Edgar Payne was a self-taught artist, who has come to be known as one of the premiere Southern California plein air painters. Payne and his artist wife, Elsie Palmer Payne, settled in Laguna Beach, California, in 1918, where he established and served as President of the Laguna Beach Art Association. Best known for his majestic Sierra Nevada Mountain scenes, Payne also painted the California Coast, the Swiss Alps, Italian Harbors, and the Four Corners region of Arizona. For more information on Edgar Payne and other artists we represent, please visit the artist index on our gallery website |