Summer Landscape by Elsa Warner (1900-1988) Mixed Media on Board encaustic with one of the side

with one of the side doors needing adjustment to properly latch closed

Over his career

it captures and refracts light with antique opacity

The sheer magnitude of this sculpture allows for an unprecedented level of detail

Houston and the Dallas Museum of Art

Summer Landscape by Elsa Warner (1900-1988) Mixed Media on Board encaustic with one of the side37W x 47H x 1 1 2"D A vibrant and structurally complex work by mid century California artist Elsa Warner, Summer Landscape represents a bold departure from traditional scenic painting into the realm of textural abstraction. This mixed media composition on board showcases Warners experimental sensibility, developed during her training at the influential Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles in the 1930s. Rather than a literal depiction of nature, Warner