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Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), oil on panel painting depicting a Texas hill country road winding past a patch of bluebonnets and a large tree, down into a shadow-covered valley. Signed “P. Salinas” lower left. Possibly original textured giltwood frame with Bradford Paint Co., Austin, TX label en verso. Sight: 13 1/4 in. W x 9 1/2 in. H. Frame: 18 in. W x 14 in. H. Biography: The child of Mexican immigrant farmers, Porfirio Salinas worked at a local art supply store in Bastrop, Texas. There, he met the painter Robert William Wood. Salinas worked as a studio assistant to Wood and also learned from Spanish painter Jose Arpa, but eventually became sought after in his own right for his impressionist style, Hill Country landscapes. President Lyndon Johnson was among this most noted patrons, and several Salinas works hung in the White House during his term. Salinas was the subject of a 1962 solo exhibition at the Witte Museum in San Antonio.
PROVENANCE: A Middle Tennessee estate.
CONDITION: Overall good condition. Some yellowing of the varnish and a few scattered fine horizontal cracks, primarily visible in the sky. Areas of flourescence in the trees appear to show areas where varnish was unevenly applied, rather than retouch.
