Lot 187: CLEMENT METIVIER (1910-1996): WINTER MORNING Oil

CLEMENT METIVIER (1910-1996): WINTER MORNING Oil on masonite, 16 x 20 in., signed lower right. According to Edan Hughes in "Artists in California 1786 - 1940," Metivier was born in Canada and worked in New England until his move to California in 1946. He remained in the Jones Valley area near Lake Shasta until his death. "A highly skilled plein air painter, his works are rare." Partial proceeds from the sale of his works in this auction are being donated by the consignor, Patricia Crowl, author, entrepreneur and designer, to charity in honor of Joshua Munns, Paul Reuben, Jonathon Cote, John Young & Bert Nussbaumer of the Missing 5 in Iraq, abducted by terrorists in 2006, whose bodies were recently recovered. savefivewestcoast.com.