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M. Vern Breitmayer (American, 1889 - 1966), oil on canvas board, depicts floral still life of daisies and black-eyed susans with gre...

M. Vern Breitmayer (American, 1889 - 1966), oil on canvas board, depicts floral still life of daisies and black-eyed susans with green table cloth, signature LL, pen inscription verso, framed, condition consistent with age including toning and light wear, ss: 23 1/2" h. x 19" w.

M. Vern Brieitmayer, (1889-1966), California Coast, watercolor on board, signed and titled in verso, 14" x 18"

M. Vern Brieitmayer (1889-1966) California Coast watercolor on board, signed and titled in verso Born April 24, 1889, Vern Breitmayer was one of five sons of William and Mary (Siegrist) Breitmayer. Always drawing, he found his initial attempts directed toward illustrations for the Reflector, his Jackson High School yearbook. In the summer of 1907 he went to Detroit to study with John Wicker at the Detroit Art Academy. Wicker, trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, had been appointed an instructor there in 1903 after having spent seven years abroad. In the fall of 1907 Breitmayer enrolled at tdhe Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. There his teachers included Charles Grafly, a noted sculptor; William Merritt Chase, considered one of the best instructors of American Impressionism; and Hugh Breckenridge, who undoubtedly had the greatest influence in the use of color in his artwork. In 1910 Breitmayer was awarded the Thouron Prize for Composition as well as a Fellowship at the Academy. Breitmayer also traveled to Paris, enrolling for a time in the classes of Canadian Percival Tudor-Hart, a noted color theorist who taught a musical system of color harmony. Returning home to Jackson, Michigan, the artist found employment at this father's furniture store while also pursuing a career as an artist. He began exhibiting his work locally, having a one-man show with the Jackson Art Association at the Public Library in 1915. He also exhibited in Chicago, Philadelphia, and at the Detroit Institute of Art. The artist spent many enjoyable summers in Charlevoix, Michigan, where he developed his talent for watercolors. In the 1940's he found employment with the Ford Motor Company as a Design Engineer. Upon retirement he moved to Santa Cruz, California, where he became a popular member of the Santa Cruz Art League. Breitmayer died of a heart attack on January 29, 1966. 14" x 18"

M V Breitmayer landscape

M. Vern Breitmayer, American, 1889-1966. Oil on canvas Impressionist landscape with a wooded autumn landscape with a small waterfall and barn with silo in the distance. Signed and dated "Breitmayer, 1920" lower right. Surface grunge with craquelure and small specks of paint loss. Image 15 1/2 x 20", in a Period Gilded wood frame 18 3/4 x 23" overall. ESTIMATE $800-1,200

M. Vern Breitmayer, (American; 1889 - 1966), California Coast, Watercolor on paper, 14 1/4" x 18 1/2" unframed

M. Vern Breitmayer (American; 1889 - 1966) California Coast Watercolor on paper c. 1940. Michigan born M. Vern Breitmayer studied with John Wicker at the Detroit Art Academy, Charles Grafly, William Merritt Chase, and Hugh Breckenridge at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and P. Tudor Hart in Paris. In 1910, he was awarded the Thouron Prize for composition, as well as a fellowship at the Academy. He exhibited with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1922 and Detroit Art Institute in 1934. After his retirement from Ford Motor Company as a design engineer, he moved to Santa Cruz, California, where he became a member of the Santa Cruz Art League. 14 1/4" x 18 1/2" unframed

M.V. Breitmayer (American, b.1889), lot of two watercolors, one pictured: "Boat Dock", c.1957; watercolor, 9.5" x 13"; the other is a California coastal scene.

M.V. Breitmayer (American, b.1889), lot of two watercolors, one pictured: "Taxco Wash day", c.1957; watercolor, 9.5" x 13"; the other is a California coastal scene.