Nicols, Audley Dean (American/Pittsburgh/Arizona/Texas, 1875-1941), Mountains in Texas Desert, 1927, 12 x 20 inches, signed and dated lower left, Provenance: Desert Picture Shop, El Paso Tx. Framed measuring 17 x 24.5 inches. Nicols was born and raised in Sewickley, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He painted portraits and public murals in the city, and had a piece in the 9th Carnegie International in 1904. Nicols started to visit Arizona and Texas around 1912, and settled permanently in El Paso in 1922. He is considered to be one of the best painters of Southwest desert light, and influenced a generation of Texan artists known as the Purple Mountain Painters. in good condition relined with a network of light crazing stable and seemingly remedied by the lining. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .