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Harold Gretzner

Harold Gretzner (1902 - 1977) was active/lived in California, Maryland.  Harold Gretzner is known for Town-landscape, coastal views.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Harold Gretzner began his art studies in Washington D.C. in the 1920s. He then moved to the Bay Area of California and completed his art education in Oakland at the College of Arts and Crafts. Most of the scenes of his regionalist watercolors were completed on location in northern California. He used large sheets and the wet on wet technique for his transparent watercolors. After he retired from commercial art in the 1960s, he painted in the Far East and Europe. He also gave watercolor lessons in the Bay Area.

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"California Style", Gordon McClelland and Jay Last   ...  [Displaying 613 of 2438 characters.]  Artist bio

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10 Book References for Harold Gretzner
Year Author Title Pages Color
2015 Moure, Nancy Dustin Publications in California Art No. 11 Index to California Art Exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1972 0 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.
1249 No
2002 McClelland, Gordon T; Jay T. Last California Watercolors 1850-1970, An Illustrated History & Biographical Dictionary 231 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1991 Moure, Nancy D.W. Scenes of California Light, 1930-1950 (Todd Madigan Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)
70 Yes
1991 Todd Madigan Gallery Scenes of California Life 1930-1950
(Exhibition catalog)
69 Yes
1989 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California, 1786-1940 637 No
1985 McClelland, Gordon T; Jay Last The California Style Watercolor Artists 1925-1955 259 Yes
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