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Birth
1865 (Bentzen, Germany)
Death
1946 (Laguna Beach, California)
Lived/Active
California/Illinois
Copyright by Owner
Often Known For
plein-air landscape and coastal view painting
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Categories of Interest
The California Art Club
Impressionists Pre 1940
San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
Paris Pre 1900
California Painters
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One of California's best-known landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, William Wendt was called the "Dean of Southern California" artists. His landscapes were especially known for rich greens and browns. In 1911, he became co- founder of the California Art Club, which he served as the second and fourth President from 1911 to 1919 and 1917 to 1918 respectively. This organization reflected his commitment to plein-air painting of the California landscape.
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