Jacobus Baas

"Laguna Night Light" Southern California Night Scene Plein Air Painting

2019

"80' At Divers Cove" is an atmospheric oil created from a study painted on location in Laguna Beach by noted California artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subt...

"Portland Streetcar" is a dynamic oil that captures the energy and movement of a richly glistening street scene in Portland, Oregon, and is an excellent example of Pil Ho Lee's mod...

"Back Country Road, Napa" is an atmospheric oil painted on location in Norhtern California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subtle touch ...

A beautiful oil painted from a study created on location in Maine by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, this plein air painting "Port Clyde Reflections" ...

"Gray Afternoon" is a dynamic oil that captures the energy and movement of a glistening street scene in downtown Los Angeles, and is an excellent example of Pil Ho Lee's modern appr...

"Last Light, Joshua Tree" is a dynamic oil that captures the energy and movement of the sun setting in the unique desert landscape, and is an excellent example of Pil Ho Lee's modern...

Childe Hassam 1859-1935 American The Golf Links Oil on canvas board Signed, located and dated "Childe Hassam / Easthampton / Oct 7th 1926" (lower right)...

Gaston La Touche 1854 - 1913 French L’embarquement The Embarkment Signed "Gaston La Touche" (lower right) Oil on panel A fashionable group of merrymakers boards a rowboat at sundown in this oil on panel by renowned French painter Gaston La Touche. Softly lit and lushly detailed, the work represents the artist’s talent for capturing the gaiety of the Belle Époque. With its luminous coloring and feathery brushwork, this oil evokes the style and joie de vivre of the era rendered in La Touche’s distinctive, mature style. Fresh and airy, the work is a beautiful example of the artist’s skill at capturing the subtle qualities of light and color. Set against the plein air backdrop of a wooded pond awash in the soft glow of the golden hour, the scene reflects the influence of the Impressionists. The subject also recalls works by Manet, Monet and Renoir, who delighted in depictions of modern leisure among the expanding middle class. The scene is an informal one, and its unconventional cropping suggests that the viewer is invited to take a seat in the boat and join the group on their outing. Such relaxed, inviting scenes were remarkably popular among contemporary, modern audiences. However, La Touche's style is singular, possessing an element of fantasy and romance that set him apart from the Impressionists. Gaston La Touche was born in St. Cloud, outside of Paris, in 1854, and he showed a keen interest in art from a young age. At ten years old, he began taking private art instruction, which lasted until 1870, when his family was forced to flee to Normandy amid the Franco-Prussian War. This was the only formal art training La Touche would ever receive. Despite his lack of Academy training, he made his debut at the Paris Salon of 1875 with a sculptural medallion and etchings, and he exhibited his first painting at the Salon of 1881. Although he began his career painting dark-toned realist compositions, by 1890, his style had shifted to what would become his signature — a lighter, brighter, idealistic society world. The artist was associated with practically all of the most influential artists and thinkers of late 19th century France, including Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Émile Zola, who frequently met at the legendary Cafe de la Nouvelle Athenes to share their thoughts on modern society. In 1900, he was named a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur and an Officer in 1909. Additionally, he was well-decorated at the grand...

"I am an experimental painter. I have been working on my craft since 1996. I start work with a conceptual point of entry and then work intuitively, in dialogue with the work. The art...

"I am an experimental painter. I have been working on my craft since 1996. I start work with a conceptual point of entry and then work intuitively, in dialogue with the work. The art...

"I am an experimental painter. I have been working on my craft since 1996. I start work with a conceptual point of entry and then work intuitively, in dialogue with the work. The art...

"I am an experimental painter. I have been working on my craft since 1996. I start work with a conceptual point of entry and then work intuitively, in dialogue with the work. The art...