Antique American 19th Century Realist California River Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting,1888 by Albert Horatio Slade, Framed

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A good late 19th century realist oil on canvas California river landscape painting, circa 1888, by Albert Horatio Slade (1843-1922). … more A good late 19th century realist oil on canvas California river landscape painting, circa 1888, by Albert Horatio Slade (1843-1922).
The painting depicts a river through a mountainous, forested river landscape, there are several figures by the river bank, one with a fishing pole and a canoe/boat, the painting is signed lower left "A. H. Slade". The painting is housed in the original gilded and sponge decorated frame, a little expected craquelure to the surface, the painting in good original condition.

Works by ALBERT HORATIO SLADE (1843-1922) are quite rare in the marketplace. The few that have come to auction feature coastal scenes of Los Angeles, San Diego and Ventura Counties. Prices of $8,000 and even $12,000 have been achieved on several larger works that are site-specific. Some are of great historical interest, as they document early buildings and communities and scenes like this one. Slade was born in England and had a photography studio in Toronto, Canada, he was in San Diego by 1887. He was known to have painted in La Jolla.

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