Armin Hansen

Armin Hansen
Off for the Night Catch by Armin Hansen
Born
Armin Carl Hansen

(1886-10-23)October 23, 1886
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 1957(1957-04-23) (aged 70)
Monterey, California, U.S.
Education
Known forPainting, Etching
Notable work
  • The Salmon Trawlers (1923)
  • Sardine Barge (c. 1933)
MovementEn plein air

Armin Carl Hansen (1886–1957) was an American prominent painter of the en plein air school, and a native of San Francisco, best known for his marine canvases. His father Herman Wendelborg Hansen was also an artist of the American West. Armin Hansen studied at the California School of Design (now the San Francisco Art Institute), and in Europe. He achieved international recognition for his scenes depicting men and the sea off the northern coast of California. He was elected an Associate to the National Academy of Design in 1926 and an Academician in 1948.

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