Duncan Gleason - The Schooner Race, Oil on canvas, Early California Impressionism, Marine, Early California, None, Sold

Duncan Gleason (1885 - 1959)
The Schooner Race , c. 1940
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches
SOLD


This race between the Endymion and Amaryllis took place off Catalina Island. "The Schooner Race" was exhibited at the Los Angeles Museum in 1941. One of Gleason's most dynamic compositions, similar to the example on the cover of the Gleason book.

Artist Biography

Joe Duncan Gleason is internationally known for his landscape and marine paintings of San Pedro Harbor on the California coast, especially of historic sailing ships. He also wrote and illustrated several books on California maritime history and worked for the scenic art department at Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Warner Brothers studios. He stayed in New York for ten years before returning to Los Angeles in 1910. Gleason was also a trained championship gymnast, winning many medals during his career. He was also an author and illustrator of two books on the subject of the California coast. Later in life he worked for the MGM and Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles. Gleason died in Glendale, California on March 9, 1959.