Magnificent original watercolor painting by artist Lee Blair, 21.25 x 16, signed in the lower right corner in black paint by Blair, who also signs the reverse in pencil, “Lee Blair, Mojave, Gold Hill, Calif., Goldtown, April 1941.” As Blair denotes, the scene rendered depicts a large hill teeming with stations for gold mining, a landscape that may very well show the Golden Queen Mine on what is Soledad Mountain. Matted to an overall size of 30 x 24. The original cardboard backing board is also included, with one side marked in pencil, “‘Gold Hill,’ $40, L. Blair,” and the opposite side bears four affixed exhibition slips, two of which contain the title “Requiem,” with one signed in black ink by Blair, who was requesting a price of $100 for the painting. In fine condition.
From The Ramsay Harris Collection.
