Lot 144: W. FREDERICK JARVIS (1898-1966)

W. FREDERICK JARVIS (1898-1966)
Early Morning Near Pasadena California, 1920s
Oil on canvas
25in. x 30in.
Signed lower left
Titled verso

A tour-de-force California landscape by Frederick Jarvis. This painting exhibits a wonderful tone and balance in both composition and color. In Jarvis's brochure for his Texas School of Painting, the following statement is made: " Jarvis has developed a color combination that is wholly and exclusively his own." This refers to the popular use at that time of scientific color theory and the use of "set palettes" for painting. While Jarvis's system is undoubtedly lost, we can see its effect, a harmonious tone and balance to this painting where every color seems to fit.

Provenance:
Acquired by descent from the artist by the present owner

Excellent condition. New frame in excellent condition.