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California Orange Grove

David Courlander

Artwork Details

California Orange Grove
circa 1950
David Courlander
oil on canvas board
20 x 23 13/16 in. (50.8 x 60.48 cm);22 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 in. (57.15 x 67.31 x 2.54 cm)
Gift of Harold Courlander
1985/2.89

Description

Subject Matter:

In this painting, David Courlander, a noted self-taught Primitive artist, depicts a rural outdoor scene comprised of an orange grove with houses and mountains in the distance, and two men at leisure fishing along the banks of a stream in the foreground; rendered in an unrefined color palette in mainly greens, blues, reds, and white.

Physical Description:

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

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