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Avalon Bay - William Wendt - Hand Painted Oil Painting brings gallery-caliber art into everyday spaces. This fine art oil painting is a 100% hand painted oil painting on canvas, created for buyers who want genuine classic canvas wall art instead of a mass-produced poster or paper print.
circa 1909
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 in.
Private collection.
William Wendt made several trips to Laguna Beach to sketch and paint while living in the Los Angeles area. He fell in love with the area and sought to buy a second home and studio somewhere along the Laguna coast. It was an idyllic and pristine location for his artistic theme: nature unhindered by urban encroachment. In addition to painting many scenes in and around Laguna Beach, Catalina was a stone's throw away and a popular destination for local painters to weekend and paint. From the hills above Avalon, the clear blue waters of the Pacific, free from any pollution, must have been quite a sight. Avalon Bay gives the viewer a panoramic view atop the hills above the little coastal hamlet. The distant water is whipped up in streaks that reveal a scattered breeze. Wendt uses an entire spectrum of color and conveys the tonal variance of blue hues in the Pacific Ocean. The water is outlined by the ochre and green colored shoreline. Clouds float above and cast shadows on parts of the landscape.
As is so typical of Wendt, the town of Avalon is hidden behind a bluff, so only nature is revealed. The hand of man is absent with the exception of a distant boat lumbering either to or fro. Even the Casino is not visible, as that was not built until some years later. Wendt has somehow managed to compact this enormous panoramic landscape into a somewhat more modest format. In fact, Wendt painted an even smaller 12 x 16 inch version of this painting, presumably as a preparatory work to be painted later in this present larger format.
Wendt painted many coastal scenes, with Coast Village Road becoming his most famous. Arguably his most desirable works in the art market have been his coastal scenes. They seem to capture the sense of the California lifestyle, then and now.
Our artists reproduce this fine art composition in oil on canvas by hand, preserving the tonal range that makes fine art oil painting so sought after for a home office.
Expect subtle, hand-made variation rather than factory uniformity. Each fine art canvas is painted with oils, allowed to cure properly, and inspected before it is approved for shipment.
Wondering where fine art oil painting looks best? Try a home office mantel, a dining room sideboard, or a hallway gallery wall. The fine art subject reads clearly from a distance and rewards close viewing up near.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 24 in | $58.48 |
| 24 X 36 in | $91.98 |
| 30 X 40 in | $123.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $176.98 |
| 48 X 72 in | $329.48 |
The sizes shown are the reproduction canvas sizes we paint to order. The dimensions given in a work's description refer to the original artwork and will differ from the sizes offered here. Not sure? Read the size guide or e-mail us.
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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