Lot 48: Estella M. Loomis (1870-1953) Mt. Lassen Erupting 35 x 40in overall: 45 x 49in

Estella M. Loomis (1870-1953)
Mt. Lassen Erupting signed an dated 'E.M. Loomis 1914' (lower left)oil on canvas35 x 40inoverall: 45 x 49inPainted in 1914
Provenance: Benjamin Franklin Loomis, the artist's husband.Gift from the above to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1921.ExhibitedOakland, Oakland Museum, 1960.Benjamin Franklin Loomis was an important American photographer. His photographs documented the eruption of Mt. Lassen from the time the volcano began erupting in 1914. These pictures can be seen today at the Loomis Museum in Lassen National Park in the Northern California. Estella M. Loomis, his wife, painted this historical painting after one of her husband's famous photographs.