Original Vintage Alfred Mitchell California Post Impressionist Still Life 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 to: 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.  

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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