Yosemite Valley Landscape with Encampment, Oil on Board, Signed

A panoramic late 19th-century American landscape painting executed in oil on canvas board. Utilizing atmospheric perspective, the sweeping composition frames the iconic geological wonders of Yosemite Valley, featuring the sheer granite monolith of El Capitan dominating the left composition while a soft, misty Half Dome rises in the far distance. Giving a rare glimpse into the human history of the region, a winding trail in the right foreground leads past a quiet Indigenous encampment defined by two tipis and two figures. The lower right corner bears the stylized inscription YOSEMITE VALLEY alongside an artist's signature. The work is housed in a stained wooden frame enriched with deeply carved, repetitive oval and crescent motifs. Sight size: 18"W x 12"H. Dimensions: 22"W x 16"H Weight: 1. lbs Condition Request Condition Report Paint loss on the upper left.

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