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Paxson, Edgar

An artist of the vanishing West, Edgar Paxson was on the frontier just before Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, and his 1877 arrival in Montana occurred when Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians were warring their way through Canada.

Paxton, William Mcgregor

Born in Baltimore and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, William Paxton became a prominent late 19th, early 20th-century figure painter, especially noted for female subjects, and a key artist in the establishment of American Impressionism. Paxton also painted outdoor views of upper class life such as croquet games and hotel verandah scenes.

Payne, Edgar

Payne, Edgar (1883-1947).

Desert Skies by Edgar Payne (1883-1947)

28" x 34", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $250,000 - $350,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $316,250 on 2/20/2007

Payne, Elsie Palmer

A landscape, floral and portrait painter, Elsie Palmer Payne had a career that was early subverted to that of her husband, Edgar Payne, but was much recognized later in her life and posthumously. Her primary medium was gouache, and her great interest was painting people, although she also did landscapes.

Payzant, Charles

Payzant, St. George Charles (1898-1980).

Horse in farm scene by Charles Payzant (1898-1980)

12.25" x 19", Watercolor/Paper, Signed

Est.: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $5,175 on 6/21/2005
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Pelton, Agnes

Born in Stuttgart, Germany to American parents, Agnes Pelton was a pioneering American modernist who spent most of her childhood in Switzerland and France.

Perceval, Don

Born in Woodford, Essex, England, he became a noted Southwest painter of landscape and its dwellers.

Perez Y Villagrossa, Mariano Alonso

Perez Y Villagrossa, Mariano Alonso (1857-1930).

Jealousy by Mariano Alonso Perez Y Villagrossa (1857-1930)

24.5" x 19", Oil/Panel, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $6,900 on 4/17/2007

Peters, Charles Rollo

Peters, Charles Rollo (1862-1928).

Yerba Buena by Charles Rollo Peters (1862-1928)

12" x 16", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $20,000 - $25,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $40,250 on 02/19/2008
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Peterson, Jane

Peterson, Jane (1876-1965).

The Dressing Mirror by Jane Peterson (1876-1965)

23" x 17.75", Tempera/Paper, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $25,000 - $35,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $34,500 on 02/19/2008

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