American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon by Arthur Runquist, Circa 1942 Mid-Century Modern At sight unframed size 30"

At sight unframed size 30" x 20"

This painting (an early example of the artist's work) is very finely painted in the Pre Raphaelite style

pencils and other drafting materials

In addition to its isolation on the western edge of the state

American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon by Arthur Runquist, Circa 1942 Mid-Century Modern At sight unframed size 30"A 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