Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), "Bluebonnets and Beyond", oil on canvas, signed lower left; handwritten notes on the verso reading "This painting was relined and cleaned by Frank O. Pearson April 1975 in Houston, Texas. Painted in 1939 by Porfirio Salinas and hung on the wall of a Texas ranch since 1940"

sight: 28 x 38 in., frame: 41 x 52 in.

Provenance: The Estate of Charles “Lucky” Attal (1942-2025), longtime noted Austin antiques and art dealer

Porfirio Salinas is celebrated for his magnificent landscape paintings of Central Texas, painting in the late American Impressionist style, with a strong sense of composition. He studied with the director of the San Antonio Art School, Jose Arpa, and Robert Wood. Salinas was one of the first Mexican-American artists to have his work widely recognized, and avidly collected by prominent figures such as President Lyndon B. Johnson. To this day, he is one of the most sought-after and collected Texas artists.