EARLY CALIFORNIA YACHTING WC PAINTING STANDISH BACKUS Start Price USD 4,250.00 Current Price USD 4,250.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, June 28, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Location central california See more about 'EARLY CALIFORNIA YACHTING WC PAINTING STANDISH BACKUS' Description THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL WATERCOLOR CALIFORNIA PAINTING BY VERY FAMOUS LISTED CALIFORNIA ARTIST STANDISH BACKUS. IT IS SIGNED BACKUS 1953 - SEE PHOTOS AND CAME FROM LOCAL SANTA BARBARA ESTATE. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE AND IS EVEN MORE INTERESTING AS IT IS A VERY DRAMATIC PIECE THAT APPEARS TO BE A YACHT RACE. THE PAINTING MEASURES 15" X 22". THE FRAME AND MATTING APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL AND MEASURES 22 1/2" X 31". RESERVE IS $4250. IT CAN BE DELIVERED TO LOS ANGELES OR SAN FRANCISCO FOR $50. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. Born in Detroit, Michigan to a wealthy family, Standish Backus studied watercolor while an architecture student at Princeton and at the University of Munich. His formal art training was limited to a brief period of study with Eliot O'Hara. In 1935, he moved to Santa Barbara, California and became active with the California Watercolor Society. During World War II, he was a naval combat artist in the Pacific and in 1955 participated in Admiral Byrd's expedition to the South Pole. In 1967, he designed the Pacific War Memorial mosaic mural for Corregidor Island in Manila Bay. He was a California scene painter and member of the American Watercolor Society. He died in Santa Barbara. Place a Bid!