The following description has been prepared entirely by the current owner, Roberts S. Fastov, Esq., and, at the collector’s request, has not been edited by Sloans & Kenyon

The following biographical information has been taken from Askart.com:

“[Frank J. Zimmerer was born] in Nebraska City, NE on Jan. 23, 1882. Artistically inclined at an early age, [he] studied at the AIC followed by further study in Scotland at the Glasgow School of Art and in Paris. Early in his career he was active in Missouri, Chicago, Indianapolis, and NYC. An administrator, he was head of the art department of Northwest Missouri Normal. By 1924 he had moved to Los Angeles into a studio on Olvera Street. He died there on Oct. 17, 1965.

EXHIBITIONS:

Hollywood Library, 1924; Calif. Art Club, 1926-27; Santa Cruz Art League, 1934.

SOURCES:

Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940

City Directory; California Arts and Architecture list, 1932; Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); American Art Annual, 1923-27; Nebraska Arts and Artists.

Askart.com records for Zimmerer reveal that he has never sold at auction. Together with the foregoing biographical considerations, the high quality of this Impressionist landscape, its large size, and good condition, presale estimates in the range of $300-$500 are both reasonable and justifiable.