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Pebble Beach Golf Course 1929 Virgil West #1449512

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Pebble Beach Golf Course 1929 Virgil West #1449512
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Virgil "Bill" West 29" X 46". Oil on Canvas. signed Lower right Exceptional Pleine Air painting of golfers and Ford Roadster at Pebble Beach California. We were working on a lead on the identity of the Artist and Virgil "Bill" West was a San Francisco School of Fine Arts trained artist in the teens and lived in Modesto and Sonora. Signature comparisons have positively identified the Artist of the painting as Virgil West.
VIRGIL W. ?BILL? WEST Cowboy artist Bill West was born in 1893 in Benkelman, Nebraska. In 1902 his family became part of the Oklahoma land rush, settling near Lawton. Mr. West?s memories of a pioneering life on the plains of Middle America stayed with him his entire life and provided him with the inspiration of landscapes and characters appearing in his oil paintings. The West family moved to Modesto, California, in 1908 and Mr. West?s lawyer-father established J.S. West and Company, a business that remains an important part of Modesto?s economy. Bill West?s only formal training in art came at the San Francisco School of Fine Arts and it was while he was living in the City that he met and married his landlady?s daughter, the former Ruth Paul. Mr. West?s interest in horses, cattle and ranch life culminated with ownership in ranches in Mendocino and Lake Counties. Unfortunately, severe economic conditions of the 1930?s took their toll on the cattle business and the family was forced to liquidate. A trip to Sonora rodeo in 1935 convinced ...
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#: 0149</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1929</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Virgil William West</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:30</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:46</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Pebble Beach Golf Course 1929 Virgil West</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Plein Aire</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on Canvas </td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Aptos California</td></tr>
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