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Detail
Signature
Jefferson Stephen Ward (1876-1949)
Untitled pastoral landscape
1934
Oil on panel
16” H x 24” W (image size)
20” H x 28” W (frame size)
Signed lower left: J. Stephen Ward
Estimated value: $4,750 - $6,250
Artist Biography
Jefferson Stephen Ward was born in St, Joseph, Missouri in 1876. He studied with Maurice Braun (1877-1941), one of California’s preeminent impressionist painters, in San Diego.
During the 1920s, Ward lived in Glendale, California, where he opened an art gallery with his son Thurlow Ward. By the early 1930s, he was in Jacksonville, Oregon, but soon returned to Los Angeles where he spent the remainder of his life.
Ward was an early member of the California Art Club; the Artland Club in Los Angeles; Painters and Sculptors of Los Angeles; and the Glendale Art Association.
Auction Information
The 13th Annual Fine Art Auction Fundraiser
Saturday, August 19, 2023
The silent auction starts at 3:00 PM.
The live auction starts at 4:00 PM.
Auction admission: $15.00 SPAM members, $20.00 Non-members
All proceeds benefit the Santa Paula Art Museum, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization #2478728.
All major credit cards, check, and cash are accepted.
Sales tax will be applied to all hammer prices. There is no buyer’s premium.