Maynard Dixon - Abandoned House, Contra Costa Ca, 1931 25" x 30"

Maynard Dixon (American, 1875-1946)
Abandoned House, Contra Costa Ca, May 1931

Oil on Canvas on board
Canvas: 25” x 30”
Frame: 33” x 37”

Signed and Inscribed Lower Right: Maynard Dixon / Contra Costa. May 1931

A dilapidated house in the hills of Contra Costa County, California sags in the rugged landscape, hills looming in the background. The deep blues, soft golds, and earthy browns evoke a sense of solitude and isolation in almost saccharine brilliance. The brushstrokes and subtle play of light and shadow give the piece a haunting and evocative quality.

Provenance:
Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco
Corporate Collection, Los Angeles from above 1983

Raisonné:
Maynard Dixon Ledger: Work #516

Literature:
Page 225 in Mark Sublette's major 2018 work - "Maynard Dixon's American West: Among the Distant Mesa"