Artist: William Keith Painting: Mono Pass, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California Introduction: 1877(1877)
Oil on canvas
101.6 X 182.9 cm (40 X 72.01 in)
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(Nov 18, 1838 - April 13, 1911) was a Scottish-American painter famous for his California landscapes.
Keith was born in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States in 1850. He lived in New York City, and became an apprentice wood engraver in 1856. He first traveled to the American West in 1858, after being assigned to do illustrations for Harper's Magazine. He moved to England briefly, working for the London Daily News.
. Related Artists to William Keith : | Antoine Sebastien Plamondon | Nils Schillmark | Andreas Achenbach | Nicolaes van Helt Stockade | Thomas De Keyser |