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"To me, the watercolor landscapes of Marion Kavanagh Wachtel are the most notable being painted anywhere," wrote Los Angeles Times critic Antony Anderson on November 10, 1912. Over ten years later, he was still commending her work as he said, "Mrs. Wachtel paints with a mastery skill, and with a breadth of brushwork and a freedom of expression that places her at once among the world's greatest exponents of the art of the modern aquarellist." (Published November 10, 1912 and November 2, 1924 respectively)
Such attention was not uncommon for Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, who, when she moved to Southern California and began to study with her future husband Elmer Wachtel, rapidly became recognized as one of Southern California's premier landscape painters. After studying at the Art Institute of Chicago under William Merrit Chase, Marion Kavanagh Wachtel migrated westward, finally settling in Pasadena on the banks of the Arroyo Seco. It was here that she and her husband painted, exhibited and gathered with the local artists who were already depicting the splendor of the Southern California landscape.
From their studio-residence in Pasadena, the Wachtels traveled extensively throughout the Southwest, by car, horseback and often on foot. On these excursions, they painted and sketched the magnificent and varied landscapes of the region, from the flat, arid deserts of New Mexico and Arizona to the verdant, rocky mountainsides of the High Sierras. It was on one of these trips, circa 1925, when Marion Kavanagh Wachtel painted Crystal Craig and Lake George near White Lodge in the High Sierras. The artist, who had mastered the medium of watercolor, was able to capture both the serenity and power of the impressive landscape. Like her earlier paintings, this watercolor returned to the spirituality and delicacy of her earlier work, which was missing from her more decorative pictures. The subtle colors, pale greens, blues and purples, depicted the grace and majesty of the natural landscape, and the picture-perfect composition enhanced its grandeur.
Such attention was not uncommon for Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, who, when she moved to Southern California and began to study with her future husband Elmer Wachtel, rapidly became recognized as one of Southern California's premier landscape painters. After studying at the Art Institute of Chicago under William Merrit Chase, Marion Kavanagh Wachtel migrated westward, finally settling in Pasadena on the banks of the Arroyo Seco. It was here that she and her husband painted, exhibited and gathered with the local artists who were already depicting the splendor of the Southern California landscape.
From their studio-residence in Pasadena, the Wachtels traveled extensively throughout the Southwest, by car, horseback and often on foot. On these excursions, they painted and sketched the magnificent and varied landscapes of the region, from the flat, arid deserts of New Mexico and Arizona to the verdant, rocky mountainsides of the High Sierras. It was on one of these trips, circa 1925, when Marion Kavanagh Wachtel painted Crystal Craig and Lake George near White Lodge in the High Sierras. The artist, who had mastered the medium of watercolor, was able to capture both the serenity and power of the impressive landscape. Like her earlier paintings, this watercolor returned to the spirituality and delicacy of her earlier work, which was missing from her more decorative pictures. The subtle colors, pale greens, blues and purples, depicted the grace and majesty of the natural landscape, and the picture-perfect composition enhanced its grandeur.