The product is a vintage original oil painting by artist Claire Healy Hartley, created in California during the 1930s to 1960s. Titled «Laguna Beach,» this small-sized painting features an impressionistic style with a seascape and seaside subject. Measuring 12 inches in length and 9 inches in height, the painting is framed and signed by the artist, making it a unique one of a kind piece. Handmade on canvas and cardboard, this California plein air painting captures the essence of nature in a beautiful and timeless creation. SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS!!!!
Vintage hand-painted Chinese landscape on woven fabric, featuring a scholar walking along a mountain path with pines, mist, and layered peaks. Executed in ink and watercolor with visible brush variation and natural pooling in the cloth weave, the painting includes two red seals and a calligraphic inscription at the upper right, indicating a mid-century studio artist working in the traditional literati style. The fabric shows age toning, small foxing spots, and a light crease at the corner, consistent with a 1930–1960 production period. Measures approximately 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. A serene and atmospheric mountain scene ideal for framing and display, with authentic hand-painted character and classic scholar’s landscape composition.
It is signed in pencil on the painting, “Mary Coles”. I have not been able to gather enough information to be sure of that attribution. Mary Drake Coles (1903-1998) was a watercolor artist known for her paintings of Martha’s Vineyard, particularly Edgartown.
