Painted in Southern California.
Photo by David Blattel - 2000

Oil on canvas, measuring 17 1/2 inches by 29 inches.  Signed by  Gégoux , and dated 1914.  Painted at Topanga Canyon, California.  Gegoux was interested in capturing the "marine layer" effect of this coastal area.  In this effort he would travel to the beach at Topanga Canyon and each morning observe the dominant atmospheric effect known as the "Catalina Eddy".  This vortex forms periodically off Santa Catalina Island and throws marine air on shore, resulting in periods of up to a week or more when fog persists through out most of the day.  Excerpts from "The Topanga Story", edited by Louise Armstrong York, © All Rights Reserved.   My grateful appreciation to Elisabeth Walton Potter for her help in describing this paintings and providing provenance information.