The following
description for 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
Note 1): This painting was painted
in the 1950’s when von Schneidau spent 2 years in Alaska, painting, among other
things, portrait studies of Eskimos. During his lifetime von Schneidau
exhibited at many prestigious venues, some of which were very prestigious, and
won awards and prizes. Per Askart.com:
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“Born in
Smoland, Sweden on March 24, 1893 of noble birth. Von Schneidau received his
early education from private tutors and studied at the Stockholm Academy of
Fine Art. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1906 and spent the first ten years as
a resident of Minnesota. He continued his art studies at the AIC under
Reynolds and Buehr, and in the East under H. M. Walcott, C. W. Hawthorne, and
Richard Miller. After settling in Los Angeles in 1917, he operated the Von
Schneidau School of Fine Art. Married twice, he was the husband of musician
Esther Bergman during 1923-31 and in 1938 married one of his pupils, Signe
Larson Nelson. During the 1940's he taught at the Businessmen's Art Institute
in Los Angeles and in the 1950's spent two years in Alaska. While there, he
painted the Eskimos and portraits of governors Heinzelman and Egan. In his
later years he taught portraiture at the Bakersfield Art Ass'n. Known
primarily as a portraitist, Von Schneidau was equally skilled at landscapes
and murals. He died in Orange, CA on Jan. 6, 1976. Member: LA AA;
Beachcombers Club (Provincetown); Laguna Beach AA; Scandinavian-American Art
Society (pres. 1938-46). Exh: AIC, 1915 (1st prize), 1916; Minnesota State
Fair, 1916 (2nd prize); Swedish Art Club (Chicago), 1917 (1st prize), 1920
(2nd prize); Calif. Art Club, 1918-38; Calif. State, Fair, 1919, 1920
(medals), 1925 (1st prize); Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1920-52;
Exposition Park, 1921; Kanst Gallery (LA), 1921; Ebell Club (LA), 1921, 1940;
Athletic Club (LA), 1922 (solo); Southwest Museum (LA), 1922 (1st prize);
Calif. WC Society, 1923-30; LA Co. Fair, 1924-25; Friday Morning Club (LA),
1929; Academy of Western Painters, 1937; Scandinavian-American Art Society of
the West, 1939; GGIE, 1939; LA CMA, 1939; SWA, 1947. In: Gardena (CA) High
School; Forum Motion Picture House, Southwest Baptist Church, Lutheran
Hospital, all in LA; Fleischer Museum (Scottsdale); Swedish Club (Chicago). |
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Source: Edan
Hughes,”Artists in California, 1786-1940; Southern California Artists (Nancy
Moure); City Directory; American Art Annual 1917-33; California
Arts and Architecture list, 1932; California Impressionism (Wm.
Gerdts & Will South); Who's Who in American Art 1936-76; Who's
Who in California 1942; Who's Who on the Pacific Coast 1949;
The Californians magazine, October 1988.” |
Note 2) This Von Schneidau panoramic
Impressionist vista of the Grand Canyon is one of his most impressive landscape
paintings ever offered at auction. The foregoing considerations, including the
above biographical information, and the following auction records regarding Von
Schneidau sales warrant the conclusion that the presale estimate of
$2,000-$3,000 is reasonable and justifiable.
Title/Subject:
Boats docked at pier Signed. Oil on canvas. 18 in. x 22 in. sold for $4,000 on 11/27/2010-11/28/2010
at Kaminski Auctions, Beverly, MA
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Title/Subject: Three washed out arches Signed. Oil on canvas. 12 in. x 16
in. sold for $1,610 on 10/13/2009 at John Moran Auctioneers, Altadena, CA
Title/Subject: Sunday on Provincetown Wharf Signed. Oil on artist's
board. 18 in. x 23 in. sold for $2,588 on 06/23/2009 at John Moran
Auctioneers, Altadena, CA
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