William F. Jackson (1850-1936)

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William F. Jackson - "Along the Sacramento River" - Oil on canvas/board - 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" - Signed lower right <br> <br>"…Sacramento's leading painter during the late nineteenth and early-twentieth century. Jackson launched into a career as a landscape painter, whose early works show the influence of his friend William Keith. His paintings often depict subjects near his favorite retreat in the Sierra Nevada, the Soda Springs/North Fork of the American River area. <br> <br>In 1885 he became the curator of the newly-founded Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento and served in that role for the next fifty years." <br> <br>Excerpt from: Meadows and Mountains/The Art of William F. Jackson by Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. - The North Point Gallery, San Francisco, 2009.
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William F. Jackson
"Along the Sacramento River"

William F. Jackson - "California Hillside with Poppies & Lupine" - Oil on canvas - 11" x 14"
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William F. Jackson
"California Hillside with Poppies & Lupine"
c. 1910

William F. Jackson - "California Landscape with Poppies & Lupine" - Oil on canvas - 20" x 30"
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William F. Jackson
"California Landscape with Poppies & Lupine"
1929

William F. Jackson - "California Landscape with Wildflowers" - Oil on canvas - 13" x 18"
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William F. Jackson
"California Landscape with Wildflowers"
-circa 1918-

William F. Jackson - "California Landscape with Wildflowers" - Oil on board - 6 1/2" x 8 1/4"
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William F. Jackson
"California Landscape with Wildflowers"

William F. Jackson - "Castle Peak in the Sierras" - Oil on board - 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" - Signed lower left <br>Artist's title on reverse <br> <br>"…Sacramento's leading painter during the late nineteenth and early-twentieth century. Jackson launched into a career as a landscape painter, whose early works show the influence of his friend William Keith. His paintings often depict subjects near his favorite retreat in the Sierra Nevada, the Soda Springs/North Fork of the American River area. <br> <br>In 1885 he became the curator of the newly-founded Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento and served in that role for the next fifty years." <br> <br>Exerpt from: Meadows and Mountains/The Art of William F. Jackson by Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. - The North Point Gallery, San Francisco, 2009.
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William F. Jackson
"Castle Peak in the Sierras"

William F. Jackson - "Hillside Oaks with Poppies and Lupine" - Oil on canvas - 13" x 18"
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William F. Jackson
"Hillside Oaks with Poppies and Lupine"

William F. Jackson - "Marin County" - Oil on canvas/board - 7 3/4" x 10 3/4"
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William F. Jackson
"Marin County"

William F. Jackson - "Mt. Tamalpais with Poppies and Lupine" - Oil on canvas - 10" x 8"
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William F. Jackson
"Mt. Tamalpais with Poppies and Lupine"
c. 1910

William F. Jackson - "Wildflowers near the California Coast" - Oil on canvas/board - 9 1/2" x 11 3/4"
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William F. Jackson
"Wildflowers near the California Coast"
c. 1915

William F. Jackson - "Wood Interior along Sacramento River" - Oil on canvas/board - 6 7/8" x 9 7/8" - Signed lower left <br>Artist's title on reverse <br> <br>"…Sacramento's leading painter during the late nineteenth and early-twentieth century. Jackson launched into a career as a landscape painter, whose early works show the influence of his friend William Keith. In 1885 he became the curator of the newly-founded Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento and served in that role for the next fifty years. <br> <br>In the early twentieth century, Jackson expanded his repertory to include the newly-popular 'poppy paintings.' He was lauded by a San Francisco newspaper critic as having become an 'absolute master' of that subject." <br> <br>Excerpt from: Meadows and Mountains/The Art of William F. Jackson by Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. - The North Point Gallery, San Francisco, 2009.
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William F. Jackson
"Wood Interior along Sacramento River"