Armin C. Hansen, N.A. (1886-1957)
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Title:
"Monterey Cypress"
Date:
1928
Size:
6 1/8" x 8 1/4"
Medium:
Etching
Signed:
Signed L. R.
Plate: Signed & dated, lower left: Armin Hansen '28. Titled in pencil lower left; signed in pencil lower right.
Plate #102, pages 110, 111 in 'The Graphic Art of Armin C. Hansen-A Catalogue Raisonne' by Anthony R. White/1986.
Variant commissioned by Del Monte Properties Company; Hansen's prints carry the following commercial overprinted advertisement below the plate line: "Beautiful Homesites Are Available At Pebble Beach. For Information Inquire At Hotel Office. Del Monte Properties Co."
Exhibited:
"Coastal Views: California and the Pacific Northwest"
organized by the Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington
June 24 - October 29, 2023.
Illustrated in the catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition, page 10.
Exhibited:
Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage
Pasadena Museum of California Art/Jan.-May, 2015
Crocker Art Museum/June – October, 2015
Monterey Museum of Art/Oct. 2015 – Mar. 2016.
Illustrated: Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage by Scott A. Shields, PhD., page 48. Published on the occasion of the exhibition.
AD IN CARMEL MAGAZINE-SPRING/2024:
ARMIN C. HANSEN (1886-1957)
Beautiful homesites are available at Pebble Beach.
For information inquire at Hotel Office. Del Monte Properties Co.
Pebble Beach visionary, S.F.B. Morse commissioned his artist friend, Armin Hansen, to print a variant of his original etching of the same year. This rare variant includes a commercial overprinted advertisement below the plate line to encourage the sale of residential lots in Pebble Beach. Armin Hansen was one of the most notable artists to have lived on the Monterey Peninsula, exhibiting nationally and receiving fame for his prints and paintings.
Plate #102, pages 110, 111 in 'The Graphic Art of Armin C. Hansen-A Catalogue Raisonne' by Anthony R. White/1986.
Variant commissioned by Del Monte Properties Company; Hansen's prints carry the following commercial overprinted advertisement below the plate line: "Beautiful Homesites Are Available At Pebble Beach. For Information Inquire At Hotel Office. Del Monte Properties Co."
Exhibited:
"Coastal Views: California and the Pacific Northwest"
organized by the Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington
June 24 - October 29, 2023.
Illustrated in the catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition, page 10.
Exhibited:
Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage
Pasadena Museum of California Art/Jan.-May, 2015
Crocker Art Museum/June – October, 2015
Monterey Museum of Art/Oct. 2015 – Mar. 2016.
Illustrated: Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage by Scott A. Shields, PhD., page 48. Published on the occasion of the exhibition.
AD IN CARMEL MAGAZINE-SPRING/2024:
ARMIN C. HANSEN (1886-1957)
Beautiful homesites are available at Pebble Beach.
For information inquire at Hotel Office. Del Monte Properties Co.
Pebble Beach visionary, S.F.B. Morse commissioned his artist friend, Armin Hansen, to print a variant of his original etching of the same year. This rare variant includes a commercial overprinted advertisement below the plate line to encourage the sale of residential lots in Pebble Beach. Armin Hansen was one of the most notable artists to have lived on the Monterey Peninsula, exhibiting nationally and receiving fame for his prints and paintings.
