Name/Title
Oil painting on Board of a mountain, by Richard De Treville, c. 1915Entry/Object ID
2008.52.1Description
Acc. No. 08.52.1
Subject Category: ARTISTS OF ALAMEDA
Date or Period: CIRCA 1915
Object: PAINTING, FRAMED
Description: AN OIL PAINTING ON ACADEMY BOARD IN AN ORIGINAL ART NOUVEAU STYLE GESSO PICTURE FRAME WITH ANTIQUE GOLD FINISH.
SIZE: L 9” X W 13"
History of Subject: AN OIL PAINTING SIGNED, "DE TREVILLE, Richard" (1864-1929). HE WAS A PROLIFIC ARTIST WHO SPENT HIS LAST YEARS IN ALAMEDA WHERE HE PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 25, 1929. HE WAS BORN IN BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. RICHARD HAD A DAUGHTER, BETTE LOUISE, WHO WAS ALSO A LANDSCAPE ARTIST.
NOTE: THE ENCLOSED INFORMATION IS FROM EDAN HUGHES' BOOK, "ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA, 1786-1940." THE DONOR FEELS THAT THE PAINTING DEPICTS MT. SHASTA. INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN AN EDITION OF THE ALAMEDA TIMES-STAR, FEB. 26, 1929.
ACQUIRED FROM: MARGARET SILVA,
CATALOG Date: JUNE 7, 2008
