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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 307097, member: 37&quot;]Did not see that one.&nbsp; The style is certainly more similar.&nbsp; What really drew red flags for me is the color pallet.&nbsp; His work is generally darker in tone.&nbsp; I am not going to lose any sleep over this but would not be surprised to see this turn up at an auction attributed to him.&nbsp; I could have bid more but would not be surprised if I still would have been outbid.&nbsp; The signature was not that hard to decipher.&nbsp; I actually only stumbled on this with less than an hour left in the auction.&nbsp; Glad I did not get a chance to stew about this for several days...... LOL!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the kind of work that California Impressionist collectors love......&nbsp; Bright pallet, wide valley, with mountains in the distance.&nbsp; The agricultural aspect to it might be considered a bonus to some.&nbsp; While I don&#039;t think it the best CA painting ever, I certainly see the charm to it.&nbsp; Even as an unknown artist it could potentially be worth several hundred dollars to the right person.&nbsp; I would not have been hurt by my bid even if it turned out not to be his work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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