Early 20th Century Fine Early California Plein Air Landscape Old Barn Oil Painting - Signed, Framed

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This is a charming early California Plein Air Landscape oil painting on canvas, by the California Impressionist painter, Esther E. … more This is a charming early California Plein Air Landscape oil painting on canvas, by the California Impressionist painter, Esther E. Rose (1901 - 1990.) This artwork depicts a finely rendered landscape scene with an old barn, set in a bucolic wooded area of Carmel, California. Signed: "Esther Rose" in the lower right corner. Approximately 28 x 24 inches (including frame.) Actual artwork is approximately 24 x 20 inches. Good condition. Very high quality professionally framed in solid wood. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an offer. Happy to answer questions and send more photos. Shipping price is an estimate.

Artist Bio:
Esther Elvina Rose (April 1, 1901 – July 16, 1990) was an American painter who worked in oils, collage, silkscreen and watercolors. She was best known for her impressionist renditions of California coastal images. She studied under portraitist Frederick Taubes, seascape artist Bennett Bradbury and water color instructor J. Milford Ellison at the San Diego Art Institute.

She is particularly known for her seascapes of the California coast of an Impressionistic style, and she also made still life and landscape paintings. She painted with oils and watercolor. Aside from easel painting, Rose explored silk-screening, serigraphy, screenprinting, printmaking and collages.

Rose was a member of the West Coast Art Association, Central Coast Art Association, the Pacific Grove Art Association, in the Monterey area, and the Foothills Art Association in La Mesa, California.

Obit: Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA July 19, 1990
Esther Holbeck Rose, 89, a former Carmel resident, died Monday at her home in La Mesa. Born on April 1, 1901, Mrs. Rose lived in Carmel from 1959 to 1976. She was a prize-winning artist and studied under Frederick Taubes and Bennet Bradbury. She moved to the San Diego area in 1976. Mrs. Rose is listed in Who's Who of Monterey Bay Artists and her work has been shown in both Carmel and San Diego. She is best known for her seascapes of the Monterey Peninsula area. She was a member of the West Coast Art Association and won awards at the Monterey County Fair, the Del Mar County Fair and the La Mesa Art Association. less