William Norris Dakin "Returning from the River, Sonora, Mexico"

I enjoy looking at this unfinished painting by California artist William Norris Dakin. Interesting contrast between finished colorful portions and pencil sketched figures. Unique. Ve...

1950s painting depicting the California School of Fine Art in San Francisco in 1953. Dakin was a student of this school. Notice California Art Tile...

Original, large-scale painting of Tumacacori Mission , Arizona by William Norris Dakin (Will Dakin) dated 1952. Painted from a sketch done in 1936. Original frame. William Norris Dakin: Born in San Francisco, CA on Nov. 5, 1910. Dakin graduated from Burlingame High School and studied for three years on scholarships at the CSFA under Macky, Randolph, and Poole. During the 1930s he worked for Disney Studios and in the 1940s was a staff artist at Eimac Corporation. He died in Burlingame, CA on Dec. 16, 1992. His oils and drawings include urban and rural scenes, old mansions, marine vessels, and Mexican genre. Member: SWA; Peninsula AA; Society for Sanity in Art. Exh: Calif. State Fair, 1933 (1st prize); SFAA, 1935; SFMA, 1935; San Mateo Co. Fairs. In: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley). Tumacacori Mission: Founded by Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino in January 1691, Mission San Cayetano...

Frederick Goodall (British, 1822-1904) "Returning from the Well". Initialed FG monogram, and dated 1867 l/l. Watercolor on paper, with touches of varnish. Provenance: Sotheby's, 11 Dec 03, Property of Seymour Stein.

Oil on canvas representing fishermen returning from fishing and bringing fish to a table in the foreground covered with fish in the style of a still life. France, 1930s.

A massive gilt and mahogany frame houses this wonderful original oil on canvas depiction of a hunter returning from the hunt, with his taken stag being carried on horseback. With a s...