Armin Hansen: The Jane and Justin Dart Collection

Hernandez, Jo Farb

Published by Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art Association, 1993

Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art Association [Published Date: 1993]. Soft cover, 75 pp. Catalog of an exhibition held at Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art. Introduction by Jo Farb Hernandez; essays by Anthony R. White and Charlotte Berney. In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Binding tight. "With Complements Maxwell Galleries" written in blue ink on half-title page. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. A curated selection of works by Armin Hansen from the Jane and Justin Dart Collection. The catalog presents a range of Hansen's paintings and etchings, capturing the essence of early 20th-century maritime life along the California coast. Armin Hansen (1886-1957) was a prominent American painter and printmaker known for his powerful depictions of maritime life along the California coast. Born in San Francisco, Hansen studied at the California School of Design and later in Germany at the Royal Academy in Stuttgart. He traveled extensively in Europe, especially in the fishing communities of Norway, which deeply influenced his work. After returning to the U.S., he settled in Monterey, California, where he became a central figure in the regional art scene and a founding member of the Carmel Art Association. [From publisher] At heart a storyteller, Hansen sought subjects that were broadly consequential, depicting scenes, characters, and activities specific to the Monterey Bay region but that conveyed universal themes of physical labor, hardship, danger, bravery, and loss. He rendered these scenes in oil, on the etching plate, and in watercolor, charcoal, and pastel. Celebrated especially as an etcher, Hansen earned a reputation as one of America's finest practitioners of the medium, which on a national level surpassed his renown as one of California's preeminent painters. Seller Inventory # 20250424013

Bibliographic Details

Title: Armin Hansen: The Jane and Justin Dart ...
Publisher: Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art Association
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good