Description: The Bus Stop is a scene from So Market Street in San Francisco. This is one of a series of Elma Swails Gouche's. Vintage 1950s Gouache Painting by locally well-known artist Elma Swails located in Sunnyvale, CA Elma Swails was born in 1909 she was the youngest of five sisters. She had a varied life settling down to raise Pomeranians in the Sunnyvale area. She founded the Sunnyvale Arts and Crafts Society which still actively exposes art to inner-city local children Gouache is a type of water based paint that is opaque and has a higher pigment load than traditional water based paint. After painting a scene, Elma would let the painting dry then she would wash it with india ink which turned everything that was not already painted a rich black color. Elma routinely incorporates humor in her paintings and often a rich irony. All of the paint is in excellent condition. This painting hasn't been exposed to uv light for over 75 years. Please inquire for more information. Humor Not framed Condition is Used-excellent Shipped with USPS standard.
Price: 38 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2025-01-18T21:39:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Elma Swails
Signed By: Swails
Size: Medium (up to 36 in wide)
Signed: Yes
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Paper
Item Length: 20.5
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Cartoons & Caricatures, Community Life, Humor, Ladies
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1953
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 16
Theme: Americana, Art, Comics, Cultures & Ethnicities, Events & Festivals, History, Social History, Animals
Style: Americana, Cartoon, Figurative Art, Folk Art, Illustration Art, Vintage
Production Technique: Gouache Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959
