Hurlstone Fairchild (AZ/IL, 1893-1966), Desert Distance

Oil on canvas, signed at lower right, presented in a period frame, inscribed on the verso "Santa Anna / California / Jan. 2, 1948."

SS 24.75 x 29.5 in.; DOA 31 x 35.25 in.

Originally from the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Boyd of Kenilworth, IL
Private Collection, Pittsboro, NC

Accompanied by a copy of the original sales receipt signed by the artist and dated March 10, 1948. Mr. Fairchild notes on the receipt that he composed this painting from sketches in the Sierrita Mountains south of Tucson.

Some surface grime; faint craquelure.

$600 - 900