Karl Yens Art

KARL YENS (1868 – 1945) (FLOWERS) 1919 Color monotype signed, dated and annotated: “monotype 1919.” 17 ½” x 11 ½” Monotypes are unique works of art that fall between printmaking a...

Beautiful 1903 impressionist fragment of a California landscape by Karl Yens (1868-1945, German). Watercolor on paper, created in 1903. Presented in...

Signed lower left, 'Karl Yens' (American, 1868-1945) and painted circa 1920. A fine, early 20th century watercolor landscape showing the the luminous sunset serenely reflected in a still lake with elegant, calligraphic grasses. Painter, illustrator, etcher and muralist, Karl Yens was born in Germany and first studied with Max Koch in Berlin and, subsequently, with Benjamin-Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens in Paris. He was a successful active muralist in both Germany and Scotland before immigrating to the United States in 1901. After arriving in America, Yens continued to paint murals in New York City and Washington, D.C. before settling in Southern California where he lived and painted until his death in 1945. Karl Yens exhibited widely and with success, including at the 1915 Panama-California International Exposition in San Diego, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh, San Diego Museum, the Orange County, California Museum, Astor Theatre in NYC and the Society of California Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous medals and prizes and juried awards, including at the 1919 California Art Club, Laguna Beach Art...