HERNANDO G. VILLA 1881-1952 ~Early SPANISH California Start Price USD 475.00 Current Price USD 475.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 18, 2008 End Time Friday, July 25, 2008 Location La Jolla, Ca. 92037 See more about 'HERNANDO G. VILLA 1881-1952 ~Early SPANISH California' Description Click to EnlargeClick to EnlargeClick to EnlargeClick to EnlargeClick to EnlargeClick to EnlargeClick to EnlargeClick to EnlargeClick to Enlarge     Just one of inkFrog's Creations      Description: Strong original 18" x 25" oil pastel or charcoal & conte crayon on paper laid down on a 22" x 28" Masonite panel by well listed early California artist Hernando G.Villa (1881-1952). Signed and dated 1932 lower right corner (see photo). The scene depicts a typical California scene with a rancher and cattle looking at a group of tall sailing ships early in the morning,  perhaps at Monterey Bay or San Francisco Bay. Offered for the first time on eBay and was in storage for 15 years. The piece was part of a collection exhibited by John A. Williams in the 1960s and is #93 in the collection (label on back). *Please note* The last two pictures were added for comparison only. They are approx. 18" x 24" and were sold at auction recently for $1,700.-$1,900.Condition: As are most of Villa's non canvas art, this fragile work on paper was mounted on the Masonite to protect it back in the 60s and is quite stable. There is a 2 3/4" tear on the bottom margin center (see photo). The actual art is somewhat darker and the tear is blended well and is not distracting to the whole. Also there are a few edge chips that are easily covered if matted. The piece will be sent unmatted & unframed. The original frame was junk and was discarded. Questions? Please e-mail.  Hernando Gonzallo Villa (1881 - 1952)...Born: Los Angeles, CA"Born in Los Angeles, CA on Oct. 1, 1881, the son of Esiquia and Miguel de Villa. His parents came to Los Angeles from Baja California in 1846 when the area was still part of Mexico. Raised in an artistic milieu, his mother was an amateur singer and his father an artist with a studio on the Plaza. Villa studied locally under Louise Garden-MacLeod at the School of Art & Design in 1905, and later taught there after studying for one year in England and Germany. He established a studio in Los Angeles and worked as a commercial artist and illustrator for the Santa Fe Railroad for 40 years. He died in Los Angeles on May 7, 1952. Equally facile with oil, watercolor, pastel, and charcoal, he produced scenes of the Old West, Indians, missions, and the Mexican vaqueros. Villa's most famous work is the emblem of the Santa Fe Railroad, The Chief. Exh: Alaska-Yukon Expo (Seattle), 1909; PPIE, 1915 (gold medal for mural); Royar's Frame Shop (LA), 1934; El Paseo Inn (LA), 1935; Foundation of Western Art (LA), 1935; Ebell Gallery (LA), 1937; Associated Artists (LA), 1941. In: Citizen's Trust & Savings Bank, LA (mural); LACMA; Fort Worth Museum; Santa Fe Railroad; New Rialto Theatre, Phoenix, AZ (mural); Orange Co. (CA) Museum. Source:Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Artists of the American West (Samuels); Calif. Design, 1910."  Payment and Shipping: We customarily accept: Cashier's Check, Money Orders, PayPal (verified shipping address only) payments for rapid shipping. Personal/Business checks must wait to clear before shipping (unless you have had previous purchases with us). Occasionally we will request "NO PAYPAL" on select auctions. Sorry, we are not set-up for credit card sales. California residents expect to pay 7.25% sales tax, unless you have a valid Ca. Resale number. We ship U.S.P.S. Priority for most items, Book rate offered where applicable. We strongly recommend insurance, as we cannot assume liability for lost or damaged items in transit after they have been shipped without insurance. We notify buyer by e-Mail the day we ship. Shipping outside the U.S. is a bit new for us, but it seems to be working OK. If you do not need insurance, airmail letter rate is the cheapest, but if you require insurance, the US Post Office will not ship the cheapest way, but makes us use Air Parcel, which is double the cost of the cheap Air Letter postage rate. We wrap well, so breakage isn't a problem, as long as it doesn't get lost. In that case, once it has left out Post Office uninsured, we can not track it or be responsible for lost items. If this is understood, please feel free to bid, and thanks for asking. On Apr-15-08 at 21:01:18 PDT, seller added the following information: On Apr-22-08 at 22:34:54 PDT, seller added the following information: On Apr-29-08 at 22:23:10 PDT, seller added the following information: On May-07-08 at 12:17:41 PDT, seller added the following information: On Jul-10-08 at 13:56:56 PDT, seller added the following information: On Jul-19-08 at 09:24:06 PDT, seller added the following information: Place a Bid!