SOLD Moonlit Sea
by Raymond Dabb Yelland (1848–1900)10¼ x 6⅞ inches
Signed lower right: R.D. Yelland
Provenance
Mark Smith, Lynchburg, Virginia
Estate of above
Sale, Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 6, 2022, lot 24, from above
Related Works
Sunset, Colden Gate, oil on canvas, 28 x 48 inches; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Moonrise Over Seacoast at Pacific Grove, 1886, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches; Oakland Museum of California, California
Note: Raymond Dabb Yelland rendered numerous coastal scenes, many depicting California’s shorelines. This work highlights the artist’s mastery of light, as the pale glow of the moon reflects onto the calm waves.
Artist Biography
Renowned for his radiant coastal scenes, Raymond Dabb Yelland spent most of his career in California where the rocky shorelines offered ample scenery for inspiration. Born in London, England, Yelland immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of three, settling in New York City. Yelland became interested in art at an early age and, after serving in the Federal Army during the Civil War, he studied at the National Academy of Design in New York. He briefly taught at the Academy before moving to Oakland, California in 1874 with his newlywed, Annie E. Meeker. In Oakland,
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