Early 20th Century Martella Lane b.1875 Ca Artist , Redwood Trees

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Vintage oil painting on canvas by noted early California artist, Martella Cone Lane.
California Redwoods, image size 16 x 12, … Read more Vintage oil painting on canvas by noted early California artist, Martella Cone Lane.
California Redwoods, image size 16 x 12, signed lower right. Vintage carved frame

A painter and art teacher, known especially for her redwood tree landscape scenes, Martella Cone Lane was born in Albia, Iowa on April 16, 1875. Martella Cone lived in Iowa until 1890 when she moved with her family to Hollister, CA.
After graduating from Cotner College in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1895, she further studied in San Francisco with William Keith and at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute. She wed George Lane in 1899 and settled in Fortuna, CA where she taught in the public schools.
Her painting forte was depictions of the redwoods near her home there. When not active as an artist, she lectured for the Save the Redwoods League. In 1927 she moved to southern California and taught in the public schools of Los Angeles and at Chapman College.
During this period she was a pupil of Franz Bischoff and John Gamble.
Exhibitions:
California State Fair, 1912 (prize); Kanst Gallery (LA), 1912 (solo); Panama Pacific Exposition, 1915; Calif. Pacific Intl Expo, 1916 See less