Painting of the Day, January 21, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 11:16AM Tweet From new exhibition: Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey
By Donna Poulton
Edgar Payne, Sunset, Canyon de Chelly, 1916. Oil on canvas, 28 x 34 in. Mark C. Pigott Collection. Credit: bestsellingindividualartists A career-spanning retrospective of the work of Edgar Payne (1883-1947) titled Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey is opening at the Crocker Art Museum February 11th and will run through May 6th, 2012. Payne was a gifted California artist who spent much of his time painting in the desert southwest.
Edgar Alwin Payne, Navajo Riders, after 1929, oil on canvas, 32 x 40 in. Collection of Charles D. Miller. Credit: AFANews.comMore than 80 signature paintings and drawings, “as well as additional objects from the artist’s studio, trace Payne’s artistic development as he traveled the world in search of magnificent settings.” The Crocker's Chief Curator and Associate Director, Scott A. Shields, Ph.D., curated this exhibition, which was organized by the Pasadena Museum of California Art, and is the lead author for the exhibition catalogue.
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