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) Hansen’s “seascapes, coastal scenes, and depictions of the fishing industry
of the Monterey Peninsula brought him to the pinnacle of fame in American art.
He is quoted, ‘Every move I have made and everything that I have done has
always been to go back to the water and to the men who gave it its romance.’
The following biographical materials are taken from the Askart.com website:
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“Born in San Francisco, CA on Oct. 23, 1886,
Armin Carl Hansen received his first art instruction from his father, Herman,
the famous painter of the old West and frontier life. The younger Hansen
later studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute under Arthur Mathews during
1903-06 followed by two years in Stuttgart, Germany at the Royal Academy
under Carlos Grethe. After visiting the art centers of Paris, Munich,
Holland, and Belgium, he signed-on as deckhand to a Norwegian steam trawler,
the first of many boats which he would crew during the next four years.
Returning to San Francisco in 1912, he taught at UC Berkeley and the
California School of Fine Art. Settling
in Monterey in 1913, he taught private classes and was instrumental in
forming the Carmel Art Institute. Hansen had a studio-home at 716 Pacific
until building a home next door to artist Julian Greenwell on El Dorado
Street. He lived there until his death on April 23, 1957. His seascapes,
coastal scenes, and depictions of the fishing industry of the Monterey
Peninsula brought him to the pinnacle of fame in American art. He is quoted, “Every
move I have made and everything that I have done has always been to go back
to the water and to the men who gave it its romance.” Member: American
National Academy (1926), National Academy of Design (1948); Carmel AA (Pres.
1934-37, 1948); Salmagundi Club; Société Royale des Beaux Arts (Brussels). Exhibitions: Int'l
Expo (Brussels), 1910 (1st prize); California Printmakers, 1910 (gold medal);
Helgesen Gallery (SF), 1913, 1916 (solos); PAFA, 1914; PPIE, 1915 (silver
medal); San Francisco Art Association, 1915-25 (silver and gold medals;
Oakland Art Gallery, 1917 (solo); Print Rooms (SF), 1920 (solo); NAD, 1920
(prize), 1925 (prize); LACMA, 1923 (prize); Painters of the West (LA),
1924-25 (gold medal); Smithsonian Inst., 1928 (solo); Calif. WC Society,
1930; De Young Museum, 1932 (solo); Grafton Gallery (SF), 1934; Penthouse
Gallery (SF), 1934 (solo); Paris, 1938 (gold medal); Golden Gate
International Exposition, 1939; Chicago Society of Etchers, 1947 (1st prize);
California Palace Legion of Honor, 1957 (solo); Oakland Museum, 1959 (solo),
1981; Monterey Peninsula Museum, 1986, 1993 (solos). Collections: San
Francisco Museum of Art; De Young Museum; Monterey Peninsula Museum; San
Diego Museum; LACMA; Oakland Museum; Library of Congress; Newark Museum; NY
Public Library; Cleveland Museum; Harrison Library (Carmel); National Academy
of Design. |
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Sources: Edan
Hughes, ”Artists in California, 1786-1940';”Art in California (R.
L. Bernier, 1916); Plein Air Painters (Ruth Westphal); American
Art Annual 1919-33;Who's Who in California 1928; Who's
Who in American Art 1936-56; Who's Who
on the Pacific Coast 1946; California Art Research, 20
volumes; History & Ideals of American Art (Neuhaus); SF
Examiner, 4-25-1957 & NY Times, 4-26-1957 (obits). |
Note 2) The foregoing considerations
and the following auction records regarding Hansen sales warrant the conclusion
that the presale estimate of $60,000-$90,000 is reasonable and justifiable.
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Title/Subject:
Fishermen salvaging a wreck Signed. Oil on artist's board. 26 in. x 38 in.
sold for $290,000 on 04/07/2009 at Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco,
CA
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Title/Subject: Monterey
Fishermen Signed. Oil on canvas. 15 in. x 24 in. sold for $132,000 on 08/07/2007
at Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CA |
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Title/Subject:
North Sea Fishermen Signed. Oil on artist's board. 10 in. x 12 in. sold for
$60,000 on 05/01/2007 at Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CA |
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Title/Subject:
Ship wreck, figures on rocks Signed. Oil on artist's board. 18 in. x 22 in.
sold for $74,750 on 02/20/2007 at John Moran Auctioneers, Altadena, CA |
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Title/Subject:
Men of Lampara Signed. Oil on artist's board. 14 in. x 15 in. sold for
$57,500 on 02/20/2007 at John Moran Auctioneers, Altadena, CA |
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Title/Subject:
The Haul Signed. Oil on artist's board. 16 in. x 19.50 in. sold for $142,400
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Title/Subject:
Signed. Northeaster Oil on canvas. 36 in. x 48 in. sold for $423,750 on 11/28/2001
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