Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973)
Bull Creek
oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches
31.75 x 35.75 inches (frame)
signed lower left: Porfirio Salinas
verso: titled

From the years of the Great Depression through President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration of the 1960s, Porfirio Salinas remained one of the Lone Star State’s most popular artists. Today, his works remain sought-after with Texas collectors and those who love Hill Country landscapes. One of the first Mexican American painters to become widely recognized for his art, Salinas was a favorite of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, as well as of Sam Rayburn, the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Texas Governor John Connelly.

"The pride I always feel in telling friends around the world about our great Texas artists was excelled only by my delight in receiving from you another wonderful masterpiece," Johnson once wrote to Salinas, according to the painter's obituaries in the San Antonio Evening News and the San Antonio Express.

The painting appears to be in good condition. Under UV examination, there is no evidence of restoration or inpainting.