Frederick Richard Chisnall, Desert Scene near Palm Spring, Circa 1950

Description

Artist: Frederick Richard Chisnall (British/American, 1887-1965)
Title: Desert Scene Near Palm Springs, CA
Year: Circa 1950
Medium: Oil on canvas … more Artist: Frederick Richard Chisnall (British/American, 1887-1965)
Title: Desert Scene Near Palm Springs, CA
Year: Circa 1950
Medium: Oil on canvas board
board size: 12 x 16 inches
Signature: Signed lower right by the artist
Condition: Excellent
Frame: Framed

Born in England on November 16, 1887, Frederick Chisnall, as a young man immigrated to Canada where he was an engraver for Eatons. In 1920 he moved to Los Angeles and continued as an engraver for the Times.

During this period he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. About 1930 he settled in Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs where he established a gallery in his home.

Chisnall was a familiar sight on the deserts of Arizona and Nevada, and often spent summers in Wyoming. He also painted at Zion National Park in Utah

He died in Palm Springs, CA on Dec. 11, 1965. He was a member of the Desert Art Center. His paintings of colorful desert scenes are held in many prominent art collection in California, Nevada and Arizona. less