Mid Century Autumn Landscape, Showers Beneath San Gabriel Hills by Aletha Martin

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Mid Century Autumn Landscape, Showers Beneath San Gabriel Hills by Aletha Martin

Vibrant autumn landscape of a crystal clear stream … Read more Mid Century Autumn Landscape, Showers Beneath San Gabriel Hills by Aletha Martin

Vibrant autumn landscape of a crystal clear stream under the San Gabriel Mountains by California artist Aletha Martin (American, 1908-1989), c.1950. Brightly colored autumn trees along the brilliant blue water are featured in the foreground, as rain clouds gather far in the distance, highlighting the depth and grand scale of this sweeping mid-century landscape.

Signed "Aletha Martin" bottom left.
Image size: 20"H x 24"W.
Framed size: 25"H x 29"W x 3"D.

Aletha Jeanette Herr Martin was a Painter born in Pennsylvania on September 29, 1908. She was the wife of William Martin. By the late 1930's she had moved to southern California and settled in San Gabriel. She died in Hemet, California on July 28, 1989. Her landscapes are often signed simply, "Aletha", From Artists of California, 1786-1940, by Edan Milton Hughes See less