Charles Rollo Peters

B 1862 D 1928

Charles Rollo Peters, called "The Poet of Night", is best known for his Tonalist landscapes, especially nocturnes, with much of his subject matter being scenes around his home in Monterey, California. James McNeill Whistler, who promoted the Tonalist aesthetic in Europe, was a major influence on his painting and "is reported to have said that Peters was the only artist other than himself who could paint nocturnes." (Gerdts)