Description
Beautiful oil on Masonite landscape painting. This piece features bold contrasting colors with sharp edged lines. It depicts a mountainous landscape. Modestly framed it is attributed to the famous muralist Ethel Magafan (1916-1993)
Attributed to but unsigned
Ethel Magafan was born August 10, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center with Frank Mechau, Boardman Robinson, and Peppino Mangravite, and was a member of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Ethel and her twin sister, Jenne, became widely known for their murals painted during the Depression. In the 1930s, Ethel received her first of seven Government commissions when she was commissioned to produce a painting for the U.S. Post Office in Auburn, Nebraska. Other paintings commissioned by the U.S. Government hang in the U.S. Senate Chamber, the Social Security Building, and the Recorder Deeds Building in Washington D.C., and in U.S. Post Offices in Wynne, Arkansas; Mudill, Oklahoma; and Denver, Colorado.
18x37.5
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Modest age appropriate wear
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Masonite
Details:
Art Subjects: Landscape
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Framed
Attributed to but unsigned
Ethel Magafan was born August 10, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center with Frank Mechau, Boardman Robinson, and Peppino Mangravite, and was a member of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Ethel and her twin sister, Jenne, became widely known for their murals painted during the Depression. In the 1930s, Ethel received her first of seven Government commissions when she was commissioned to produce a painting for the U.S. Post Office in Auburn, Nebraska. Other paintings commissioned by the U.S. Government hang in the U.S. Senate Chamber, the Social Security Building, and the Recorder Deeds Building in Washington D.C., and in U.S. Post Offices in Wynne, Arkansas; Mudill, Oklahoma; and Denver, Colorado.
18x37.5
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Modest age appropriate wear
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Masonite
Details:
Art Subjects: Landscape
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Framed
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Modest age appropriate wear
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
22.75 x 42.75 x 3 in
Vintage Abstract Mountainous Landscape Oil Painting Attributed to Ethel Magafan, Framed
Estimate $3,400-$7,490
Starting Price
$1,700
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