Painter Eugene Baker was best known for mannered, stylized fantasy scenes of knights, princesses, and dark forests, but this painting shows a more naturalistic side of the artist.

Here, a family of four stand casually in front of a red-roofed Queen Anne style home, their laundry hanging to dry in the warmth of the sun, which seems to dance on the roof of the home and its occupants in contrast to the dreary blue-greys of their surroundings. Framed handsomely in a dimensional wood frame, the verso features handwritten artist’s information:

E. Baker

16 Hitchcock Canyon

Carmel Valley

“Sidewalk Interlude”

SKU: 21V19344