MAJORIE SELTMANN ANTIQUE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING

Description: LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE CALIFORNIA PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS BY NOTED CALIFORNIA PAINTER MAJORIE SELTMANN. (American b.1924). THIS WORK DEPICTS A SERENE VIEW OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA’S SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. IN THE FOREGROUND, TREES IN SHADES OF SAPPHIRE AND AZURE DOMINATE, CASTING THE LANDSCAPE IN A BLUE TRANQUIL HAZE. THIS IS A GREAT PAINTING. SIGNED AND DATED 1960 BY MAJORIE SELTMANN. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION. DIMENSIONS INCLUDING THE FRAME: 43” W x 36” H DIMENSIONS WITHOUT THE FRAME: 39” W x 33” H Yosemite Not just a great valley but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Sierra. First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more. Yosemite National Park is a national park in the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 km2) in four counties – centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, groves of giant sequoia, lakes, mountains, meadows, glaciers, and biological diversity. Almost 95 percent of the park is designated wilderness. Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada. Its geology is characterized by granite and remnants of older rock. About 10 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and tilted to form its unique slopes, which increased the steepness of stream and river beds, creating deep, narrow canyons. About one million years ago, glaciers formed at higher elevations. They moved downslope, cutting and sculpting the U-shaped Yosemite Valley. European American settlers first entered the valley in 1851. Other travelers entered earlier, but James D. Savage is credited with discovering the area that became Yosemite National Park. Native Americans had inhabited the region for nearly 4,000 years, although humans may have first visited as long as 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. Yosemite was critical to the development of the concept of national parks. Galen Clark and others lobbied to protect Yosemite Valley from development, ultimately leading to President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Yosemite Grant of 1864, which declared Yosemite as federally preserved land. In 1890, John Muir led a successful movement to motivate Congress to establish Yosemite Valley and its surrounding areas as a National Park. This helped pave the way for the National Park System. Yosemite draws about four million visitors annually. Most visitors spend most of their time in the valley's seven square miles (18 km2). The park set a visitation record in 2016, surpassing five million visitors for the first time. In 2023, the park saw nearly four million visitors. The word Yosemite (derived from yohhe'meti, "they are killers" in Miwok) historically referred to the name that the Miwok gave to the Ahwahneechee People, the resident indigenous tribe. Previously, the region had been called "Ahwahnee" ("big mouth") by its only indigenous inhabitants, the Ahwahneechee. The term Yosemite in Miwok is easily confused with a similar term for "grizzly bear" and is still a common misconception.

Price: 1200 USD

Location: Pasadena, California

End Time: 2024-11-15T02:54:19.000Z

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