A vintage oil on canvas painting of a hardy desert shrub tree in the California dry lands, 24" by 20" (32 1/2" by 28 1/2" framed), signed at lower right by listed artist CYRIL ALDRITT (1899-1966). The luminous impressionist work was obviously created by a trained hand. Aldritt was a native of New York, but grew up in Hollywood. He studied figure and landscape painting under Edouard Vysekal and Ralph Holmes at Otis Art Institute, at the Academie Julian with Laurens in Paris, and with Andre L’hote. There is a label on the reverse of frame stating that a painting by Aldritt (not this one) won a first prize in Palm Springs in 1947. The label also seems to say that this particular work was Aldritt's very last painting. It would appear that this was created in the mid 1960's. Condition excellent save for tiny paint chip loss in sky related to some apparent past pressure exerted from the reverse. An old sticker with the number "24" remains on the frame at lower left, possibly from a past exhibition.  The frame is arguably unsuited to the style of painting, which calls for a more Western looking frame of perhaps a distressed wood style, etc.; it could be shipped without the present frame upon request and shipping would then be at lower cost.  Email to discuss.