Lot 428: John Wesley Cotton American 1868-1931 Night in

John Wesley Cotton, American, 1868-1931, Night in Palm Canyon, aquatint, 11 3/4" x 8 7/8" image size, framed; numbered lower left 18/100; signed lower right in graphite, J. Cotton. Both a painter and an etcher, Cotton was born in Toronto, Canada. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with E.M. Wilson in London (1911). He lived in Southern California during the 1920's. His aquatints, etchings, watercolors and oils always received most favorable reviews.