Artist Carol Price Appraisal

Original Landscape Oil Painting by Carol Price

This item is an original oil painting on canvas board, oriented vertically, depicting a desert landscape scene. The composition features a dramatic dark mountain silhouette against a warm, atmospheric sky filled with voluminous clouds in shades of peach, cream, and grey. Sparse desert vegetation, including two prominent flowering Yucca or Joshua Trees with white blooms, occupies the foreground. The color palette of the earth is dominated by rich ochre, sienna, and burnt umber tones, contrasted by a thin sliver of blue sky. The artist's signature, "CAROL PRICE," is clearly visible in the lower-left corner. The substrate appears to be a textured canvas board, typical of mid-to-late 20th-century amateur or regional art. The piece is housed in a contemporary medium-brown stained wooden frame with a classic bevel and grain texture. The overall condition appears good with no significant paint loss, flaking, or cracking visible on the surface, though there is a slight sheen suggesting a protective varnish. The craftsmanship reflects a representational style characteristic of American Western regionalism from approximately the 1970s to 1980s.