"California Poppy" Original Vintage Oil Painting by Edith Elizabeth Tuhner Bruning

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"California Poppy" Original Vintage Oil Painting

Like a scientific illustration, Edith Bruning (American, 1899-1961) depicts California Poppies in budding and … Read more "California Poppy" Original Vintage Oil Painting

Like a scientific illustration, Edith Bruning (American, 1899-1961) depicts California Poppies in budding and flowering stages. Bright orange and yellow make up a bouquet with native grasses in hues of brown against a brown background.

Signed in the bottom right, "Edith Bruning."
Presented in a new cream-colored mat with foam core backing.
Original tag included on the back adhered to foam core, as shown in photo.
Mat size: 20"H x 16"W
Paper size: 12"H x 9"W
Image size: 10.88"H x 8.5"W

Edith Elizabeth Thunen Bruning (American, 1899-1961) was born in Oroville, CA on July 6, 1899. Bruning studied at Chico State University. After settling in Santa Rosa, she taught school for a few years before her marriage to Wm Bruning. The wild flowers of the Valley of the Moon provided much of her subject matter. She died in Santa Rosa on June 15, 1961. Member: League of American Pen Women. Exh: GGIE, 1939; Worden Gallery (SF), 1939. Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" See less