EDWIN DEAKIN: California Painter of the Picturesque
By Scott A. Shields.
The paintings of Deakin (1838-1923) are highly regarded as major achievements in early California art. Appreciated for their beautiful and romantic subject mater, which includes California's early architecture, particularly the missions, as well as picturesque and nostalgic scenes of California wilderness. Deakin was equally gifted at still-life painting and produced magnificent compositions of fruits and flowers. This book surveys the artist's vast accomplishments, bringing together examples from all the genres in which he worked, as well as a complete series of California Mission paintings.
Publisher: Pomegranate, 2008 Binding:
Hardcover with dustjacket
Dimensions: 10x9 Pages: 120pg Color:
Full Color throughout
ISBN: #9780764943515
Artists & Illustration 
