Lot 714: William Vincent Cahill (American, 1878-1924), "A Days Work", 1915; oil/canvas, 36" x 24", signed.

Cahill studied at the Art Students League and in Boston with Tarbell and Benson. He shared a studio in Boston with John Hubbard Rich, and the two of them moved to Los Angeles in 1914, and established a school of illustration and painting. Cahill also taught at several studios he had in Los Angeles, after selling the school in 1917. In 1920, he and his wife moved to San Francisco, where he worked as a commercial artist. He was a member of the Laguna Beach Art Association and the California Art Club. He exhibited at the Pan-Pacific International Exhibition, San Francisco Art Association, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Salmagundi Club. REF: Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, Gerdts; Impressionism, The California View.