Ransome's Quarry by William Seltzer Rice
Ransome's Quarry
William Seltzer Rice
Title
Ransome's Quarry
Artist
Year
c. 1935
Technique
watercolor
Image Size
10 7/8 x 16 7/8" image & sheet
Signature
signed, lower left
Edition Size
Annotations
titled in another's hand, verso
Reference
W-B22
Paper
watercolor paper
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
RRT773
Price
SOLD
Description
This Alameda County, California quarry is on the Old Fish Ranch road, about 5 1/2 miles from the Oakland City Hall. It was opened in April, 1904. William Seltzer Rice used vivid and darker colors in the foreground while using a neutral intensity of cool tone colors to create contrast and depth. The focus seems at first to be placed on the trees, but Rice perfectly places the trees off centered and to the side to open space where the viewer can seek out the mountains.