These are two lovely and well-done Antique Old Early California Plein Air Landscape Paintings (2), one depicting a bucolic lakeside scene, with a pale blue mountain range, tranquil aquamarine waters, and delicately rendered cloud cover overhead. The other painting depicts a colorful desert landscape scene, with bright desert foliage, a lavender hued mountain vista, and tall yucca flowers in the foreground. Each artwork is signed: L.
I have included their biographies below. Each painting is approximately 13 x 15 1/8 inches including frame.
Actual artworks are approximately 8 x 10 inches. Good condition for age, with some light speckles of soiling to the edges of the paintings, scuffing and edge wear to the frames, and mild oxidation to the gilded wood frames please see photos.If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the possible Artist(s).
1982 - Los Angeles, California. Lucia Cady (1894 - 1982) was active/lived in California, Illinois. Lucia Cady is known for Painting.Born in Illinois on May 9, 1894. Cady was a resident of Los Angeles by 1925. She died there on April 30, 1982. Her married name was Van Buskirk. Lillian Carpenter (Born 1880) was active/lived in California, Michigan.
Lillian Carpenter is known for Artist. Born in Michigan in January 1880.Resident of Los Angeles in 1900.