Karl Yens (January 11, 1868 – 1945), also Karl Jens was a German-American who was noted for both

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s of the California

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movement as well as

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. Yens was born Karl Julius Heinrich Jens was born in

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and trained in art with

Max Koch Maxwell "Max" Koch (17 July 1854 – 1 April 1925) was a German-born Australian botanical collector. Biography Born in Berlin, Koch was apprenticed to a merchant's office, but, not liking the work, joined the crew of a Glasgow-based sailing sh ...

in Berlin and

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (also known as Benjamin-Constant), born Jean-Joseph Constant (10 June 1845 – 26 May 1902), was a French painter and etcher best known for his Oriental subjects and portraits. Biography Benjamin-Constant was bor ...

and

Jean-Paul Laurens Jean-Paul Laurens (; 28 March 1838 – 23 March 1921) was a French painter and sculptor, and one of the last major exponents of the French Academic style. Biography Laurens was born in Fourquevaux and was a pupil of Léon Cogniet and Alexand ...

in Paris. He

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to the U.S. and settled in

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in 1910. He was a founding member of the California Water Color Society and a member of the

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List of paintings

* ''America The Beautiful'' (1918) * ''Arch Beach Tavern'' * ''Dawn, Laguna Beach'' (1931) * ''First Art Gallery, Laguna'' (1920) * ''Fun With Breakers'' * ''In The Garden'' * ''In Yosemite'' (1919) * ''Diogenes'', A.K.A. ''Mr. Mann - The Useful Citizen'' (1920) * ''Nature's Charm'' * ''Study in White'' (1924) * ''Weaver's Camp, Yosemite'' (1919) * ''Woman on Horseback in Yosemite'' (1919) * ''Yosemite Scene'' (1919)

References

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