CLYDE FORSYTHE "ADOBE, 1952" OIL ON BOARD

Clyde (Victor Clyde) Forsythe (1885 - 1962) "Adobe, 1952" Oil on Board. Born in Orange, California to parents who had just moved to California from Tombstone, Arizona, Clyde Forsythe was among the first American artists known as the Desert Painters. Forsythe spent his youth on a ranch in the Coachella Valley. He was a pupil of Louise Garden MacLeod at the Los Angeles School of Art & Design, and in 1904 painted his first western landscape while on a train from California to New York. He further studied with Frank V. DuMond at the ASL while working as a staff artist for the New York World. While in New York, he became nationally famous as the creator of cartoons and comic strips such as Way Out West and Vic. During WWI he painted many war posters including the And They Thought We Couldn't Fight. Forsythe introduced an unknown artist named Norman Rockwell to Saturday Evening Post and was a close friend of Frank Tenney Johnson. Having gained financial success, in 1920 he and Johnson moved to Alhambra, CA where they shared a studio. With their paintings in demand, they established the Biltmore Art Gallery in Los Angeles. After returning to California, Forsythe immersed himself in the lore of the West and often lived in ghost towns while on painting forays. His subjects included desert scenes with prospectors and their burros as well as cowboy genre. His unique style of painting the sky and cloud formations became the identifying feature of his landscapes. Artist: Clyde Forsythe Title: "Adobe, 1952" Medium: Oil on Board Signature Type: Hand Signed | Signature Location: Lower Left | Site Measurement: 20" x 28" | Ref: BD3357

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