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Ad Code: 4
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from Auction House Records.
"Figures on Horseback in a Landscape"
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Born in NYC on Aug. 6, 1856. The last of an old New York Dutch family, Oothout was a descendant of George Washington and J. P. Morgan. The desire for a milder climate led him to San Francisco in 1892. He was a close friend of artist Charles Rollo Peters; their grandfathers had been banking friends in NYC. A wealthy philanthropist, Oothout died in San Francisco on Aug. 29, 1927. Member: Bohemian Club. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Death record; SF Examiner, 8-31-1927 (obituary). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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