Rolla Sims Taylor Texas Regionalist Original Vintage Antique Impressionist American Landscape Oil Painting

Rolla Sims Taylor; (1874-1970), a Texas Regionalist landscape painter, was born in Galveston, Texas; and started painting at the age of 14. The Taylor family spent several years in Houston before arriving in San Antonio, Texas, in 1889. There he won the first prize of $500 in a local art competition, for his painting called “Entrance to the Spanish Governors Palace, San Antonio”. He then sold the painting for another $500.  The award was given by the Art League, now known as San Antonio Art League. 

The family next traveled by covered wagon to Cuero, Texas where Rolla graduated from the Cuero Institute.  He then went on to study under Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, Jose Arpa and Theodore Gentilz and then to France for three months.  Upon returning, he studied with Arthur W. Best in San Francisco, and Frederick Fursman in Michigan.  Taylor was personal friends with artist Julian Onderdonk.

 Beginning in 1894, when he won his first prize; Taylor exhibited his work locally and nationally, for the next 60 years. He painted in the colorful impressionist style with much influence from Jose Arpa’s style of painting.  His paintings of old buildings, river scenes and local missions are now of historical interest recording buildings and scenes that no longer exist in and around present day San Antonio.  Many of these scenes are shown in “Art for History’s Sake” by Steinfeldt.

Taylor’s works are in the Witte Museum and are very popular among Texas art collectors. 

Rolla was a member of the American Federation of Arts, Chicago Society of Artists, Independent Society of Artists of New York, San Antonio Art League, Southern States Art League and River Art Group.

Rolla Sims Taylor
Oil on Canvas Board
Landscape With Overhanging Trees and Houses
16"X20"
Signed, (Engraved/Scratched into the paint; lower left corner)
Dated '46 or '47
Two light, minimal scratches, as shown. One small chip at the very top, left corner. Otherwise painting is in very good condition. All paint is original. There has been no restoration of the painting, or overpaints.
Original vintage frame. Frame condition is good, and stable. (Frame has had some restorative efforts from minor chipping, and is in good condition.)
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