Paul A. Grimm

This is an original oil on canvas board painting by well known American artist Paul Grimm.  The title written on the back:  "Lone Smoke Tree, Beneath San Jacinto, Near 11,000 Feet High", the work was created in 1955.  Hand signed lower left.  The painting itself measures 18X24 inches, last sold by David Bendanns Gallery in Baltimore.  Grimm painted many scenes of the High Sierra, but was best known for his scenes of the Southern California desert and his canvases of Mt. San Jacinto.  Grimm moved to Palm Springs in the 1930's and lived there until his death in 1974.  This striking painting is framed in what appears to be a period mid century frame.