Frank Klepper (American, 1890-1952). Sand Dunes, Corpus Christi. Oil on canvas. 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm). Signed ...

Description

Frank Klepper (American, 1890-1952)
Sand Dunes, Corpus Christi
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
Signed lower left: Klepper
Titled on the stretcher bar: Sand Dunes, Corpus Christi

PROVENANCE:
David Dike Fine Art, Dallas, October 21, 2006, lot 239;
Private collection, Dallas.

A Plano native reared in McKinney, Texas, Frank Klepper studied at the Aunspaugh Art School in Dallas and at the Art Institute of Chicago. After serving in World War I, he studied in Paris and Brussels. Following his return to McKinney, he founded a plein air painting school, the Frank Klepper Sketch Club, in 1930. He also exhibited at the 1912 Cotton Carnival at Galveston and in the 1929 San Antonio Competitive.


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