Art of the West

cover image

Louis Ribak, Rocks of Atlantis back cover

Emil Bisttram, Old Taos Church

Art of the West Paintings & Drawings 2007

5733 South 34th Street, Suite 300 Lincoln, Nebraska 68516 T 402.420.9553 F 402.420.9554

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TABLE of CONTENTS

p l at e emil james bist traM

1,2

I lya B o l o t o w s k y

48, 49

e dwa r d b o r e i n

14, 15, 16 , 17

keith crown

26

leo garel

27, 28, 29, 30

H a r r y J ac k s o n

18, 19

Thomas Williams Jones

3

w i l l i a m h . d. ko e r n e r

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

ja n e t l i p p i n c o t t

37, 38

wa r d l o c k w o o d

32, 33

Merrill mahaffey

6, 7

b e at r i c e m a n d e l m a n

43, 44, 45, 46, 47

ed mell

4, 5

forrest lee moses

31

lee mullican

50, 51, 52, 53

w i l l a r d ay e r n a s h

25

louis ribak

34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

hyde solomon

20, 21, 22, 23, 24

h a r o l d wa l d r u m

54, 55, 56

P r e fac e

For more than 20 years, Kiechel Fine Art has striven to provide its clients with exceptional service and knowledge of the art industry. Directors Vivian Kiechel and Buck Kiechel possess an expertise in Regionalism and have established an extensive inventory of works by leading Regionalist artists, Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry and Grant Wood. This catalogue represents a selection of contemporary works from the Southwest.

With this catalogue, the Kiechel Fine Art staff extends the highest gratitude to its patrons and looks forward to serving all of you for many years to come.

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e m i l j a m e s b i s t t r a m Taos Mountain in Spring, Watercolor, 13 他 x 20 inches, Signed a b ov e (verso watercolor study)

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e m i l j a m e s b i s t t r a m Old Taos Church, Oil on panel, 13 他 x 20 inches, Signed

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t h o m a s w i l l i a m s j o n e s BIrch Bark, Oil on paper, 13 他 x 20 inches, Signed

4 e d m e l l Evening Cloud Drift, 2000, Monotype, 7 x 14 inches, Signed & numbered

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e d m e l l Rusted Rock, 2000, Monotype, 7 x 14 ½ inches, Signed & numbered

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m e r r i l l m a h a f f e y Canyon Redwall (Grand Canyon near Mt. Hayden North Rim), 1979, Oil on canvas, 46 ½ x 67 ½ inches, Signed

7

m e r r i l l m a h a f f e y Humphrey’s Peak, c. 1979, Oil on canvas, 43 x 57 inches, Signed

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w i l l i a m h . d. ko e r n e r War Plumes and Muskets, For Saturday Evening Post, April 6, 1929,

Story by Hal G. Evarts, Tomahawk Rights, 1929, Oil on Strathmore board, 31 x 60 inches, Initialed This savage procession glided along without speech, the moonlight glinting on the musket barrels, war plumes and naked shoulders, a fascinating sight, yet one fraught with peril.

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w i l l i a m h . d. ko e r n e r The Painted Stallion, For Saturday Evening Post, October 3, 1925,

Story by Hal G. Evarts, The Painted Stallion, Oil on Strathmore board, 31 â…ž x 39 Âź inches, Initialed The painted stallion stood and looked back across the lower country which he had just traversed a wild and beautiful picture with his flowing white mane and tail streaming in the air.

10

w i l l i a m h . d. ko e r n e r The Black Dog, For Metropolitan, February 1922, Story by A. E.

Coppard, The Black Dog, Oil on Strathmore board, 30 ½ x 23 ½ inches, Initialed He is a stern, simple man, but he is so just.

11

w i l l i a m h . d. ko e r n e r Wolf Dog, For Saturday Evening Post, Aug. 4, 1934, Story by

Hal G. Evarts, The Wolf Dog, Oil on Strathmore board, 24 x 34 inches, Initialed The Squatter was a dour man of unsociable nature, and he had no great love for Catlin.

12

w i l l i a m h . d. ko e r n e r Ahead of the Law, For Saturday Evening Post, June 12, 1920, Oil on Strathmore board, 21 x 17 inches, Initialed

The little mare leaped forward and carried him away at a mad gallop toward the mountains and a barely possible freedom.

13

w i l l i a m h . d. ko e r n e r The Stick Up, For Saturday Evening Post, April 28, 1917

Story by Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Over, Under, Around, and Through, Oil on Strathmore board, 12 ½ x 23 ½ inches, Initialed At the crossing of Largo Draw he had been held up by a single robber on horseback.

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14 e dwa r d b o r e i n (1 872 -1 9 4 5) On the Drive, c. 1935, Pen & ink, 6 x 8 inches 1 5 e dwa r d b o r e i n (1 872 -1 9 4 5) Harnessed, c. 1935, Pen & ink, 4 x 4 inches 16

e dwa r d b o r e i n (1 872 -1 9 4 5) Wolf Study, c. 1935, Pen & ink, 6 ½ x 3 ½ inches, Signed 17 e dwa r d b o r e i n (1 872 -1 9 4 5) Bucked Off, c. 1935, Pen & ink, 8 ½ x 10 ½ inches

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h a r r y j ac k s o n Ropin’ a Star, 1982, Bronze, Cast #36, 22 x 9 x 27 inches, Signed, numbered & dated

19

h a r r y j ac k s o n The Marshall II, 1981, Bronze, 38 x 26 x 34 inches, Signed

20

h y d e s o l o m o n , Clouds and Plain, 1975, Oil on canvas, 25 ⅛ x 33 inches, Signed 21

h y d e s o l o m o n , Confluence, 1975, Oil on canvas, 25 x 32 ¼ inches, Signed

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h y d e s o l o m o n Easterly, 1975, Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 inches, Signed

h y d e s o l o m o n Storm Center, 1970, Oil on canvas, 30 â…ž x 24 â…ž inches, Signed h y d e s o l o m o n Towards Evening, 1975, Oil on canvas, 21 x 17 inches, Signed

25

w i l l a r d ay e r n a s h Trees, Watercolor, 16 ⅝ x 20 ⅛ inches, Signed

26

k e i t h a l l e n c r o w n , Storm Over Ranchos, 1969, Watercolor, 29 ⅜ x 36 ⅞ inches, Signed

27 l e o g a r e l Winter Sunset, Gouache, 26 ¼ x 31 ½ inches 28 l e o g a r e l Sunset, Gouache, 27 ⅛ x 32 ⅜ inches

2 9 l e o g a r e l Pool at Sunset, 1953, Gouache, 33 ⅝ x 29 ¼ inches 3 0 l e o g a r e l Quarry at Reservoir, Gouache, 32 ¾ x 27 inches, Signed

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f o r r e s t m o s e s Landscape 87-239, Monotype, 35 Ÿ x 22 ž inches, Signed

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wa r d l o c k w o o d Forest, 1956, Oil and casein, 30 ¾ x 22 ⅝ inches wa r d l o c k w o o d Rocky Landscape, Pastel, 24 x 29 ½ inches, Signed

34

l o u i s r i b a k Atlantis Red Black Movement, Oil on canvas, 40 â…› x 32 Âź inches, Signed

louis ribak

35

Silent Canyon Oil on canvas 64 â…ž x 51 inches Signed

36 37

l o u i s r i b a k Gorge Figures, Watercolor and ink, 43 x 30 â…? inches, Signed

l o u i s r i b a k Personages of the Gorge, Watercolor and ink, 36 x 27 Âź inches, Signed

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l o u i s r i b a k Canyon with Red Square, Watercolor, 24 1/4 x 19 1/8 inches

l o u i s r i b a k Lines and Forms, Watercolor and ink, 27 1/2 x 33 1/4 inches, Signed

40

l o u i s r i b a k Rocks of Atlantis, Oil on canvas, 20 ½ x 30 ⅛ inches, Signed

41

j a n e t l i p p i n c o t t Untitled Landscape #1, Oil on canvas, 16 ½ x 15 ½ inches, Signed

42

j a n e t l i p p i n c o t t Untitled Landscape #2, Oil on canvas, 16 ½ x 15 ½ inches, Signed

43

b e at r i c e m a n d e l m a n Appearance of the Monolith #8, Oil on canvas, 27 他 x 21 他 inches, Signed 44

b e at r i c e m a n d e l m a n Space Section, Oil on canvas, 24 遜 x 20 他 inches, Signed

b e at r i c e m a n d e l m a n

45

Thermal Beings Acrylic 18 ¾ x 24 ¾ inches, Signed 46

#1 Acrylic 24 x 31 ½ inches, Signed 47

Space Series #4-600 Oil on canvas 12 ⅜ x 20 ⅜ inches, Signed

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i lya b o l o t o w s k y Red Tondo, Acrylic on canvas, 23 ¾ x 23 ¾ inches, Signed i lya b o l o t o w s k y Yellow Tondo, Acrylic on canvas, 23 ½ x 23 ½ inches, Signed

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l e e m u l l i c a n Electric Night, Oil on canvas, 49 ¼ x 43 ⅛ inches, Signed

51

l e e m u l l i c a n Signs and Directions, 1977, Oil & alkyd on canvas, 24 ⅞ x 50 ¾ inches, Signed

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l e e m u l l i c a n Magic Curtain, 1972, Oil on canvas, 48 ½ x 24 ½ inches

53

l e e m u l l i c a n Procession Near Dawn, 1975, Oil on canvas, 20 ⅝ x 36 ½ inches

54

h a r o l d wa l d r u m Cundingo, Oil on linen, 50 x 48 inches

5 5 h a r o l d wa l d r u m Casa Colorado, 1980, Oil on linen, 41 x 35 inches

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h a r o l d wa l d r u m , Pewter Cordova, Oil on linen, 28 x 24 inches

Artists of Nebraska SPRING 2007 Keith Jacobshagen, Rain over Home

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