Beautiful impressionist plein air painting by well known California artist, Kate Carew (1869-1961). Probably a view in the Carmel Valley or Monterey area. Circa 1920's - 1940's.

Oil on canvas board. Framed.

Signed by the artist lower right: Kate Carew. Various penciled inscriptions on the reverse.

PAINTING - 10" x 13"

FRAME - 15.5 x 18.5

CONDITION : Excellent condition. Looks to have been cleaned fairly recently. No in-painting or restoration seen under examination with ultra-violet light. It appears that the canvas board was cut down, either by the artist or a previous framer, from the original 11" x 14" size (now 11" x 13" - likely cut long ago as this is a size that was common during the first half of the 20th century). Frame is in good condition but is a modern frame.

NOTES / REFERENCES : Mary Williams / Kate Carew (1869 - 1961). Born in San Francisco in 1869, as Mary Williams. She studied at the San Francisco School of Design under the esteemed Arthur Mathews and received the school’s “Special Medal for Excellence in Painting” at the S.F Art Association 1891 Winter Annual. She also studied painting and drawing at the Chase School in New York City, circa 1900 (where she assumed her pseudonym 'Kate Carew') and at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in San Francisco, at the University of California, Berkeley where she was awarded a gold medal for painting in 1891, at the Atelier Colarossi in Paris, and at the New York School of Art.

In 1899 she and her husband moved to New York City and established a studio-residence. She often lived in Europe and married several times. In 1917 she moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea in California and became an exhibiting member of the Carmel Arts & Crafts Club. Kate Carew was also a successful painter of impressionist landscapes, portraits, figure studies and made many fine monotypes.

During her years in New York and Europe she made many trips back to California to visit and sketch with her close friend Mary DeNeale Morgan in Carmel, and was a pupil of William Merrit Chase in 1914. She died in Carmel on February 11, 1961.

Works Held: Monterey Peninsula Museum.

Exhibited: San Francisco Art Association 1891 (Special Medal for Excellence in Painting); University of California 1891 (gold medal); California State Fair 1891-1895; World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago 1893; Carmel Arts & Crafts Club 1916-1920

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