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"Monterey Adobe at Night", (1918), oil on canvas

Charles Rollo Peters (April 10, 1862 – March 2, 1928) was an American oil painter of nocturnes.

Early life

Peters was born on April 10, 1862, in San Francisco, California. He studied at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France; where he was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Gustave Boulanger, and Jules Joseph Lefebvre.

Career

In the mid-1890s, Peters opened a studio in Monterey, California, where he became an oil painter of nocturnes scenes of the Carmel Mission, adobes, cypress trees, and the coast. He was a member of the Bohemian Club. According to the San Francisco Examiner, he became "one of the world's greatest artists." For the Los Angeles Times, he was "known internationally for his nocturne studies of Californian and European subjects."

Peters resided in Monterey with his second wife, Шаблон:Interlanguage link, who was a painter. In 1900, he bought Шаблон:Convert of land where he built a home and studio, called "Peters Gate," designed by architect Willis Polk.

His son, Шаблон:Interlanguage link was also a painter. His son, Charles Rollo Peter (commonly known as Rollo Peters), was an actor, theatre director, and scenic designer.

Death

Peters died on March 2, 1928, in San Francisco, at age 66. His work is in the permanent collection of the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California.