blowing tree in desert painting ???? Worthington

This painting is done on artist board from Germany, the last name looks like it reads Worthington but the first name I cannot make out, any clues anyone ?

thank You

 

Joan or Jean?

 

I see Dean.

 

Hi billy

No Dean, Jean or Joan Worthington on findart.com

I believe that's a Cypress tree and an impression of coastal California. I don't see any ocean, and sure there are Cypress on the coasts of many Mediterranean countries. Just my impression.

Opinions welcome

 

Thought if you were really lucky, Worthington would pop up on this PAGE

 

Me too.

 

I think this is a student/hobbyist/likes to paint piece.

What's weird is that the "starcke" bit looked so much like the back of a piece of sandpaper that I googled the company -- and they make sandpaper. In a cursory look, I couldn't find a product of theirs that wasn't an abrasive.

 

Yup. The Lone Cypress. Iconic image.

 

It makes sense - the medium for this must be pastel on sandpaper. Neither the artwork nor the sandpaper of this one looks old, so it is some student/hobbyist trying out the medium. But it has some history to it - I ran into a charcoal on sandpaper Hudson River Valley work which led me to try to figure out what I had. The type of work is described here: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/listed-silas-wood-jr-hudson-river-1847664806 "In the middle of the 19th century, sandpaper painting's vitality, boldness and singleness of expression surpassed collector's demands for prints. Names were also applied to sandpaper paintings: "Grecian Painting", "Monochromatic Painting", "Monochromatic Drawing" and others were used."

 

Not a method I was familiar with, thanks for the interesting read.