Here are two historical California landscape paintings by turn-of-the-century Bay Area painter Manuel Valencia (c. 1856 – 1935). The oils on canvas have no dates, but are said to have been done around 1910. We
re-framed them for our friends at California Historical Design.
The first one, which is 20″ x 24″, came to us in the frame at right, and is shown below in its new frame.
We set both paintings in No. 4001 through mortise-and-tenon frames, in stained quartersawn white oak, with carved ovolo liners finished with bronze wax. The side members are 2-1/2″ wide, and the top and bottom rails are 3″ wide. Raised square plugs articulate the corners. Trevor Davis made them.
This second painting, which is 20″ x 30″, came to us in the frame at right, and is shown below in its new frame.
It’s available for purchase from California Historical Design, here. The first painting is available here.
—Tim Holton
