This is an original oil painted plein air landscape by Lillian V. Whiting (1876-1949). Lillian Whiting was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1876. Lillian had a strong commitment to and affection for her community, from Los Angeles to Laguna Beach, is evidenced in the vitality of her colorful renderings of its urban and coastal areas. Whiting studied at the Art Students League in New York with Will H. Foote, at the Boston Art School, and at UCLA with John Hubbard Rich. Whiting was an art supervisor in the public schools in Brattleboro, Vermont, and by 1917 she had settled in Los Angeles, where she continued teaching and was a member of the Southern California Art Teachers Association. In 1925, Whiting exhibited in the West Coast Arts annual show at Los Angeles’ Southwest Museum, with her painting The Bather. Whiting was a Charter member of the Laguna Beach Art Association and Women Painters West, and was active in the Los Angeles art community, serving on the committee for the 1934 “Echo of the Olympics” exhibition at the State Building in the city’s Exposition Park, and on the Laguna Beach Art Association’s board during the 1930s. During her retirement, Lillian Whiting lived in her studio-home in Laguna Beach until she passed away there in 1949. This original oil painting on stretched canvas with gold frame has a brass plaque marked “Lilian V. Whiting, Laguna Beach 1876-1949 Plaine Aire Landscape. The canvas has been re-stretched, with the bottom section bearing the signature. The back of the frame has the original backing which is signed, "Lilian Whiting 443 Ashton Dr. Laguna Beach". The piece is titled by the artist on the back “Sycamores” a known spot in Laguna. The visible painting area appears well kept with the original gold older frame being in good to fair condition with some wear. The visible art measures 17 7/8" L x 24" W, while the entire piece measures 23 7/8" L x 29 7/8" W x 2 5/8" D. It weighs approximately 6 pounds and 10 ounces. Provenance: From the Henry and Jean Sjaardema Art Collection.