Ralph Edward Joosten

California Nature Landscape -- Springtime by the River

1980

Vibrant plein air painting of blooming meadows, and oil on paper landscape by J. A. Johnson (American, 20th C.). Presented in a wooden frame. Pr...

Beautiful turn-of-the-century landscape of a path along a river bend by Alice L. Meussdorffer, a pupil of William Keith, (American, 1871-1949). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Alice Meussdorffer" and dated "1900" lower right. Image size, 17"H x 20.75"W. Wood frame; 19"H x 23"L x 1.5"D. Born in San Francisco, CA on Sept. 5, 1871. Alice was the daughter of John C. Meussdorffer who made the finest hats on the West Coast during the 19th century. A pupil of William Keith, she was most active as a painter at the turn of the century. During the latter part of her life she gained fame as a florist. Her prize-winning dahlia bulbs were shipped all over the world. She was also an ardent hiker and member of the Sierra Club. One of her dahlias was named "Kaweah" after the river in the Kings Canyon...

Impressionist-style California landscape with eucalyptus trees growing beside a river and a view beyond towards distant hills. Signed lower left "M. Gilbert" (American, 1867-1945) for Mae Hill Gilbert and painted circa 1940. Born in Illinois, Mae Gilbert was living in Monterey by the 1930s and exhibiting at the Carmel Art Association. Her son, Arthur Hill...

A stunning impressionistic original oil painting of a creek near Chico , Ca. The painting was one of a series while touring the American West. Painted on a gallery boxed and cradle...