Frey, Joseph P.

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Frey, Joseph P.

Frey, Joseph P. (1892-1977).

Lake view in a California landscape by Joseph P. Frey (1892-1977)

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

Est.: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $5,175 on 11/20/2007
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Painter. Born in Walla Walla, WA on Oct. 17, 1892.

At age 16 Frey began his art studies at the AIC. He opened his first studio in 1915 in San Francisco during the furor of the PPIE and painted many harbor scenes in and around the bay.

After serving in WWI, he sailed out of San Francisco and spent many years at sea working as a chef and studying painting in various ports.

By 1928 he had settled in southern California where he lived and worked as a chef in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara.

Frey died in Hawthorne, CA on Aug. 17, 1977.

His work includes landscapes and marines.

Member: Painters & Sculptors of LA. IfJ CA&A; PF; SCA; Palm Springs Life, May 1967.

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