1644961

California Impressionist Oil Painting by John #1644961

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:65.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
California Impressionist Oil Painting by John #1644961
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
<tr>
<td><em>
Reknowned California Artist!</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%">
Up for sale is this original, signed, John Plumer Ludlum oil painting of a Sierra Mountain view in California, titled "Mountain Meadow" and dated 4/83.

John Plumer, a prominent American artist, studied painting under Nicolai Fechin in Los Angeles, California, in early 1945. He is well known for being one of the first artists to use fluorescent color in fine art, and called this method "Living Light".

It was after he married his wife, Shirley Grote, in 1954 that he began work on his signature painting, "The Nativity". This painting went on to win many awards and was purchased in 1973 by the Ohio Tourist Center for $2.5 million.

This painting is oil on canvas and seems to incorporate the use of fluorescent paint in the field of flowers. His name is signed on the lower right corner (John Plumer Ludlum).

The artist was born in Hempstead, New York, and left home when he was 16 years old to attend The Chicago Institute of Fine Art. He returned to New York at the age of 20 to study at the Arts League and The National Academy of Design.

He became the founder of the Greenwich Village Artists where Franz Cline (who made the logo for the club) was a member. His paintings have been exhibited in the Laguna Beach Museum of Art, the Southeast Arkansas Art and Science Center and The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California.

This is a beautiful oil painting and is in original, untouched condition. Picture has never been restored, relined or touched up. This painting currently has ...
<a href="http://www.goantiques.com/liveauction/complete_description.jsp?id=2330931" target=_new><b>View Complete Description</b></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reference
#: SAM23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>Condition:painting in excellent condition (frame has minor chip)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1983</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:28.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:2.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:34</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:California Impressionist Oil Painting by John</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Impressionist</td></tr>


<tr><td>Location:Seattle, WA</td></tr>
</table>