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Armin Hansen -
Biography
Born in San Francisco, CA on Oct. 23,
1886. Hansen received his first art instruction from his father, Herman,
the famous painter of the old West and frontier life. The younger Hansen
later studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute under Arthur Mathews during
1903-06 followed by two years in Stuttgart, Germany at the Royal Academy
under Carlos Grethe. After visiting the art centers of Paris, Munich,
Holland, and Belgium, he signed-on as deckhand to a Norwegian steam
trawler, the first of many boats which he would crew during the next
four years.
"Aground"
Oil on board, 12 1/2 x 15
1/2 inches
SOLD
Returning to San Francisco in 1912, he
taught at UC Berkeley and the CSFA. Settling in Monterey in 1913, he
taught private classes and was instrumental in forming the Carmel Art
Institute. Hansen had a studio-home at 716 Pacific until building a home
next door to artist Julian Greenwell on El Dorado Street. He lived there
until his death on April 23, 1957. His seascapes, coastal scenes, and
depictions of the fishing industry of the Monterey Peninsula brought him
to the pinnacle of fame in American art. He is quoted, "Every move I
have made and everything that I have done has always been to go back to
the water and to the men who gave it its romance."
Member: ANA (1926), NA (1948); Carmel
AA (pres. 1934-37, 1948); Salmagundi Club; Société Royale des Beaux Arts
(Brussels). Exh: Int'l Expo (Brussels), 1910 (1st prize); Calif. PM,
1910 (gold medal); Helgesen Gallery (SF), 1913, 1916 (solos); PAFA,
1914; PPIE, 1915 (silver medal); SFAA, 1915-25 (silver and gold medals;
Oakland Art Gallery, 1917 (solo); Print Rooms (SF), 1920 (solo); NAD,
1920 (prize), 1925 (prize); LACMA, 1923 (prize); Painters of the West
(LA), 1924-25 (gold medal); Smithsonian Inst., 1928 (solo); Calif. WC
Society, 1930; De Young Museum, 1932 (solo); Grafton Gallery (SF), 1934;
Penthouse Gallery (SF), 1934 (solo); Paris, 1938 (gold medal); GGIE,
1939; Chicago Society of Etchers, 1947 (1st prize); CPLH, 1957 (solo);
Oakland Museum, 1959 (solo), 1981; Monterey Peninsula Museum, 1986, 1993
(solos). In: SFMA; De Young Museum; Monterey Peninsula Museum; San Diego
Museum; LACMA; Oakland Museum; Library of Congress; Newark Museum; NY
Public Library; Cleveland Museum; Harrison Library (Carmel); NAD.
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in
California, 1786-1940"
Fisher's Landing
Oil on board, 16 x 19 inches
SOLD
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