Porfirio Salinas Print Appraisal

Vintage Porfirio Salinas Print - Hill Country Landscape

This item is a framed landscape print, typical of the mid-20th-century Texas Hill Country style popularized by artist Porfirio Salinas. The central subject features a large, gnarled live oak tree situated on a grassy hillside, surrounded by smaller vegetation and rolling hills in the background under an overcast sky. The color palette is composed of naturalistic greens, ochre yellows for the grass, and muted greys and blues in the sky. It is housed in a dark-stained wood frame with traditional molding. The print is professionally matted with a dual-color scheme: a thin cream-colored inner mat and a wider terracotta-colored outer mat. Based on the owner's provenance, the print dates to at least 1976, though the style suggests a production date between the 1960s and early 1970s. The condition appears fair for its age, showing some signs of slight color fading from light exposure and minor scuffing on the wooden frame edges. The craftsmanship is indicative of high-quality lithographic printing from the era, meant for home decor. A small, indistinct signature is visible in the lower-left corner of the image, consistent with Salinas's branding on mass-produced prints of the period.