Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999): Desert Landscape. Oil pastel on paper, unsigned, framed, provenance attached to the frame verso.

Erle Loran was an American painter and art historian. He was a professor of art at the University of California, Berkeley from 1937 to 1981, and the author of a book about French painter Paul Cézanne. His own paintings are held in museums in California and New York.

13 x 16 inches (frame); 6 x 9 inches (sight)

Purchased from the artist's estate 1999; Private collection, Madison, WI.

Excellent condition, no notable flaws or damage.