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Wed, Dec 7, 2022 05:30PM EST
Lot 215

Charles Arthur Fries: Redwoods

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Charles Arthur Fries (American, 1854 - 1940): Redwoods. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed.

Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Charles Fries was referred to as the dean of San Diego artists from the time he settled in that city in 1897. His reputation was based on magnificent atmospheric desert landscapes, many of them showing historical scenes of the state.

29 x 25 inches (frame); 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (sight)

Private collection, Madison, WI.

Condition

Great condition; light craquelure visible of the top edge of the canvas.

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