SILENT SUMMER Darwin Duncan -California Plein Air Oil Start Price USD 7,600.00 Current Price USD 7,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, May 13, 2008 End Time Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Location Bonsall, California See more about 'SILENT SUMMER Darwin Duncan -California Plein Air Oil' Description   SILENT SUMMER :  by Darwin Duncan Original California Plein Air Oil Painting Click on the thumbnails to view enlargements This original oil painting measures 16 by 20 inches and it is framed about 24 by 28 inches. It is signed DARWIN DUNCAN in the lower right corner. It is a classic California Eucalyptus School landscape. Darwin Duncan is a well listed California artist (1905-2002) with many biographical references (see below) and auction records. THIS PAINTING IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Artist Biography -   Primary Source:  www. askart.com   Darwin Duncan, a painter of the California landscape, was born in St. James, Minnesota, on July 28, 1905. His parents moved to California when he was five years old because of his asthmatic condition. As a child, Duncan developed a love of drawing, which stayed with him as an adult.   At the age of 29, he met the painter Karl Albert, who encouraged him to start painting after recognizing his talent.  Duncan did his first desert painting in 1934. He and Karl Albert soon met Edgar Payne who stopped at the Albert's mom and pop grocery store in Oro Grande, California to outfit himself for one of his trips to the Sierras. This encounter was the beginning of Duncan's development as a Plein-Air painter under the tutelage of Payne, which lasted until Edgar Payne's death in 1947.   Duncan was soon to also start lessons with Samuel Hyde Harris and they developed a close friendship that lasted some 30 years. During the 1940's, Duncan also studied figure painting at the Los Angeles Business Men's Institute with Christian Von Schneidau. Starting in 1957, he instructed art for 17 years for Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, followed by 7 years at Palomar College in San Marcos, California.   In 1985, Duncan was commissioned by the Rev. Dr. Robert Schuller to paint several large landscapes for the famous Baldwin Manor on Maui Island, Hawaii. His paintings are included in many collections in the United States and abroad. A fine diorama of the desert is included in The Living Desert Museum in Palm Desert, California.   Duncan's paintings include scenes of the California deserts and ranch lands, for the most part. He has painted a few classic “Eucalyptus School” paintings also.  He has lectured and demonstrated throughout the Southwest, Hawaii, Canada, and Mexico.   Darwin Duncan held life memberships in the Laguna Beach Art Association and Museum in Laguna Beach, California, the Paramount Art Association in Paramount, California, Huntington Beach Art Association in Huntington Beach, California, and Southland Art Association in Montebello, California. Duncan was president of the Long Beach Spectrum Club.   He has been featured in "Forgotten California Artists," February, 1989 issue of "Antiques & Fine Art." He is also mentioned in "Artists in California, 1786-1940" by Hughes, Edan Milton, 1989, "Art and Artists" published by The Desert Art Center, 1964 (Palm Springs, California), "Widening Horizons" (Painters of the Western Desert) in "Western Woman, 1952," Treasury of Living Art," published by The Desert Art Center in 1975 and "Artists of Southern California, Vol. II" published by Mountain Productions Of Texas, Inc., 1991. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We prefer payment by Paypal, but will also accept bank drafts or Postal Money Orders (in US funds only). All payments must clear prior to shipment. Please check all of our feedback to find many other satisfied buyers and repeat customers.  We have completed over 2450 transactions on Ebay alone with 100% positive feedback. 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