{"product_id":"vonney-menesini-original-oil-painting-sunset-over-a-mountain-lake-framed-c-1980s-90s","title":"Vonney Menesini Original Oil Painting — Sunset Over a Mountain Lake, Framed, c. 1980s–90s","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eThere is a particular hour in the mountains — just as the sun drops behind the range — when the whole sky flushes coral and rose, the peaks turn to lavender and gold, and the water goes utterly still. This original oil captures exactly that moment. Snow-capped summits catch the last warm light along their western faces while their shadowed sides cool to violet; a dark stand of evergreens anchors the left shore, their reflections bleeding down into a mirror-calm lake of deep teal and slate. A ribbon of golden bank and a veil of mist in the middle distance lead the eye back into the composition and up toward the peaks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eIt's painted in the soft, atmospheric wet-on-wet manner, colors blended directly on the canvas so the sky melts seamlessly from turquoise to blush. Look closely and the craft reveals itself: real impasto texture built up in the snow and the ragged tips of the pines, palette-knife highlights flickering across the water, the confident dry-brush suggestion of a distant treeline. Signed lower right, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eVonney Menesini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e, and set in a substantial dark wood frame with a gilded inner liner that frames the scene like a window.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eThis is an original, hand-painted oil in the wet-on-wet landscape tradition that flourished from the 1980s into the 1990s — the accessible, romantic style of wilderness painting that taught a generation to see beauty in a quiet lake and a distant peak. Every such painting is unrepeatable: worked alla prima, in a single session, while the paint was still wet, so no two are ever quite alike. This one is signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eVonney Menesini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e, a surname with deep roots in northern Nevada, where the Menesini family has been part of the Reno and Yerington-area community for generations. That local thread gives the piece a genuine sense of place — a Nevada hand, a Sierra mood — and makes it exactly the sort of regional original that a considered collection is built from. Not a print, not a poster: a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ereal painting, by a real hand, that has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ehung in a home and will hang in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eanother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" class=\"overflow-x-auto w-full px-2 mb-6 print:overflow-x-visible\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"min-w-full border-collapse text-sm leading-[1.7] whitespace-normal\"\u003e\n\u003cthead class=\"text-left\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e Field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eObject\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eOriginal oil \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003epainting on canvas, framed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eArtist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eSigned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eVonney Menesini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e (lower right) \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eSubject\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eSunset over a snow-capped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emountain range and mirror-still lake\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e Technique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eWet-on-wet (alla prima) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eoil, with impasto and palette-knife \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003etexture\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eEra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eCirca 1980s–90s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eFrame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eSubstantial dark wood with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003egilded inner liner\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eGood; canvas sound and colors strong, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ewith honest wear and minor chips to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eframe. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eAvailable\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eHome\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eAn original oil \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003egives a wall a soul that a reproduction \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003esimply cannot — the texture catches the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003elight, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecolor has depth you can feel, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eknowledge that a person \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003estood at an easel and made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ethis exact thing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e changes how a room \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003efeels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eto live in. This sunset lake is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003enatural over a mantel, a bed, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ereading chair, or at the top of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003estairwell, where its coral-and-blue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003epalette can quiet a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003espace and pull warmth into it. It suits \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ea mountain home, a lake \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecabin, or any room that wants a window \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eonto somewhere peaceful — and it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecarries the added charm of a genuine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003enorthern-Nevada connection. Calm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecollected, framed, and ready to hang: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ethe kind of piece you stop and look at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eon your way through the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845922144361,"sku":null,"price":321.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/DSC01720.jpg?v=1785307796","url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/products\/vonney-menesini-original-oil-painting-sunset-over-a-mountain-lake-framed-c-1980s-90s","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}