Description: This is a finely rendered and beautiful RARE Antique Old California Seascape Oil Painting on canvas, by the seldom seen early female California Impressionist painter Lillian Morrill Richardson. This work depicts a gorgeous Laguna Beach seascape scene, with clear azure waters and wispy cotton like clouds painted above. Signed: "Lillian Morrill Richardson" in the lower left corner. Additionally, this piece is titled, signed and dated on the top stretcher bar of the verso: "The Opal Sea...By Lillian M. Richardson. Oct. 1936...Santa Ana, Calif." Approximately 18 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches (including frame.) Actual artwork is approximately 16 x 20 inches. Good condition for nearly 100 years of age, with light craquelure in some areas, and evidence of a few old, patched repairs which can be seen on the verso of the canvas (please see photos.) Original period gilded frame has light scuffing and edge wear. Lillian Morrill Richardson's paintings are extremely rare, and this is the first offering by this early California Impressionist painter to ever be available since the invention of the Internet. Priced to sell. Acquired from a deceased private art collection in Orange County, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the Artist: Lillian Morrill RichardsonLillian Morrill Richardson (20th century) was active/lived in California. Lillian Richardson is known for Painting.Member: Laguna Beach AA, 1931. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Price: 1350 USD
Location: Orange, California
End Time: 2025-01-25T21:09:50.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Medium
Region of Origin: California, USA
Handmade: Yes
Artist: Lillian Morrill Richardson
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Framing: Framed
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Style: Plein Air, Impressionism
Item Height: 18 3/4 in
Item Width: 22 1/2 in
Material: Oil, Canvas
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
Type: Painting
Title: "The Opal Sea"
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Subject: Landscape, Seafaring, Seascape, Seaside
Signed: Yes
Signed By: Lillian Morrill Richardson
Year of Production: 1936
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original