"Untitled Mountain Lake Landscape" by EDWARD BARTON (1926 – 2012) Oil on Canvas

"Untitled Mountain Lake Landscape" by EDWARD BARTON (1926 – 2012) Oil on Canvas ITEM DESCRIPTION: Artist: EDWARD BARTON (American, 1926 – 2012) Title: "Untitled Mountain Lake Landscape" Medium: oil on canvas Frame: Ochre-stained wood with beige canvas matte. Had an Atlanta real estate agency, Carter & Associates, sticker removed from back. Probably used for staging properties. Frame size: app. 16" x 14" Canvas size: app. 10" x 8" Weight: 2 lbs. 5 oz. Date: Estimated to the 1970’s or 80’s Description: Impressionist style mountain and forest landscape with lake in the foreground. Signed lower left in red "BARTON". Modern impasto painting with expressive thick textured layers framed in canvas matted wood. ITEM CONDITION: This painting is in acceptable condition with minimal craquelure. The frame has some defects, nicks, scratches and wear. This item is being sold “AS IS”. Please note that authenticity has not been independently established. Use photos and item details as part of the description. Edward Barton is known to have stretched his own canvas and frame his own works. Note that any damage to the frame may have been Barton’s own eccentric choice. Painting and/or frame may benefit from a professional cleaning or minor restoration. This is a beautiful oil painting. Paint is thick and sculptured with a vibrant array of colors in an impasto application. ABOUT THE ARTIST: EDWARD BARTON was born on June 24, 1926 in New York City, and he lived and worked mostly in California and Texas. He was entirely self-taught as an artist and stated that he could not remember a point in time when he did not draw or paint. This continued throughout his life and he was a very prolific artist. Many of his paintings were 100% imagination, with no model or still life, just what was in his mind. A member of the American Institute of Fine Arts, Barton was also listed in "American Artists of Renown.” His painting “Sinking of Atlantis” was exhibited around the world in the 1970’s and garnered him praise for his luminescent seascapes. In that style he combined supreme realism with just a touch of surrealism, executed with the ultimate integrity. An artist adept in many styles, his talents were also used with great effect in impressionistic styles of landscapes, horse racing, nudes, and city scenes. These impressions of reality provide lively colors, contrasts and textures and were executed with his unique impasto technique. His works have found homes in galleries and private and corporate collections throughout the world. Some collections which have displayed Barton’s artwork include the private collection of Vincent Price, Phillips 66, Max Factor, Louvre Drape, Prentice-Hall, Sargent Industries, SeaWorld, & CBS. Barton won numerous awards before he died on January 14, 2012, in Houston, TX at the age of 85.