Christian Petersen Skov (American, 1856-1942) A View of Yosemite, 1922.

Recent Acquisition from the Private Art Collection of a Los Angeles Collector of Mid Century Art, who passed away in 1999. Acquired via his son in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Small oil on canvas. Signs of aging but retains its beauty. Measures 8×10 inches. Signed & dated lower left. Signs of rough repair with tape on verso.

Appraised at USD$300. 

Offering at USD$165.

Danish-born painter Christian Petersen Skov appears to have arrived in California in the early 1880s. He became a citizen of the U.S. in San Luis Obispo in 1883. Most of his years in California were spent in San Francisco where he worked as a mailman. A prolific painter, in his leisure he painted scenes of San Francisco, floral still lifes, and landscapes of Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, and Russian River. 

His last years were spent at the Danish Home in San Rafael, CA where he died on Nov. 27, 1942. & lnvw; San Rafael Independent, 11-28-1942 (obit).
This specific landscape was particularly a favourite of the artist, & seems to have been painted more than once.
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