Emilio Lanzi - Laguna Beach Oil on Board 1936 P3348

A beautiful and fluent, even loose, technique is on display in this very pleasing landscape. Acquired from a private collection. The board measures 16" x 19 3/4" and the frame 19.25" x 23.25" Emilio Lanzi, also known as Ernest Emil Lanz:An internationally known painter, lecturer, writer and teacher; he was born in Bern, Switzerland, studied at the Swiss Art Academy of Bern, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Colorossi, and Academie Julienne of Paris, France.  Lanzi took a course in portraiture at the Academy at Munich, Germany, and two years of anatomy at the Sorbonne University of Paris.He studied with the greatest artist-teachers of the day, Robert Fleury, Plinio Colombi, Christopher Baumgartner, etc.Lanzi exhibited extensively in Europe and America, and painted portraits of many famous people.  His work is represented in many private collections and galleries.He taught at the Keszthelyi Academy of Fine Arts and held many positions of  responsibility at clubs and societies in the