Early California

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January 2, 2007                                                                            (760) 346-7900

A Traditional Celebration

Ring in the New Year with Icons of American Impressionism

Outstanding canvases by the finest early California and American Impressionists start the New Year in Icons of American Impressionism opening Jan. 4 and continuing through Feb. 24 at Edenhurst Gallery in Palm Desert, Calif.

With an emphasis on California and the West Coast, the show features works by Guy Rose, William Wendt, Edgar Payne, Granville Redmond, Maurice Braun, Alson Clark, John Frost, and many others, demonstrating the artists’ individual and collective historical significance and artistic magnificence.

Concentrated on the East Coast, Impressionism was the prevailing style in the United States by 1900. It flourished in the West, as the great plein air painters seeking fresh sources of inspiration and a healthier climate came to California’s deserts, mountains, canyons, forests, and coastlines. “California artists saw the style as bright, colorful, and upbeat in feeling, appropriate for interpreting the state’s attitude, color, and sunlight,” says Nancy Moure, author of California Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media (Dustin Publishing).

Icons of American Impressionism showcases their works alongside museum-quality paintings executed by important artists on the East Coast and in Europe.

About Edenhurst Gallery

Edenhurst Gallery enjoys a national reputation for its expertise in American Impressionism, with an emphasis on early California. Recently relocated to exclusive El Paseo in Palm Desert (from the Avenues of Art and Design in West Hollywood), Edenhurst also exhibits important Modern and contemporary artists, with an emphasis on California and landscape works.Sought for its expertise by collectors, scholars, and museum curators — and hailed as one of California’s most beautiful galleries — Edenhurst Gallery offers a museum experience in a warm, fun, and inviting atmosphere

Principals: Thomas Gianetto, Donald Merrill, and Daniel Nicodemo