{"product_id":"stage-coach-holdup-by-ben-messick-oil-on-board","title":"Stage Coach Holdup by Ben Messick, Oil on Board P3598","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow this is quite the charming painting. A lively, narrative scene from California Regionalist painter Ben Messick (1891–1981), depicting a stagecoach robbery in progress against a hazy backdrop of distant mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMessick studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and later taught life drawing there, becoming known as one of the West Coast's key Regionalist voices, with a particular fondness for scenes of everyday American life and character. This painting captures that same storytelling instinct: a masked figure with hands raised in surrender, armed bandits closing in on foot and horseback, and a team of horses caught mid-motion pulling the coach forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe palette is loose and atmospheric, with soft purples and golds giving the whole scene a dusty, Old West haze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSigned by artist in lower right. Dated to the 1930s. Presented in its original frame, which shows wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eArt measures 189\" x 24\", in frame 23\" x 29\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Early California Antiques Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50536532476002,"sku":"P3598","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1596\/5487\/files\/P3598-0.jpg?v=1790205257","url":"https:\/\/earlycal.com\/products\/stage-coach-holdup-by-ben-messick-oil-on-board","provider":"Early California Antiques Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}