Mid-Century, Rural Southern Church, Watercolor

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Evocative mid-century watercolor painting by artist Elizabeth P. Wright is signed to the lower right and depicts a picturesque country church nestled within a verdant, rolling green landscape. Serving as an excellent visual record of traditional Southern rural architecture, the composition captures the quiet charm of vernacular ecclesiastical buildings in the American South. The work is housed in a classic wood frame, measuring approximately 24 3/4 in. H x 20 1/2 in. W x 1 1/2 in. D overall. It is offered with spotting and toning to backing, paper, and mat with minimal age appropriate wear to frame.

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Mid-Century, Rural Southern Church, Watercolor

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