Francis “Frank” Harvey Cutting(American, 1872–1964) Born in Iowa in 1872, Francis Harvey Cutting moved to San Jose, California in 1893 where he studied with Arthur Hill Gilbert, William Adam, Frank Pebbles, and Charles Harmon. During the 1920s Cutting maintained a studio in Pacific Grove where he became known for his landscapes and marines of Monterey, Carmel and the neighboring Pacific coastline. After joining the nascent Carmel Art Association in 1927, Cutting built a studio in nearby Campbell, California where he continued to work until his death in 1964. A prolific impressionist painter, he used a bright palette to compose vivid plein air landscapes and coastal views of Northern California. Over a long career, Cutting exhibited widely and with success. He was the subject of numerous one-man shows including exhibitions at the California State Fair (1923, 1930–32), Stanford University Art Gallery (1925, 1928, 1933, 1939), and the Oakland Art Gallery, later the Oakland Museum, (1934, 1938). CAA is pleased to offer this fresh and breezy view of the dramatic Pacific coast near Carmel, California.