Charles Rollo Peters (April 10, 1862 – March 2, 1928) was an American oil painter of nocturnes.
Charles Rollo Peters | |
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Born | April 10, 1862 |
Died | March 2, 1928 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Other names | Charles Rollo Peters, Jr. |
Education | Académie Julian École des Beaux-Arts |
Occupation | Painter |
Spouses | Kathleen Mary Murphy Peters, Constance Mabel Easley |
Peters was born on April 10, 1862, in San Francisco, California.[1][2] He studied at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France;[3] where he was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Gustave Boulanger, and Jules Joseph Lefebvre.[4]
In the mid-1890s, Peters opened a studio in Monterey, California, where he became an oil painter of nocturnes scenes of the Carmel Mission, adobes, cypress trees, and the coast.[1][5] He was a member of the Bohemian Club.[1] According to the San Francisco Examiner, he became "one of the world's greatest artists."[1] For the Los Angeles Times, he was "known internationally for his nocturne studies of Californian and European subjects."[2]
Peters resided in Monterey with his second wife, Constance Mabel Easley[6][2][7] who was a painter. In 1900, he bought 30 acres (12 ha) of land where he built a home and studio, called "Peters Gate," designed by architect Willis Polk.[5]
,His son, Dewitt Clinton Peters[6] His son, Charles Rollo Peter (commonly known as Rollo Peters), was an actor, theatre director, and scenic designer.[8][2]
was also a painter.Peters died on March 2, 1928, in San Francisco, at age 66.[1] His work is in the permanent collection of the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California.[3]
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