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Peto, John

Peto, John Frederick (1854-1907).

Old Time Letter Rack by John Peto (1854-1907)

30" x 25", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Left

Est.: $150,000 - $250,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $805,000 on 10/17/2006
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Phillips, James March

San Francisco Impressions by James March Phillips (1913-1981)

19" x 28", Watercolor/Paper, Signed

Est.: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $13,800 on 6/24/2008

Piazzoni, Gottardo

Piazzoni, Gottardo (1872-1945).

Evening Prayer by Gottardo Piazzoni (1872-1945)

13" x 19", Oil/Board, Signed

Est.: $7,000 - $9,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $24,750 on 2/17/2004
ARTIST WORLD RECORD HAMMER PRICE

Podchernikoff, Alexis

Landscape painter, Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff was born in Vladimir, Russia in 1886 into a family of artists. Podchernikoff first studied art with his grandfather Dmitri Zolotarieff and later with Ilya Repin and Verestchagin. In Moscow he was awarded a gold medal and his work "My Beloved Russian Woods" was purchased by the Royal Art Commission.

Pohl, Ernest Henry

Pohl, Ernest Henry (1874-1956).

Mt. Baldy by Ernest Henry Pohl (1874-1956)

35" x 45.5", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $14,950 on 10/17/2006
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Poole, Eugene A.

Poole, Eugene A. (1841-1912).

Sheep In Wooded Landscape by Eugene Poole (1841-1912)

22" x 30", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $4,675 on 6/15/2004
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Post, George

Born and raised in the Bay Area, George Post attended the California School of Fine Arts. In 1927, he went into advertising, printing and watercolor painting. In 1933, he lived in the Mother Lode mining area and also did a mining theme mural for Sonora High School. From 1937 to 1938, he traveled in Europe and Mexico, and in the 1940s was an art instructor at Stanford.

Potthast, Edward Henry

A painter most remembered most for his beach scenes of carefree atmosphere, Edward Potthast was one of the significant 19th-century American artists from Cincinnati, which at the time of his birth was a burgeoning art center and a place of refuge for German immigrants including the Potthast family.

Prentice, Bruce

Prentice, Bruce (1921-1985).

11 A.M. Burn Off - Newport Beach by Bruce Prentice (1921-1985)

17" x 23.5", Watercolor/Paper, Signed

Est.: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $3,108 on 2/28/2006
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Price, William Henry

Price, William Henry (1863-1940).

Sunlight on Sierra Slopes by William Henry Price (1863-1940)

29" x 33", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Left

Est.: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $4,675 on 6/17/2003

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