American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon by Arthur Runquist, Circa 1942 Sold then crossbanded with rosewood

then crossbanded with rosewood

each around 7 carats in size and with a gallery of smaller faceted amethysts below

Provenance: From the lifelong art collection of a California gentleman

His liberal ideas led him to enlist in the ranks of Garibaldi's supporters

American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon by Arthur Runquist, Circa 1942 Sold then crossbanded with rosewoodA very good Impressionist oil painting of the Oregon High Desert by the celebrated Pacific Northwest WPA artist Arthur Runquist (1891 1971), circa 1942. Arthur Runquist was at the forefront of Northwest art from 1920 onwards, this landscape is an exemplary work from the early 1940s. This landscape was sold in the early 1990s by the revered Portland gallery of Laura Russo. The painting is housed in gilded hardwood frame, condition is excellent, this