William Posey Silva (Califorina Land and

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William Posey Silva (1859-1948) was born in Savannah, Georgia on October 23, 1859. Silva had studios in Washington, DC and Chatanooga, Tennessee until 1913 when he settled in Carmel, California. There he built a studio in the sand dunes off Carmelita Street and for 35 years was an important figure in the local art scene and produced many prize-winning landscapes. An Impressionist who was influenced by the works of Monet and Manet, he worked outdoors to capture bright, fleeting scenes of nature in broad, colorful swatches of paint. Silva died on February 10, 1948. Signed lower left corner. Height: 17.0 w/ Frame ( 12.0 w/o frame) Width: 21.0 w/ Frame ( 15.0 w/o Frame)