New Acquisitions

John O'Shea - "Seascape and Rocks, Point Lobos" - Oil on canvas - 30" x 36" - Signed lower left <br> <br> <br>"Seascape and Rocks - Point Lobos" is a forcefully executed canvas representing the best of his early work off the coast near Carmel. O'Shea employs loaded brushwork, deep saturated colors, and bold rhythmic patterns to create a work reminiscent of the powerful canvases of his peers - George Bellows, Armin Hansen and William Ritschel. <br> <br>This painting is a rare early work by O'Shea, one of Carmel's most distinguished artists. With its view of Point Lobos, and of exhibition size, it is the finest O’Shea we have owned and one of the best he has ever painted of the California coast.
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John O'Shea
"Seascape and Rocks, Point Lobos"
c. 1921

Karl Schmidt - "Cabin at Dusk" - California - Oil on board - 30" x 72" - Signed and dated lower left <br>Artist signed on reverse <br>Artist's hand-carved arts & crafts frame with name plaque <br> <br>Partial Maxwell Galleries label on reverse <br> <br>Karl Schmidt was a leading proponent of the Arts and Crafts movement. Traveling to England from his native city in Worcester, MA he likely came under the influence of the arts and crafts painter Frank Brangwyn; and later the teachings of Arthur Wesley Dow. <br> <br>In 1915 he moved to Santa Barbara joining a group of painters in the mission-style studio of California artist, Alexander Harmer. His paintings were displayed at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco (PPIE), 1915. He further exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Art Institute of Chicago, National Academy of Design, and the Cincinnati Museum of Art, among many other venues.
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Karl Schmidt
"Cabin at Dusk" - California
1919

S.C. Yuan - "Floral Still Life" - Oil on masonite - 10" x 10" - Signed lower right <br>Exhibition label on reverse - Carmel Art Association/1974 <br>Retains Yuan's original shadow box frame <br>Price of $85.00 and signed by Yuan in red on inner frame. <br> <br>PROVENANCE: <br>We purchased "Floral Still Life" directly from a respected artist/member of the Carmel Art Association who purchased it at the CAA's September 1974 exhibition of the works of S.C. Yuan. <br> <br>In September 1974 Yuan installed his last show at the Carmel Art Association. Two days later he tragically committed suicide. After three days of shock and mourning, his fellow artists bought out the entire exhibition.
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S.C. Yuan
"Floral Still Life"
06/74