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Edgar Payne “In the Canals Chioggia, Italy” 10” x 12” Oil (SOLD)

(Signed lower right: Edgar Payne. Verso: Studio Label with Title, Artist Bio)

Edgar Payne was celebrated for his depictions of boats and coastal scenes across Europe, capturing both the energy of maritime life with his bold brushwork and vibrant colors. In “In the Canals, Chioggia, Italy,” Payne portrays the serene beauty of the moored boats in the picturesque canals of this Venetian fishing town. This painting perfectly blends the architectural details of the quaint buildings lining the canals with the vibrant sails of the docked boats.

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Edgar Alwin Payne Biography (1883-1947)

Payne left home at age 14 and found work painting houses, stage sets, and signs. His travels took him through the Ozarks and into Mexico.  On his first visit to California in 1909 he spent several months painting in Laguna Beach before visiting San Francisco. While in San Francisco he met artist Elsie Palmer whom he married in Chicago in 1912. In 1917 he returned to Glendale, CA with a commission from Chicago’s Congress Hotel for a mural of 11,000 square yards of muslin which was accomplished with the help of other local artists and installed shortly thereafter.
 

In 1918 the Paynes established a home and studio in Laguna Beach where he organized and became the first president of the local art association. He continued painting and exhibiting in Los Angeles and Laguna until 1922 when he and Elsie began a two-year painting tour of Europe. During the next eight years their winter residence was mainly in and around New York City. They traveled from coast to coast in the U.S. until 1932 when they returned to Hollywood and the following year separated. Payne is internationally famous for his canvases depicting Indians riding through desert canyons and landscapes of the Sierra Nevada. He produced a color motion picture called "Sierra Journey" and Payne Lake in the High Sierra is named for him. He died in Hollywood, CA on April 8, 1947.