Countryside Barn at Dusk - Oil Pastel On Paper Oil pastel drawing depicting a small wooden barn atop a country hillside by Oakland, California artist Grace Anna Pfister (American, 1883 - 1969) . Pink and purple mountains overlook the golden hillside. A brown wooden fence secludes the barn hidden in the trees as three birds fly into the distance. Signed "G. A. Pfister" lower left. Grace Anna Pfister (1883 - 1969) was active/lived in California. Grace Pfister is known for Miniature painter. Presented in a white mat. Mat: 18"H x 24"W Image: 9.5"H x 17"W Born in California on Dec. 11, 1883. Pfister was a resident of Oakland by 1913. A spinster, she died there on March 28, 1969. Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1917. Listed in: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" C&A; City Directory; Death record.