"Italian Boats", Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches

"Sierra", Oil on board, 11 x 14 inches

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Edgar Payne was a self-taught artist who has come to be known as one of the premiere, southern California, plein air painters. Payne and his artist wife, Elsie Palmer Payne settled in Laguna Beach, California in 1918. There, he established and served as President of the Laguna Beach Art Association. Best known for his majestic Sierra Nevada Mountain scenes, Payne also painted the California Coast, the Swiss Alps, Italian Harbors and the Four Corners region of Arizona.