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Bill Hager
California Desert Landscape Near Palm Springs with Smoke Trees, 30.5x40.7 cm

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About the Item

Work on canvas mounted on cardboard signed lower right This striking oil on canvas by American artist Bill Hager depicts the tranquil beauty of the California desert near Palm Springs. Signed in the lower right, the painting is further identified on the reverse with the inscription: “Desert Landscape near Palm Springs – Smoke Trees – Tumble Weed,” confirming both its location and the native vegetation represented. The composition captures the distinctive atmosphere of the Coachella Valley, where sculptural mountain ranges rise dramatically beyond a peaceful desert plain. In the foreground, soft white sands are dotted with native shrubs and tumbleweeds, while elegant smoke trees, rendered in luminous silvery-green tones, provide a striking contrast against the warm violet and ochre mountains. Executed with confident, finely controlled brushwork, the painting demonstrates a keen understanding of the unique desert light that has attracted artists to Southern California for generations. The subtle interplay of sunlight and shadow across the mountain ridges creates remarkable depth, while the restrained palette evokes the stillness and vast openness of the American Southwest. Rooted in the tradition of twentieth-century American landscape painting, this work combines naturalistic observation with a refined sense of color and atmosphere. Both decorative and highly evocative, it would make an excellent addition to collections of California art, Western landscapes, or Mid-Century American painting. Inscribed on the reverse: “Desert Landscape near Palm Springs – Smoke Trees – Tumble Weed.” Bill Hager, California Desert, Palm Springs Landscape, Desert Landscape Painting, California Landscape, American Landscape, Western Landscape Art, Coachella Valley, Smoke Trees, Tumbleweed, Desert Oasis, Mountain Landscape, Signed Oil Painting, California Desert Art, Southwest Landscape, Palm Springs Art, American Realism, Vintage California Painting, Mid Century Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Desert Mountains, Collectible American Art, Western Fine Art, Desert Scene, California Impressionism
  • Creator:
    Bill Hager
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.01 in (30.5 cm)Width: 16.03 in (40.7 cm)Depth: 0.12 in (3 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Genève, CH
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2018211391242

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