Description: WILLIAM HOFFMAN ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON BOARD UNDER GLASS SIGNED BOTTOM RIGHT. CONDITION: GOOD/ SOME FRAME WEAR. BOARD 20 BY 24 INCHES FRAME 24 BY 28 INCHES William Hoffman (1924 - 1995) was active/lived in Montana, California. William Hoffman is known for Western genre, seascape, landscape. Raised in Montana, Bill Hoffman worked cattle ranches throughout the state. Following high school, he thought he might settle down on a ranch near Choteau, but the Marine Corps had other ideas, which included island hopping in the Pacific for three days during WWII.After the war, Bill enjoyed life, wandering through three colleges. The various curricula included three majors and two minors, but never an art course. To this day, he remains completely self-taught. In 1964, as regional manager for ASCAP, Bill attended a convention in San Francisco and somehow bumbled into an art gallery. "I'd never seen one before, and I was stunned to learn that artists didn't necessarily always starve."Starting out initially, Bill tried painting seascapes. Later, Bill took one of these seascapes to a Los Angeles dealer, who offered him a contract for everything he painted, sight unseen. After ten years, he had 22 paintings in print and an international reputation. In 1974, Bill visited his brother's cattle ranch in Montana, then and there it occurred to him that what he really wanted to do was western art.Information submitted as a bulletin by: Gary Kratochvil Biography from Bradford's Auction GalleryRaised in Montana, Bill Hoffman worked cattle ranches throughout the state. Following high school, he thought he might settle down on a ranch near Choteau, but the Marine Corps had other ideas, which included island hopping in the Pacific for three days during WWII.Known for his seascapes and Western themes, William Hoffman was a self taught artist. Finding painting later in life, after his first visit to an art gallery, he began to seek art as a career in his forties. His first paintings were seascapes of the Pacific, which capture its tranquil beauty. He spent a number of years continuing this theme and crafting his art before turning to studies of the West.
Price: 2000 USD
Location: Northridge, California
End Time: 2024-09-07T22:07:02.000Z
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Artist: WILLIAM HOFFMAN
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: WILLIAM HOFFMAN
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)
Material: BOARD
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Region of Origin: Montana, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Adventure Time, Cowboy, Cows, Deer, Equestrian, Figures, Forest, Horse, Hunting, Landscape, National Parks, Texas, Tree, USA
Personalize: No
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1970S
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 24 in
Theme: Americana, Animals, Art, Nature, Western
Style: Americana, Desert Art, Figurative Art, Illustration Art, Native American, Realism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 28 in
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1970-1980
