Duncan, Darwin

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Duncan, Darwin

Duncan, Darwin

House in a rural landscape by Darwin Duncan (1905-2002)

20.5" x 24.50", Watercolor/Paper, Signed

Est.: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $4,313 on 6/242008
ARTIST WORLD RECORD!

DUNCAN, Darwin
Painter, teacher born l905, St. James, MN. Addresses: San Diego County, CA. Studied: landscape painting with Edgar Payne and Sam Hyde Harris, figure painting with Christian von Schneidau.

Member: Desert AA; Laguna Beach AA; Southland AA. Work: Baldwin Manor, Maui, Hl; Huntington Beach Civic Center; Sherman Foundation Library, Corona del Mar. Comments: Position: T., Orange Coast College, 16 years; Lect., Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and the Southwest. Specialty: desert scenes and landscapes. Sources: Hughes, Artists of California, 159.

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