Art, Cowboy Scene, Oil on Masonite, Fernando Lexington Golsch, Early 20th Century, 1277

THAT'S WHAT WE CALL COWBOY ART

Fernando Lexington Golsch is known for his impressionist landscape paintings that often featured cowboys, and this is exactly that. An oil on masonite painting, it's typical of the artist's style and is even signed by him on the lower left. A great investment piece.

Born:  1874 - Newport, Kentucky

Died:   1952 - Sherman Oaks, California

Known for:  Impressionist landscape painting, cowboys, western

Born in Kentucky on April 12, 1874. Golsch settled in Los Angeles as a young man. An engraver and draftsman by profession, he painted watercolors and oils in his leisure . He died in Sherman Oaks, CA on Dec. 17, 1952. In: Fresno Co. Library (Mission Santa Barbara).

• artist: Fernando Lexington Golsch
• hallmarks: signed lower left: Fernando Golsch
• materials: oil on masonite
• dimensions: frame: 26 1/2" x 30 1/2" x 2 1/2", site: 20" x 24"
• nice vintage condition
• dust accumulation and grime commensurate with age
• horizontal scratch at left edge center
• style: ART-1277