Artist: William Wendt (American, 1865-1946). Title: "Gold Monument". Medium: Oil on canvas laid to board. Date: Composed 1930. Dimensions: Frame size: 26 5/8 x 41 3/8 in. (676 x 1051 mm). Image size: 21 3/8 x 36 in. (543 x 914 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed and dated, lower right. Very good condition with some surface grime. Probably the original frame. Provenance: Private Collection, Carmel, California. Comment(s): Wendt was one of the first, and one of the most famous, California plein-air landscape painters. He is often referred to as the "Dean" of this genre. [25237-10-16000]