Elmer Wachtel

Elmer Wachtel
Born (1864-01-21)January 21, 1864
Baltimore, Maryland, United States[1]
Died August 31, 1929(1929-08-31) (aged 65)
Guadalajara, Mexico[1]
Nationality American
Spouse(s) Marion Wachtel

Elmer Wachtel (1864-1929) was an American painter who lived and worked in Southern California.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He was known for his impressionist landscapes.

Biography

Wachtel was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 21, 1864.[5] He moved to California in 1882 to live with his brother, who was working in San Gabriel.[1][5] Wachtel worked as a ranch hand and as a furniture store clerk while saving money to attend art school.[1][7] He also worked as a violinist, playing for the Philharmonic Orchestra of Los Angeles.[3] Wachtel was largely self-taught as a painter.[8] He studied at the Art Students' League in New York for two months and then later at the Lambeth School of Art in London.[1] Wachtel married sculptor Marion Kavanagh in 1904; the two lived in the Arroyo Seco region of Los Angeles.[1] Wachtel was known for painting California's landscapes, rather than European landscapes.[1] On August 31, 1929, Wachtel died suddenly while on a painting trip in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1][3][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Andersen, Timothy J.; Moore, Eudorah M.; Winter, Robert W.; (Firm), California Design; Pasadena, California Design; Center, Pasadena (1974-01-01). California design 1910: exhibition catalog Pasadena Center, October 15-December 1, 1974. California Design Publications. p. 48.
  2. ↑ Stern, Jean; Clarke, Athalie Richardson Irvine; Smith, Joan Irvine (1994-01-01). Reflections of California: the Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Memorial exhibition. Irvine Museum. p. 176. ISBN 9780963546821.
  3. 1 2 3 Gerdts, William H. (1998-01-01). All Things Bright & Beautiful: California Impressionist Paintings from the Irvine Museum. The Museum. p. 189. ISBN 9780963546890.
  4. ↑ Turner, Jane (2000-01-01). Encyclopedia of American Art Before 1914. Grove's Dictionaries. p. 594. ISBN 9780333760956.
  5. 1 2 3 Masters of light: plein-air painting in California, 1890-1930. Irvine Museum. 2002-01-01. p. 186. ISBN 9780971409231.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Edan Milton (2002-11-01). Artists in California, 1786-1940: L-Z. Crocker Art Museum. p. 1151.
  7. 1 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=0icFFAIFLvkC&pg=PA120&dq=%22Elmer+Wachtel%22+furniture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAWoVChMIgp_bzO6VyAIVjUGSCh3u5wXr#v=onepage&q=%22Elmer%20Wachtel%22%20furniture&f=false
  8. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Vq6fAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Elmer+Wachtel%22+self-taught&dq=%22Elmer+Wachtel%22+self-taught&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEAQ6AEwA2oVChMI7cOYvPOVyAIVghKSCh1PLQYw
  9. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2FxAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Elmer+Wachtel%22+guadalajara+suddenly&dq=%22Elmer+Wachtel%22+guadalajara+suddenly&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAGoVChMInI6WhfWVyAIVAw2SCh2vOweS

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