Yard, Sydney Janis

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Yard, Sydney Janis

Yard, Sydney Janis (1855-1909).

Rolling hills, oak trees and cattle near a river by Sydney Janis Yard (1855-1909)

13.5" x 20.5", Mixed Media/Paper, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $3,000 - $4,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $8,625 on 2/20/2007
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Watercolorist.

Born in Rockford, IL on Nov. 5, 1855.

Yard began his art study in NYC and continued under Sutton Palmer in the British Isles where he became a master of English watercolor techniques.

He won some recognition in New York before moving to California in 1882.

For the first three years he was a partner of Andrew Putman Hill in a photography business with studios in San Jose and Palo Alto.

In 1904 he settled on the Monterey Peninsula where he published a newspaper which was a substantial part of his income.

A skilled watercolorist, his works are primarily landscapes and coastal scenes of the Monterey Peninsula.

Yard died there on Jan. 1, 1909.

Exh: SFAA, 1896-1908; Starr King Fraternity (Oakland), 1905; Berkeley AA, 1908; Oakland Home Club, 1908; Alaska-Yukon Expo (Seattle), 1909; Del Monte Art Gallery, 1909-12.

In: CHS; Harrison Library (Carmel); Santa Cruz City Museum; Monterey Peninsula Museum. 11 Y AMP; H&I.

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