seascapes, particularly on the San Mateo County coast.
Hartzell Ray had never stopped learning. Monday afternoons were devoted to painting at the San Mateo County Fair building with Earl Pierce of the Peninsula Art Association. He was also sitting in as an observer in the docent course in Chinese art at the de Young Museum. Ray shied away from personal publicity, but his enthusiasm for art overcame his reticence to talk about himself.
"I started painting during World War II," Ray recalled. "I was making a house call in South San Mateo and, as I was returning along El Camino, I saw a fellow in the window of a big empty building painting. 'I’d like to do that,' I said to myself as I knocked on the door. It was answered by Mr. Polla, an itinerant artist, and I told him I wanted to learn to paint. 'Go uptown and buy the cheapest paints and brushes you can find,' he said, 'and come back tomorrow night.' And that's the way it started," Dr. Ray concluded with a smile. He was a member of the Foster City Art League and helped organize the Peninsula Art Association, where he served as its president and a member of the board of directors.
"Rough Seas", Mid Century Seascape by Hartzell Harrison Ray 1969
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
"Rough Seas", Mid Century Seascape by Hartzell Harrison Ray 1969 Gorgeous mid century seascape titled "Rough Seas" by California artist Hartzell Harrison Ray (American, 1896-1991). ...
Canvas, Oil
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Big Sur Seascape Oil Painting
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Original Big Sur Seascape Oil Painting Gorgeous mid century Big Sur seascape oil painting by California artist Hartzell Harrison Ray (American, 1896-1991). Blue and aqua...
Oil, Masonite
Mid Century San Francisco Bay Seascape Landscape
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century San Francisco Bay seascape oil painting by California artist Hartzell Harrison Ray (American, 1896-1991). Signed "H. Ray" lower right and on verso. Texture added...
Linen, Oil
"Rolling Seas", San Mateo Coast Landscape by Hartzell Harrison Ray
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful seascape by California artist Hartzell Harrison Ray (American, 1896-1991). Signed H. Ray lower right. Titled "Rolling Sea" on verso. Unframed. Image, 24"H x 36"W. Dr. Hartzell Harrison Ray was Born in Kansas on June 10, 1896. Ray was a long-time resident of San Mateo...
Canvas, Oil
$25,500
H 36 in W 48 in D 1 in
"On The Beach", Greg Harris, Original Oil, Figurative, Landscape, 36x48 in.
By Greg Harris
Located in Dallas, TX
"On The Beach" By Greg Harris is a perfect example of his most sought after paintings. Measuring 36x48 in., this painting is timeless with woman and children at the beach...
Canvas, Oil
Emile Albert Gruppe “Winter - Gloucester MA”
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) "Winter - Gloucester, Mass" Oil on canvas Signed "Emile A. Gruppe" (lower right) Canvas: 20 x 24 Inchesinches Framed: 27 x 31 inches Prove...
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
H 10.25 in W 24 in
"Sea and Sky, Bahamas" Seascape Impressionist Plein Air Oil Painting, 24x10.25in
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by American Impressionist painter, Nelson H. White (b. 1932, Connecticut) celebrating the colors of the the ocean and the sky above it, as seen in Nassau, The Bahamas...
Oil, Linen, Panel
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 29 in D 2.25 in
"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Thomas deDecker has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...
Oil, Masonite
$16,000
H 24 in W 36 in D 1 in
"Tea Party", Greg Harris, Original Oil, Figurative, Landscape, 24x36 in.
By Greg Harris
Located in Dallas, TX
"Tea Party" By Greg Harris is a perfect example of his most sought after paintings. Measuring 24x36 in., this painting has two woman dressed in pink and white sitting down for tea wi...
Canvas, Oil
$950Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 16 in D 0.2 in
Monterey Bay cypress tree California Impressionist landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin B. Kelley Jr. (American). Monterey Bay Cyprus tree Landscape. Oil on panel measuring 12 x 16 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left.
Masonite, Oil
"Cove" Oil Painting
By Leigh Ann Van Fossan
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Cove" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts bright teal colored cove where water meets the shore and the atmospheric pastel sky reflects in the b...
Oil, Canvas
$12,500
H 30 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Sunday", Greg Harris, Original Oil, Figurative, Landscape, 30x24 in.
By Greg Harris
Located in Dallas, TX
"Sunday" By Greg Harris is a perfect example of his most sought after paintings. Measuring 30x24 in., this painting has two woman dressed in pink and white keeping the sun away with ...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage "Bodega View" Original Oil Painting by McCabe C.1941
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage "Bodega View" Original Oil Painting by McCabe C.1941 Original oil on masonite Masonite dimensions 36" wide x 24" high The frame measures 42" wide x 30" high The painting ...
Masonite, Oil
$1,250
H 17.5 in W 20 in D 2.5 in
Brian Blood 'Monterey Bay' Plein Air California Impressionist Seascape Painting
By Brian Blood
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brian Blood (American, b. 1962) Monterey Bay, 2000 Oil on canvas board Signed lower right: BB signed, dated, and titled verso: Brian Blood, 2000 Monterey Bay 9in H x 12in L In a silvered gilt frame with linen mat and moulding: 17 1/4in H x 20in L Brian Blood is a resident of Pebble Beach, California. He began his professional life as a graphic artist and art director in Boston, Massachusetts. He then came to California to attend the Academy of Art College in San Francisco for both undergraduate and graduate studies. In 2003, Blood and his artist wife, Laurie Kersey...
Oil, Canvas
$2,812Sale Price|25% Off
H 11 in W 14 in D 0.13 in
'Mt. Rundle, Canada', Alberta, Prix de West, National Academy of Western Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Wayne E Wolfe' (American, born 1945), dated 1979 and titled verso, 'Mt. Rund'. Framed dimensions: 20 x 2 x 22.75 inches A mountain landscape showing a view of the Vermilion lakes before Mt. Rundle in the Canadian Rockies. Son of western artist Bryon Wolfe, Wayne Wolfe...
Oil, Masonite
$950
H 14 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Bright and colorful Impressionist coastal scene painting by George F. Schultz
By George Schultz
Located in Colfax, CA
'A warm summer day at a beachside home' best describes this colorful oil painting by George F. Schultz. George F. Schultz, (1869–1934), was a Chicago based artist, who trained at the...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Sold
H 20 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
Northern California Coastline Seascape Landscape
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
Incoming Tide, a seascape oil painting by California artist Hartzell Harrison Ray (American, 1896-1991). Signed "H. Ray" lower right. Unframed. Image: 20"H x 24"W. Dr. Hartzell Har...
Oil, Linen
Mid Century Incoming Tide Seascape
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
Incoming tide, a mid century seascape by California artist Hartzell Harrison Ray (American, 1896-1991), c.1965. Signed "H. Ray" lower right. Unframed. Image: 22"H x 28"W. Dr. Hartze...
Canvas, Oil
Big Sur California Coast Seascape
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous California seascape titled "Carmel Coast" by California artist Hartzell Harrison Ray (American, 1896-1991). Signed "H. Ray" lower right. Signed "HH Ray 1978" on verso. Unfra...
Canvas, Oil