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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles – Access to Justice Gala 2017
Auction Ends: Oct 19, 2017 07:15 PM PDT

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"The Stolte Energie" Painting by Henry Ketting Olivier

Item Number
229
Estimated Value
350 USD
Opening Bid
75 USD

Item Description

Painted in the Dutch style, this painting of a ship at the Port of Long Beach evokes the heart of trade in Los Angeles.

Painted by Henry Olivier Kettinger

Henry Ketting Olivier
(1924 – 2004)

Henry Olivier, born in Indonesia, served apprenticeships
as an art student with Dutch painters at the Academy of Arts, St. Joost,
Neterlands. Olivier also studied art at Santa Monica College, received
a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otis Art Institute and took additional arts
courses at Cal State Long Beach as well as with museums in Paris and London.
He earned a B.F.A. and an M.A. in drawing, painting, fine arts and teaching
credentials from Cal State University. He was an instructor for many years
in the Los Angeles County public school system, regularly demonstrated
for and juried with local art associations, and was a docent at Cal State
University at Long Beach. During World War II, he became a prisoner of
the Japanese during their occupation of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
After the war, he worked as an illustrator and designer for several Dutch
companies. When Indonesia became independent from Holland, Henry emigrated
to the United States.

Henry Olivier resided in Venice Beach and San Pedro.

Generously donated by Rene and Stephen Gee.

 

Item Special Note

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