Artwork Record
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Metadata
Title |
Desert Twilight [Approaching Storm] |
Date |
1924 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
The painting depicts a desert landscape at dusk. There is a low horizon line which serves to emphasize the large billowing clouds in the top section of the painting. It was painted in Palm Springs where Frost lived in the early 1920s. Framed in a carved and gilded frame measuring 41" x 36" x 2" inches. A brass plaque at the lower center edge of the frame reads: "Desert Twilight/by John Frost/Class Gift W 1928". Description Modified: 10/23/2018 |
Catalog Number |
PA367 |
School Site # |
8664 |
School Name |
Gardena Senior High |
Dimension Details |
27"h x 32"w |
Material |
Oil on canvas |
Artist |
Frost, John |
Credit line |
Presented to Gardena High School from the Winter Class of 1928 |
Collection |
California Impressionist/ California School |
Art School |
Plein Air |
Related Publications |
"John Frost: A Quiet Mastery" By Phil Kovinick, The Irvine Museum (2013) pp. 143, 184, 217, 222-224 illustrated "Painted Light: California Impressionist Paintings from the Gardena High School/Los Angeles Unified School District Collection" By Jean Stern, California State University Dominguez Hills (1998) p. 31 illustrated |