Ralph Hammeras (1894-1970). Still Life with Zinnias and a Figurine

Item#12274

20" x 24" oil on canvas (framed size: 28" x 31-1/2") signed lower right. Has a pin hole by upper yellow flower - hard to see - only possible to see it when holding to light; has some light wear below the candy dish on the left; original frame has some nicks/wear.

Biographical source: Askart.com; Edan Milton Hughes Artist's in California 1786-1940. Landscape painter. Born in Minnesota on March 24, 1894. Hammeras studied for several years at the AIC. He settled in Los Angeles in 1914 and was a director-cameraman at 20th Century Fox Studios for 47 years. In his leisure he made painting trips to the high Sierra and the desert between Palm Springs and Banning. He died in Los Angeles on Feb. 3, 1970. Exh: Painters & Sculptors Club, LA City Hall, 1939.

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