RARE Antique Early California Plein Air Desert Landscape Oil Painting, Heying

This is a stunningly beautiful RARE Antique Early California Plein Air Desert Landscape Oil Painting on canvas, by early California Impressionist painter Armin Heying 1895 – 1972. This work depicts a gorgeous desert landscape scene, likely in the low deserts of Southern California, such as Palm Springs or the Coachella Valley. Fluffy white clouds, a vermillion blue sky and delicately painted mountains below accentuate this wonderful scene. Signed and dated: “Armin Heying 1956″ in the lower right corner. Approximately 30 x 34 1/2 inches including frame. Actual artwork is approximately 25 x 29 3/4 inches. Good condition for age, with a few small and barely noticeable tears to the canvas please see photos. Original period gilded frame has light scuffing and edge wear. There is also an old protective, white-colored coating applied to the verso of the canvas, which was a practice done in the 50’s and 60’s. Heying’s California landscape paintings are not common and are seldomly available on the market. Acquired in Los Angeles, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! 1972 – Anaheim, California. Heying was born in Missouri on Sept. Heying left his job on the railroad in Loutre, MO in the 1920s and settled in Anaheim, CA. He died there on Oct. An oil painter, his rare canvases include desert landscapes, and religious genre. Armin Heying was born in Missouri and worked on the railroad there. In the 1920s he moved to Anaheim, California. He was an accomplished painter, apparently self-taught, and always worked other jobs. His painting was done on the side. As he got older, he began giving art lessons. On the Orange County historical blogspot, a neighbor remembers him fondly, living on South Claudina Street in Anaheim, and painting in a studio behind his garage. An old newspaper article from 1957 describes how he donated 2 paintings to the Presbyterian Church on Broadway. The titles were “Gethsemane” and Resurrection. According to the 1940 Census, Heying was working as a superintendent at the Mutual. He died in 1972. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “willsusa_utzeqm” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.

Artist: Armin Heying
Signed By: Armin Heying
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Material: Canvas, Oil
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Landscape, Tree, Desert
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1956
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 30 in
Style: Impressionism, Plein Air
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 34 1/2 in
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959