Armin C. Hansen, N.A. (1886-1957)

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Armin C. Hansen, N.A. - "Anchorage" - Etching - 5" x 6 3/8" - Plate: Signed and dated, lower left: Armin Hansen '21 <br>Titled in pencil lower left <br>Signed in pencil lower right <br> <br>Illustrated: 'The Graphic Art of Armin C. Hansen, A Catalogue Raisonne' by Anthony R. White/1986. Plate 37, page 49.
Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"Anchorage"
1921

Depicts a seemingly cold winter day. Barren trees line up - the trunks obscuring most of the barn in the background on the left side of the etching and drypoint and the farm house on the right.
Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"Belgian Farm"
1923

Depicts a seemingly cold winter day. Barren trees line up - the trunks obscuring most of the barn in the background on the left side of the etching and drypoint and the farm house on the right.
Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"Belgian Farm"
1923

Armin C. Hansen, N.A. - "Fishermen on the Dock" - Monterey - Black & white dry brush - 8" x 10 1/2" - Signed with initials lower right
Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"Fishermen on the Dock" - Monterey

Hansen creates a quiet early morning on the ocean with one fishing boat and one rowboat along side. In the distant background are the docks and piers.
Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"Morning"
1926

Armin C. Hansen, N.A. - "Pine Trees" - Monterey - Conte Crayon on paper - 19 1/2" x 19 1/2" - Signed lower right <br> <br>"Before Hansen, when artists painted Monterey scenes with workers, they most often depicted them in connection with the historic Carmel Mission or quietly performing agricultural chores in peaceful harmony with the land, evincing the lingering influence of the French Barbizon style that Tavernier introduced in the mid-1870s. Such paintings were popular because they were soothing and restful, offering an oasis of tranquility and escape. These evolved into pure landscapes focusing on the beautiful coast, with attention accorded to the wind-sculpted Monterey cypress trees clinging to rocky shores. <br> <br>Hansen, who saw himself as part of a new generation, painted pure landscapes infrequently and believed the indigenous and emblematic cypress to be overused. When he did depict the cypress or pine, he tended to organize the trees into abstractly patterned groups rather than depict them as single, arboreal curiosities, which by then had become ubiquitous on postcards and paintings made for tourists.” <br> <br>Source: Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage/2015, Scott A. Shields, PhD. Page 24.
Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"Pine Trees" - Monterey
c. 1935

Armin C. Hansen, N.A. - "Sardine Barge" - Etching - 12 7/8" x 14 5/8" - Plate: Signed & dated, lower left: Armin Hansen '22. <br>Titled in pencil lower left; signed in pencil lower right. <br> <br>In: 'The Graphic Art of Armin C. Hansen-A Catalogue Raisonne by Anthony R. White/1986; plate #43, pages 54, 55. <br> <br>THIS IS HANSEN'S SIGNATURE ETCHING - AND ICONIC COMPOSITION. <br>HIS GOLD MEDAL WINNER IN 1923 AT THE LA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BY THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR BEST PRINT IN EXHIBIT.
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Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"Sardine Barge"
1922

In this small etching Hansen depicts two or three fishermen on the pier which occupies the left side of the etching. The remainder shows the water and the nets hoping for a large catch for the day.
Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"The Little Pier"
1924

Armin C. Hansen, N.A. - "The Mate" - Drypoint - 4" x 3" - Plate: Initialed and dated, lower left: A H '30 <br>Titled in pencil lower left <br>Signed in pencil lower right <br> <br>Gallery labels on reverse: <br>Maxwell Galleries, SF; Laky Gallery, Carmel, California <br> <br>Illustrated: 'The Graphic Art of Armin C. Hansen, A Catalogue Raisonne' by Anthony R. White/1986. Plate 120, page 133. <br> <br>Hansen focused on the Monterey fishing industry. His depictions of the fishermen brought not only a visibility to their livelihood, but elevated them as worthy of artistic expression.
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Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"The Mate"
1930

Hansen is a story teller. In this dramatic scene he portrays three women - wives waiting on the pier - anxiously watching the rough waters for a sign of a fishing boat and wanting their husbands to come home safely.
Armin C. Hansen, N.A.
"Three Wives"
1918