Douglass Ewell Parshall - Figure Group, Mexico - Oil on Board 1926 P3417
Signed and dated. Mysterious and gorgeous. And wonderful.
Art Measures 8" x 10", frame is 12 3/4" x 14 1/2".
Born in NYC on Nov. 19, 1899. As a child Douglass Parshall began to draw under the guidance of his father Dewitt. By age 10 he was painting landscapes and at 15 he had one of his works exhibited at the NAD. He later studied briefly at the ASL in NYC, Académie Julian in Paris, and the Boston Museum School, and with Frank M. Fletcher. In 1917 he settled in Santa Barbara, CA with his family and established a studio in Alexander Harmer's old adobe. Parshall traveled extensively seeking subject matter in the remote corners of the world. Using mixed media, his subject matter is very diverse including landscapes with figures, portraits, and horses. His works won many awards in California exhibitions. During the 1960s and 1970s he taught portraiture at the Santa Barbara Art Institute. Parshall died at his home in Montecito near Santa Barbara on Aug. 29, 1990.
Member: NA; LA AA; SWA; Calif. Art Club; Painters of the West. Exh: LACMA, 1918, 1921; Santa Barbara Art League, 1924-39; NAD, 1924, 1927; Century of Progress (Chicago), 1933; De Young Museum, 1935; Foundation of Western Art (LA), 1936-40; GGIE, 1939; Montecito Country Club, 1940; Crocker Art Gallery (Sacramento), 1942; Calif. WC Society, 1942-65. In: Warner Bros. Theater, Hollywood (murals); Santa Barbara Jr. High School (murals); Syracuse (NY) Museum; San Diego Museum; Reading (PA) Museum; Kansas City Museum; Oakland Museum; Detroit Museum; De Young Museum; Santa Barbara Museum; NMAA.
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
