PORFIRIO SALINAS JR. (American, 1910-1973). Autumn Afternoon near San Antonio. Oil on canvas. 24-1/4 x 29-1/4 inches (61...

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PORFIRIO SALINAS JR. (American, 1910-1973)
Autumn Afternoon near San Antonio
Oil on canvas
24-1/4 x 29-1/4 inches (61.6 x 74.3 cm)
Signed lower left: Salinas

Born in Texas, Porfirio Salinas lived in San Antonio. Jose Arpa and Robert Wood took him on painting field trips into the Hill Country. His subjects include structures and genre paintings such as bullfighters, but he is best known for landscapes, especially of Central Texas. Salinas gained national recognition when President Lyndon B. Johnson, who had been collecting his paintings since the 1940s, named him his favorite artist.


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