SAMUEL BERING MIXED MEDIA PAINTING ON BOARD. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT IN PENCIL. ANTIQUE DATES TO THE 1920S TO 1930S. CONDITION: SOME PAINT LOSS RIGHT SIDE. SEVERAL SCRATCHES AND SOME STAINS SEE PICTURES. FRAME HAS SCRATCHES AND DENTS. BOARD: 9 BY 11.5 INCHES. FRAME: 11 3/4 BY 14 INCHES. Samuel Bering (1886 – 1963) was active/lived in California. Born in California on November 11, 1886. Bering was a long-time resident of San Diego. He died there on March 29, 1963. An optometrist, he painted as a hobby. His works are rare. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book.