Frank Tenney Johnson, A Lone Rider Alhambra, Painting

Lot: 5048

(American, 1874-1939),
A Lone Rider Alhambra, 1935,
oil on canvas,
canvas: 24.25 x 18.5 inches, framed: 30.5 x 24.5 inches
signed lower left F. Tenney Johnson, A.N.A. and dated 1935. Also signed in pencil on top stretcher bar verso, marked A.N.A, dated 1935, and titled.
Provenance: Label affixed verso for the 9th Annual State-Wide Exhibition, with Frank Tenney Johnsons name, address: 22 Champion Place, and title: A Lone Rider Alhambra. Purchased in 1936 by a Private Collector, Oakland CA, by familial descent to current owner Oakland, CA.
Exhibition History: Ninth Annual State-Wide Exhibition.
Twenty-Sixth Annual Exhibition
November 16 December 31, 1935 Museum of History, Science and Art, Los Angeles.
New Years Eve Beaux-Arts Ball (1935) Episode 2 of A Night in Venice: In Titians Studio
Presented by the CAC and other artists groups (McCracken, FTJs Western Paintings, 1974)
Pres. F. T. Johnson played Titian, his wife Vinnie played Orsa.
Condition: Good. No visible issues of any kind or under UV/Blacklight. Not relined.
Note: Created in 1935, this is the first year Frank Tenney Johnson served as the California Art Club President. The 15th CAC President, he held this office from 1935 - 1938.

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