{"product_id":"mid-century-desert-village-oil-landscape-signed-petersen-c-1950-1970","title":"Mid-Century Desert Village Oil Landscape, Signed Petersen, c. 1950–1970","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quiet village of simple adobe forms sits low in an open, arid plain, with tall saguaros standing up out of the scrub around it. The buildings recede gently into the distance beneath a pale sky and a soft blue horizon, and the whole scene has the stillness of desert country in full light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palette is restrained: sand, ochre, clay and shadowed green, with muted blues in the sky and distance. Detail is kept spare so that light and open space carry the picture, and the brushwork and canvas texture remain visible across the surface. It is presented in a wood frame with a warm patina that suits the earthy colour without competing with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is signed \"PETERSEN\" in white capitals at the lower left. No first name appears anywhere on the canvas, and the signature does not match the documented signatures of the listed painters of that surname, so no attribution is made. The painter remains unidentified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt came to Viridian Eclection as part of a single lot of landscapes, every one signed the same way in the same white capitals, and the group appears to have come from one household. None of the group is dated. On the shared hand, palette and handling of the group and the regional Western landscape manner they all follow, it is offered as c. 1950–1970. It is one of three paintings in the shop from that group, alongside a ranch landscape inscribed \u003cem\u003eBlack Rock Ranch\u003c\/em\u003e and a winter mountain scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSouthwestern desert village landscape with saguaros, signed Petersen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States, American West\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed landscape painting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas; wood frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned \"PETERSEN\" in white capitals at the lower left\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ec. 1950–1970\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVery good. The canvas is stable with an even surface and no visible structural issues. The frame shows light wear consistent with age. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a painting that settles a room rather than commanding it. Its desert colours of sand, clay, soft blue and shadowed green sit naturally with wood, stone, plaster, linen and leather, and the open composition gives a wall a sense of space and breath. It suits a living room, a library, a hallway or an office where calm is welcome, and it hangs beautifully with its two companions signed the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHang it out of direct sun and away from heat sources and humidity. Dust the frame with a soft, dry brush, and leave any cleaning of the painted surface to a conservator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42825403105385,"sku":"VE-0400","price":1838.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/9BA10999-D5F6-4520-9E08-4E7412DFE2B9_4_5005_c.jpg?v=1768735526","url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/products\/mid-century-desert-village-oil-landscape-signed-petersen-c-1950-1970","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}