Orpha Klinker - Romance of Spring - Etching AP1629

Signed and numbered 75/8. The plate measures 7" x 5" on paper that is 9 3/4" x 7". Orpha Klinker is one of the most delightful figures in California art and we are thrilled to have added her work to our collection. Her work is prominently featured in Maurine St. Gaudens' magisterial four-volume survey "Emerging From The Shadows: A Survey of Women Artists Working In California, 1860-1960." Orpha Mae Klinker (1891–1964) was an American artist well known for her California plein air landscape paintings and etchings as well as her portraiture and early California historic sites. She was also an active illustrator and graphic designer. Klinker was recognized for her series of historical and pioneer paintings. She painted a series of portraits of notable Californians and memorialized many historic early California structures on canvas. On October 14, 1963, she was awarded a resolution by the City Council of Los Angeles, recognizing her outstanding professional skill and appreciation for the