Description: This a beautiful and very RARE Antique California Plein Air Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting on Artist Board, by the enigmatic and highly talented early Modernist painter Emma Lou Breitag (1899 - ?.) This work depicts a coastal Southern California seascape scene in Ventura, California. This painting is unsigned, but an exhibition label on the verso reads: “Original Oil Painting. Scene: Ventura, Calif. 1929. Artist: E. L. Breitag. Additionally on the verso, an annotation written in graphite reads: “Louis(?) Schwartz from Emma Lou Breitag Simpson.” Approximately 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (including frame.) Actual artwork is approximately 6 x 9 inches. Original paintings by this artist are incredibly scarce, and only two other such paintings by this artist are known to still exist. Her abstract and Fauvist landscape / seascape paintings were well ahead of her time, and considering she is a Missouri painter who depicted a California seascape, this work is exceptionally important and unique. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the Artist: Emma Lou (Louise) Breitag Born: 1899 - MissouriKnown for: Modernist landscape, shoreline scene painting Emma M. Breitag, A.B. graduated in 1921 from the University of Kansas School of Liberal Arts. She is listed in the University's 1922 Alumni book (Vol. 23, Issue 4, page 133). Emma was the youngest of seven children born to Ludwig D. Breitag (b Pommern, Prussia 3/5/1859) and Augusta E. Weise of South Bend, Indiana (also an immigrant from Germany).
Price: 975 USD
Location: Orange, California
End Time: 2024-12-26T23:05:47.000Z
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Artist: Emma Lou Breitag
Signed By: Emma Lou Breitag
Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Signed: Yes
Period: Art Deco (1920-1940)
Title: "Ventura, Calif."
Material: Oil, Artist Board
Framing: Framed
Region of Origin: California, USA
Subject: Cityscapes, Fishing, Forest, Landscape, Seascape, Seascape/ Nautical, Seaside, States & Counties, Sunsets, Ventura
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1929
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 7 1/2 in
Theme: Americana, Art, Cities & Towns, Continents & Countries, Famous Places, Nature
Style: Impressionism, Plein Air
Features: Framed, Signed
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 10 1/4 in
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
