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Arnold Genthe (1869-1942).

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942).
Artist: Arnold Genthe (1869-1942). Title/Description: Full-length portrait of Xavier Martinez. Signature: Unsigned. Inscription: Signed/inscribed by Martinez, to "Hopper" (James M. Hopper, 1876-1956). Verso: "prop. James Hopper". Date Created: c. Early 1900s. Medium/Ground: Photograph. Size: 9 1/2in x 5 3/8in. Condition: Printing flaw above eye; some fading; pinholes; scratch/loss at bottom. Journalist/author James Hopper was a member of the Bohemian Club and Coppa's crowd, along with Martinez and Genthe, and he was one of the founding figures of the Carmel art colony. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).