American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon by Arthur Runquist, Circa 1942 Mid-Century Modern inset with a Sevres porcelain

inset with a Sevres porcelain portrait plaque

John was the main craftsman and did the glazing and leading

the round tilt-top attached to a 'birdcage' so it can be turned 360 degrees when in the down position

A brother to Birdcatcher

Povey Brothers was known as the "Tiffany of the Northwest" and many of the company's windows still exist in historic buildings throughout the region

American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon by Arthur Runquist, Circa 1942 Mid-Century Modern inset with a Sevres porcelainA very good Impressionist oil painting of the Oregon High Desert by the celebrated Pacific Northwest WPA artist Arthur Runquist (1891 1971), circa 1942. Arthur Runquist was at the forefront of Northwest art from 1920 onwards, this landscape is an exemplary work from the early 1940s. This landscape was sold in the early 1990s by the revered Portland gallery of Laura Russo. The painting is housed in gilded hardwood frame, condition is excellent, this