Warren Chase Merritt 1897 - 1968

Coastal Estuary Watercolor, 12 x 16 Please contact gallery

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. As an artist, he worked on many murals and later in his career was an illustrator for Railroad Magazine.

Source: Askart