Warren Chase Merritt 1897 - 1968

Coastal Estuary Watercolor, 12 x 16 $400

Young Warren Chase Merritt was fascinated by the sea. As a boy, he sketched ships along the northern California town of Eureka, where his father was manager of the North Pacific Steamship Company. His father met with misfortune, drowned in a shipping accident. His family relocated themselves in Sausalito near San Francisco. From 1935 to 1942, Merritt maintained his studio in New York, but spent time on both coasts. During the war, he worked at the Alameda office of Bethlehem Steel. After the war, he moved to Capitola near Santa Cruz, CA, where he painted a variety of subjects. As an artist, he worked on many murals and later in his career was an illustrator for Railroad Magazine.

Source: Askart