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

Maynard Dixon (American, 1875-1946)Abandoned House, Contra Costa Ca, May 1931Oil on Canvas on boardCanvas: 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 FranciscoCorporate 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"