American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon by Arthur Runquist, Circa 1942 Mid-Century Modern Povey Brothers was known as

Povey Brothers was known as the "Tiffany of the Northwest" and many of the company's windows still exist in historic buildings throughout the region

inset with a Sevres porcelain portrait plaque

often with African themes where mainly Art Nouveau in style

which were formerly attributed to Pieter van Laer (the central figure of the Bamboccianti) has now been re-attributed to Pieter van Lint

A brother to Birdcatcher

American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon by Arthur Runquist, Circa 1942 Mid-Century Modern Povey Brothers was known asA very good Impressionist oil painting of the Oregon High Desert by the celebrated Pacific Northwest WPA artist Arthur Runquist (1891 1971), circa 1942. Arthur Runquist was at the forefront of Northwest art from 1920 onwards, this landscape is an exemplary work from the early 1940s. This landscape was sold in the early 1990s by the revered Portland gallery of Laura Russo. The painting is housed in gilded hardwood frame, condition is excellent, this