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From the first sketch to the final varnish, The Unbidden Guest is made by hand. Based on Frank Tenney Johnson's original. This heritage oil painting wall decor is crafted on artist-grade canvas for anyone who wants fine art oil painting with the character of an original.
1935
Oil on canvas laid down on board
Frank Tenney Johnson said of his Western subjects, "seeing these people in the moonlight or even in the magic light of the stars impressed me very deeply." (as quoted in The American West: Legendary Artists of the Frontier, p. 175) Observations like this led Johnson to produce a large number of paintings of subjects under the green-blue shadows of the Western night sky. Recognized as his greatest technical achievements, these nocturnal scenes remain the works for which the artist is best known. Richard Saunders tells us "During the 1910s and 1920s such romantic 'nocturnes' won Johnson critical praise. In 1923 a painting of a rugged Mexican traveling with a laden burro by lamplight won a $1000 prize at the Salmagundi Club's annual exhibition in New York." (The C.R. Smith Collection of Western American Art, p. 140)
A composition similar to those that gained him renown, The Unbidden Guest depicts a moonlit scene of a frontiersman entering a house with the warm glow of an interior fire illuminating the window. Set against a dark yet luminous night sky, the composition displays Johnson's skillful rendering of night scenes and is reminiscent of Frederic Remington's great nocturnes. In this picture, Johnson adds tension through a subtle narrative that is further heightened by the restrained palette.
Every hand painted oil painting in this fine art series is finished on artist-grade canvas and checked against the original before it leaves the studio.
We use a 100% hand-painted process: stretched artist-grade canvas, layered oil pigment, and a final protective varnish. There are no inkjet prints or mechanical reproductions in this collection — just a painted fine art artwork made to order.
Build a home office gallery wall around this fine art oil painting, or let it stand alone as a single statement. The hand painted canvas finish keeps the fine art composition looking intentional in both classic and contemporary rooms.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 24 in | $77.98 |
| 24 X 36 in | $120.48 |
| 30 X 40 in | $166.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $221.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $430.48 |
The sizes shown are the reproduction canvas sizes we paint to order. The dimensions given in a work's description refer to the original artwork and will differ from the sizes offered here. Not sure? Read the size guide or e-mail us.
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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