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Peter Tofft

Peter Petersen Tofft (1825 - 1901) was active/lived in California, Montana / England, South Africa, Denmark.  Peter Tofft is known for Landscape, marine, illustrator, historical views.

The following, submitted October 2005, is from Kristine Cummins, who wrote the article for her local newspaper in Napa, California.


Treasure Found At Napa Valley, California Salvation Army

 
"Nope, Doesn't Happen to Me"

Rummaging through stacks of tacky art and battered frames in a bin at the local Napa Salvation Army on December 29th, 2004, Karol and her daughter Kristine Cummins found a battered, framed picture of an old town.  Looking closely, it appeared to be a watercolor, but they weren't sure if it was an original.  Paintings of old towns wasn't quite what they were looking for - more like sailing art for a sneaky "While You Were Out" decorating session at brother John's house. John was happily driving down Baja with his son, while mom and daughter were being mischievous.  They thought that the painting could possibly be a nice addition, so they brought it home.  Heck, it's 1/2 off day sale - it's on   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 10321 characters.]  Artist bio

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Research resources

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Peter Tofft


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
  • Easel Painting
  • Illustration, Illustrator
  • Itinerant Artist
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
  • Birdseye Town, Early Settlement View
  • Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Indians, Native Americans
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
  • Snowscene, Winter Landscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • California Before 1940
  • England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
  • Europe
  • Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
  • Missouri River Valley Before 1900
  • Northern California Before 1900
Chronology
  • Early 19th Century Before Civil War
  • Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
  • Gerald Peters Collection
Added Description
  • Marine Before 1900
  • Miniature Specialty
  • Western Subject Specialty

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