San Rafael from Wolf’s Hill

San Rafael from Wolf’s Hill

San Rafael Spanish for “St. Raphael”,… is a city and the county seat of Marin CountyCalifornia, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.- Wikipedia (2024)

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San Rafael from Wolf’s Hill
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Dimensions

Image Dimensions11.8 x 16.8 cm laid down print is ca. 1932 or later because of F.R.P.S. honorarium

Support Dimensions25.3 x 24.4 cm moderately thick manila art paper with impressed window

Print Notes

Recto: Signed in graphite by the artist on the mount below impressed window l.r.: Sigismund Blumann F.R.P.S.

Verso:  Pasted white and black Art Nouveau label (5.5 x 13.7 cm) on mount with Blumann’s home address of 3217 Davis Street Fruitvale, California: hand-written title in graphite in hand of the artist:  San Rafael from Wolf’s Hill.

Provenance

Acquired for this archive in July, 2024 from the photographer and editor Sigismund Blumann’s grandson Thomas High.