Nimmo, Louise Everett

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Nimmo, Louise Everett

Nimmo, Louise Everett (1899 - 1959).

Floral still life - hibiscus by Louise Everett Nimmo (1899-1959)

24" x 20", Oil/Canvas, Signed

Est.: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $4,888 on 6/21/2005
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Painter, sculptor, muralist.

Born in Des Moines, IA on April 9, 1899.

Louise Everett was educated at Grinnell College. After studying with Charles Hawthorne in Provincetown, she settled in Los Angeles in 1919.

She continued to study there with Julia Bracken Wendt and at the Chouinard and Otis Art Institutes.

During 1925-26 she further studied in Paris at Academie Julian and Fontainebleau School of Arts.

Returning to Los Angeles, she became active in the local art scene and in 1932 wed attorney Ray Nimmo.

Early in her career she switched from sculpture to painting. An Impressionist, her work includes desert landscapes and still lifes of cacti.

Mrs. Nimmo died in Ojai, CA on April 6, 1959.

Exh: Calif. Art Club, 1920-51; Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1920-30; Laguna Beach AA, 1923-46; Paris Salon, 1926; Pacific SW Expo (Long Beach), 1928 (silver medal); LACMA, 1929; Olympiad, LACMA, 1932; Beverly Hills Woman's Club, 1932; Calif. State Fair, 1936; GGIE, 1939; Pasadena Art Inst., 1950; Calif Art Club, 1951.

In: Opportunity School (Des Moines); St Andrews Episcopal Church (Ojai); Calif. Art Club (mural); Beverly Hills Women's Club. ~ CD; AAA 1925-33; WWAA 1936-62; WWC 1942; WAA; KOV; AAW; DR; Ventura Star Free Press, 4-7-1959 (obit).

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