'Southern California Desert Landscape' by George Sanders Bickerstaff

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Signed lower right, 'Bickerstaff' for George Sanders Bickerstaff (American, 1893-1954) and painted circa 1950.

This California landscape painter was born … Read more Signed lower right, 'Bickerstaff' for George Sanders Bickerstaff (American, 1893-1954) and painted circa 1950.

This California landscape painter was born in Arizona and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He lived and painted in Texas before moving to California in 1922 where he spent significant time both in San Diego and Los Angeles where he exhibited frequently with Paul Lauritz.

George Bickerstaff exhibited widely and with success and his work may be found in numerous private and public collections including the the permanent collection of the Museum of Buffalo Gap, Texas. The artist is listed in all relevant art reference works including 'Who Was Who in American Art' and 'Artists in California 1786-1940'.

Reference:
Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 1, page 309; Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art Museum, Sheridan Books 2002, Vol. 1, p. 103; et al. See less