Clarence Hinkle was a versatile American artist that worked during the early to mid-20th-century. Born in California, he travelled extensively, gaining first-hand experience of the various strands of European art. His style was multivarious, adapting his approach to line, colour and expression based upon the subject at hand. And ultimately, his love for painting led to recognition at the highest level - with exhibitions at the Met Museum and the Museum for Modern Art, New York.

1880

Born in Auburn, California, United States.

1898

Studied at the Crocker Art Gallery under William Franklin Jackson.

1900

Moved to San Francisco and studied at the California School of Design under Arthur Mathews.

1901

Moved to New York and enrolled in the Art Students League of New York.

1904-1906

Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.

1906

Following an academy scholarship, he travelled to Europe to study.

1909

Enrolled in the Académie Julian, Paris.

1910

Debut at the Paris Salon.

1912

Returned to New York and exhibited at the National Academy of Design.

1913

Received the Cooper Union prize for drawing.

1914

Produced various portrait commissions.

1917

Moved to Los Angeles and began working at the School of Art and Design.

1921

Married Mabel Bain who later became the subject of many of his figure studies.

1922

Moved to Laguna Beach.

1925

Exhibited at the Pan-American Exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum.

1928

Awarded the Harold A Streator Memorial Prize.

1931

Travelled to Florence and studied the old masters and then on to Paris and England.

1933

Exhibited works at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

1935

Moved to Santa Barbara.

1952

Retrospective exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

Works shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

1955

Final retrospective exhibition.

1960

Died in Santa Barbara, California, United States.