Landscape-gallery

The landscapes of Robert Benton Race, which are in a style that owes much to California Impressionism, are born of a love of the outdoors and traditional painting. These works embody Race’s appreciation and understanding of his environment as the result of natural and domestic processes. For Race, the work is as much about seeing and painting as it is about his cultural and individual relationship to the land. His concentration on depicting agrarian land and rivers speaks to this and has antecedents in the work of artists like George Inness, Jacob van der Croos, and Monet.

Evening, Butte Creek Canyon

Evening, Butte Creek Canyon

2008 • Oil on canvas, 18 x 36 in (46 x 91 cm).

Mt. Tamalpais

Mt. Tamalpais

2007 • Oil on canvas, 12 x 31 in (30 x 79 cm). Private collection.

Winter Haze Along The Sacramento

Winter Haze Along The Sacramento

2004 • Oil on panel, 20 x 35 in (51 x 89 cm).

Old River Course

Old River Course

2008 • Oil on panel, 16 x 35 in (41 x 69 cm).

Valley Fog - Little Butte Creek

Valley Fog - Little Butte Creek

2009 • Oil on panel, 12 x 20 in (30 x 51 cm).

Poplars

Poplars

2001 • Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in (41 x 51 cm). Private collection.

Pine Creek

Pine Creek

2001 • Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in (25 x 20 cm). Private collection.

Study for Winter Haze, Flooded Backwater Along The Sacramento River

Study for Winter Haze, Flooded Backwater Along The Sacramento River

2004 • Pencil, pastel and charcoal on paper, 5 x 9 in (13 x 23 cm). Private collection.

Outfall

Outfall

1992 • Charcoal on paper, 26 x 40 in (66 x 102 cm). Private collection.

Frigidaire

Frigidaire

2013 • Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 58 in (76 x 147 cm).

Olive Grove

Olive Grove

2003 • Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 32 in (61 x 81 cm).

Grey Olive Grove

Grey Olive Grove

2001 • Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 36 in (41 x 91 cm).

Fallow Grove

Fallow Grove

2006 • Oil on panel, 18 x 22 in (46 x 56 cm).

Valley Orchard

Valley Orchard

2000 • Oil on mat board, 9 x 12 in (23 x 30 cm).