William Wendt
Artworks: 6
Dean of Southern California landscape painters
William Wendt was a German-born American landscape painter. He was called the "Dean of Southern California landscape painters." He emigrated to the United States in 1880, while still a teenager, and spent some time as a staff artist in Chicago. From 1894 to 1896, he travelled extensively with his friend, George Gardner Symons. He married the sculptor, Julia Bracken in 1906 and moved to California shortly thereafter. Wendt was a founding member of the California Art Club, along with his wife Julia, and served as its first president for six years. Wendt built his studio in Laguna Beach, California. A Laguna street, Wendt Terrace, bears his name.
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Artworks by this artist (6 total)
- Mount San Antonio 1912
- Meadow with Distant Hills 1907
- Days of Sunshine 1925
- The Mantle of Spring 1917
- Where Nature’s God Hath Wrought William Wendt 1925
- California Landscape 1865-1946