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Lester Hughes Signed Oil Landscape with Old Cabin Near the Crossing
This signed oil on stretched canvas by Lester Hughes features a peaceful woodland landscape centered on an old cabin set just beyond a stone crossing. Rendered in Hughes’ distinctive muted palette, the scene captures a quiet, mist-laden morning with finely textured trees and soft light guiding the eye toward the rustic homestead. While Hughes is widely known for his Southwestern works, this intimate rural composition reflects a seldom-seen side of his artistry and offers collectors a unique example outside his typical desert and cowboy themes.
Presented in a wood frame with linen matting that enhances the painting’s natural tones, this tranquil landscape is well suited for traditional, lodge, or country-inspired interiors.
- Artist: Lester Hughes
- Medium: Oil on Stretched Canvas
- Signed: Lower Right
- Frame: Wood Frame with Linen Matting, No Glass
Condition:
In good condition. The painting surface shows no visible damage. The wooden frame exhibits scuffing and edge wear but remains solid and ready for display.
Size:
- Overall framed size: 18.25" × 21.25"
- Visible canvas area: 10.5" × 13.5"
About the Artist:
Lester Hughes (1938-2021)
From his humble beginnings on a dusty street in El Paso, Texas, Lester Hughes never dreamed that one day his paintings would hang in the White House. His dream came true, when one of his works was presented to President, Ronald Reagan during a campaign stop in 1976. That particular oil painting, featuring a New Mexico landscape with a dilapidated windmill and old shack, and several of Hughes' other works hang in the presidential mansion during Ronald Reagan's tenure in office. Reagan’s art collection grew to feature more than a dozen of Lester Hughes’ finest works.
Despite being colorblind, Lester Hughes taught himself to paint and garnered great acclaim for his majestic landscapes of the Southwest. Several U.S. Presidents, politicians, movie-stars and professional athletes are among the owners of Lester Hughes’ work.
