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pic139californiaafternoon
#139 CALIFORNIA AFTERNOON – Hanson Puthuff is an American artist born in 1875 in Missouri and died in California in 1972. He is most noted for his California landscapes and desert paintings. He established himself as a commercial artist in 1894, making signs and posters for an advertising firm. In the early 1900’s he was commissioned to create the backgrounds for the habitat groups at the Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science and Art. Those backgrounds still exist. In 1926 he was commissioned by the Santa Fe Railroad to paint a series of views of the Grand Canyon which were among his most noted paintings. California Afternoon is a beautiful example of semi-impressionism. Oil on canvas, excellent condition, in the original frame, signed lower left. Hanson Puthuff California Afternoon American Oil |