The Great Pepper Tree, Mission San Juan Capistrano
ClassificationsPaintings-oils
Artist
Charles Percy Austin
(American, 1883 - 1948)
Subject
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Date1928
Place DepictedSan Juan Capistrano, California, United States, North America
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions36 × 29 1/2 in. (91.4 × 74.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Ralph J. Steven
Object number32195B
DescriptionOil on canvas depicting a pepper tree in Mission San Juan Capistrano. The pepper tree at the mission was imported from Peru and was the first pepper tree in California. San Juan Capistrano is alive in color and has a pleasant, manicured garden surrounding its walls. This is one of three works by Charles Percy Austin to be donated to the museum in 1964 by Ralph Steven, who was married to Austin's sister, Martha. On View
Not on viewCollections
1936
1776-1831
c. 1874
