Winter 2023

trottergalleries@comcast.net • www.trottergalleries.com Carmel Paseo San Carlos Court on San Carlos near 7th (831) 625-3246 Pacific Grove Museum Gallery 301 Forest Avenue across from City Hall (831) 649-3246 “California Coastal Hillside with Oaks” 1930 Oil on wood panel, 24" x 48" K arl Schmidt was a leading proponent of the Arts and Crafts movement. Traveling to England from his native city in Worcester, MA he likely came under the influence of the arts and crafts painter Frank Brangwyn; and later the teachings of Arthur Wesley Dow. In 1915 he moved to Santa Barbara joining a group of painters in the mission-style studio of California artist, Alexander Harmer. His paintings were displayed at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco (PPIE), 1915. He further exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Art Institute of Chicago, National Academy of Design, and the Cincinnati Museum of Art, among many other venues. KARL SCHMIDT (1890-1962) ~ Artist’s hand-carved arts & crafts frame with hand-signed plaque ~