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Southern California Landscape

Maurice Braun, American (born Hungary), (October 1, 1877–November 7, 1941)

Creation date: 1934
Creation place: United States

Other Information

Type: Oil Painting
Medium and Support: Oil on canvas
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Baldridge
Accession Number: 1959.8
State/Province: California
Dimensions: 40 1/4 in. x 50 1/8 in. (102.24 cm x 127.32 cm)

Provenance

Mrs. Lloyd Baldridge, San Diego, California ( - March 17, 1959)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (March 17, 1959 - )

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THE FRAME IN AMERICA: 1860–1960
(DECEMBER 8, 2001–FEBRUARY 3, 2002)

STANFORD WHITE-STYLE FRAME
1934
Manufactured by the Newcomb-Macklin Company, Chicago;
pattern #2816

Basswood, composition, embossed wood, spline corner construction, and Roman gilded finish (burnished bronze finish)

This frame, original to the painting, was designed by Stanford White, but was mass-produced by the Newcomb-Macklin Company. The ornament is based on classical motifs of alternating chevron and twisted rope patterns. The middle pattern is a classical Greek wave design visible on Attic ware vases. The corners and center points have composition cross straps and ribbons. All of these designs were created by machine, not carved by hand, making the frame affordable.

The finish was achieved by brushing a mixture of bronze powder with alcohol, gelatin, and water onto the bole, and polishing it with agate stones to a soft luster, in imitation of old patinated water gilding. This technique, sometimes referred to as “Roman Gilding” or “Enamel Process,” will not oxidize or darken because the powder is embedded in the glue solution.
Last Updated: 6/5/2017

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Permanent Collections exhibit San Diego Museum of Art , 00/00/00 - 8/31/1981

Permanent Collection exhibit , 00/00/00 - 5/19/1981

Contemporary Artists of San Diego Serra Museum , 11/1/1970 - 1/31/1971

Impressionism: The California View, Paintings 1890–1930 Oakland Museum , 9/23/1981 - 5/2/1982

Visions of Light and Color , 4/1/1990 - 8/1/1991

California Light, 1900–1930 Laguna Art Museum , 6/22/1990 - 3/15/1991

Picturing Paradise: San Diego in the Eye of the Artist, 1875-1940 San Diego Museum of Art , 10/30/1999 - 1/9/2000

Plein Air Past and Present: A Collaboration Between SDMA and the Lux Art San Diego Museum of Art , 2/2/2008 - 4/27/2008

The Artists Guild at 100: Early Works in the Permanent Collection , 5/2/2015 - 8/16/2015

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Mr. D. Scott Atkinson. Picturing Paradise San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1999
Page Number: cover, 68, Figure Number: cover (detail), 17

Mr. D. Scott Atkinson. Picturing Paradise San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1999
Page Number: 106, no. 17

Mr. D. Scott Atkinson. Picturing Paradise San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1999
Page Number: 28

Mr. D. Scott Atkinson. American Art Review American Arts Media, Inc.. Leawood, Kansas, December 1999
Page Number: 160, 161, Figure Number: 161

Mr. D. Scott Atkinson. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2003
Page Number: 193, Figure Number: 193

Impressionism: Oakland Museum. Oakland, California, 1981
Page Number: 100

Mr. Joachim Smith. California Light, 1900–1930 Laguna Art Museum. Laguna Beach, California, 1990
Page Number: 88, Figure Number: 78

Jeanne D'Andrea, ed. California Light, 1900–1930 Laguna Art Museum. Laguna Beach, California, 1990
Page Number: 188 no. 78

Mr. Martin E. Petersen. Plein Air Painters of California: Wetphal Publishing. Irvine, California, 1982
Page Number: 190, Figure Number: 190

Ms. Lisa Melandri. Enigma Variations: Santa Monica Museum of Art. Santa Monica, California, 2006
Page Number: 6, Figure Number: 1

Mr. D. Scott Atkinson. Plein Air Past and Present: Lux Art Institute. Encinitas, California, 2007
Page Number: 32

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