RAYMOND JONSON (1891 - 1982, AMERICAN) September in Eldora.
Oil on canvas laid to board, 1917. Signed, C. Raymond Johnson, and dated, 1917, lower right. 457x381 mm; 18x15 inches.
Provenance: The Artist; Ruth Spurlin, (sister of the artist) Portland, OR; Private collection, Portland, OR.
In September of 1917, Raymond Jonson and his bride of nine months travel to Eldora, CO where he completes several plein air paintings. In the fall of 1917 Jonson received his first solo art exhibition at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
