WILLIAM WENDT, PATRIARCHS OF THE GROVE, 1920

August 7

Featuring at the Bonhams California and Western Paintings and Sculpture sale, this signed and dated oil-on-canvas is estimated to garner up to US$350,000. The American Impressionist is famous for his depictions of the California countryside, exemplified here in lively, broad brushwork. The juxtaposition of massive sycamore trees with distant majestic mountains underscores Wendt’s deeply held belief in the dignity and sprituality of the landscape as well as the mortality of the artist.