1950s Vintage Ocean Painting MCM “After the Rain, Big Sur", Bennett Bradbury, Framed

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Bennett Bradbury
(b 1914; d 1991)
“After The Rain, Big Sur” is a rare find as one of the finest … more Bennett Bradbury
(b 1914; d 1991)
“After The Rain, Big Sur” is a rare find as one of the finest and largest remaining available paintings of Bennett Bradbury, a listed and well known and reputed American painters. Bradbury was born into a musical family in Wrentham, MA on Feb. 23, 1914. Bradbury’s mother, Elfrida Schroeder, was a grand opera star in the Boston Opera Company, and his grandfather, Alwin Schroeder, received acclaim as the greatest cellist of his time.
As a mature artist, Bennett became a distinguished member of the Laguna Beach artist community. Bradbury worked for the Walt Disney studios for a time, as many artists in California were so employed as colorists and draftsmen.
Bradbury left Disney, however, to dedicate his career full-time to landscape (or seascape) painting. Bradbury was especially well known for dramatic pacific beach scenes showing turbulent waves dashing against rocks, in much the same manner as the oil paintings of Frederick J. Waugh.
For a time Bradbury left Laguna Beach to spend eight years in Honolulu, where he maintained a studio at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Upon his return to California, Bradbury continued to paint California coastal views in and around Laguna Beach. He taught painting on the Monterey Peninsula, and in 1970 moved to Carmel, where he lived until his death in 1991.

Bennett Bradbury's paintings have been auctioned from 5,000 up to 17,000 for the larger pieces. He has been represented in Bonham's auctions in California and Massachusetts along with many others. less