Alfred Richard Mitchell Original Vintage Alfred Mitchell San Diego California Post Impressionist Still Life Fine American Art Oil Painting
Born in York, Pennsylvania on June 18, 1888. Alfred Mitchell spent his childhood in New Jersey. As a teenager he prospected for gold and drove a stagecoach in Nevada. He settled in San Diego about 1909, and studied at the San Diego Academy of Art, (1913); under Maurice Braun. In 1916 he entered the PAFA for further training. After his academic training and a tour of Europe on a scholarship, in 1920 he returned to San Diego where he remained for the rest of his life. His paintings done during his student days (pre-1920) were often signed "Fred Mitchell." One of San Diego's most renowned painters and teachers, he died there on November 9, 1972.
Alfred Mitchell was a member of: Contemporary Artists of San Diego; Laguna Beach AA; La Jolla AA (Co-founder); San Diego Art Guild (Pres. 1922-23); Chula Vista Art Guild; California Art Club. Exhibited: Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915 (silver medal); PAFA, 1920 (Bok prize), 1927; Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles, 1923; California State Fair, 1930; California Pacific Int'l Exposition, 1935; GGIE, 1939; San Diego Art Inst., 1956 (Award of Distinction), 1960 (first prize).
Select public and private collections include, but are not limited by : San Diego History Center; San Diego Museum of Art; San Diego Public Library; Van Nuys High School; San Diego Museum of Man; YMCA and YWCA, San Diego. Source: Sunlight & Shadow: The Art of Alfred R. Mitchell, San Diego History Center, 1988; PAP; SCA; Fld; AAA 1929-33; Sam.
Alfred R. Mitchell
(1888-1972)
20"X24", plus frame
Date of creation estimated at approximately 1940-1950
Post Impressionist Still Life
Rare subject for the artist, comparable to still life "Yellow Dahlias" by Alfred Mitchell
Oil on Canvas
Very good to excellent original condition. No issues; all paint is original.
Signed Mitchell, lower left, and verso, in graphite
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