William Louis Otte (1871-1957). Landscape painter, pastelist.
William Louis Otte was born in Sheboygan, WI on Dec. 6, 1871. Otte was a successful stockbroker in NYC. In his leisure he studied at the New York School of Art, Independent School of Art, and with Robert Henri. In 1913 Otte retired from the stock market to devote his life to art. He then moved to Santa Barbara, CA into a studio-home at 1300 Los Albertos Road. William Louis Otte died in Santa Barbara on Feb. 5, 1957. An Impressionist, he used small, feathery brush strokes and a colorful palette to create landscapes of the desert and area around his home.
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California 1786-1940"
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