About the work

James "Jimmy" Guilford Swinnerton (1875-1974) explored and painted the remote desert regions of the Southwest, most notably in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and the area around Palm Springs. The depiction of smoke trees being offered is an exceptionally fine example of the latter. Excellent condition, no discernible issues.

Swinnerton’s long association with the desert began in 1903 when he moved to Palm Springs to recuperate from a combination of exhaustion, alcoholism, and tuberculosis. He became a lodger and great favorite of Mrs. Nellie Coffman, owner of the Desert Inn.

The desert restored his health and inspired him to become a landscape painter. The mysterious qualities of the desert proved an irresistible subject of his artistic output for more than 45 years, earning him the title of "the Dean of desert painters.”

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