461 Sydney Laurence 1865-1940 Mt. Landscape (McKinley) Oil on board 16 x 12 inches Signed lower right This lot is illustrated in The Story of Leanin’ Tree on page 391 A copy of the book will accompany this lot Estimate: $10,000 - 15,000
Sydney Laurence was the first Western painter to make Alaska the principal subject of his art. Laurence studied at the Art Students’s League. While there he learned to render water, rocks, and peaks in private lessons with Edward Moran. Laurence married, traveled to England and throughout Europe, and eventually became a war correspondent during the Boer War in South Africa. For reasons that remain a mystery, he left his family and lit out for the gold fields of Alaska, where he remarried and found his calling painting scenes from the rugged and beautiful Alaskan wilderness—Mt. McKinley in particular.
462 Conrad Schwiering 1916-1986 Teton Winter Oil on board 25 x 30 inches Signed lower left This lot is illustrated in The Story of Leanin’ Tree on page 342 A copy of the book will accompany this lot Estimate: $10,000 - 15,000
Conrad Schwiering affection for the West’s peaks and vastness blossomed in his native state, Colorado, but when he attended college in Wyoming and saw the Tetons, he began what would prove to be a lifelong affair of art. After a period of study at the Art Students’ League in New York and a stint in the service, Schwiering returned to Wyoming and settled in Jackson. There, he devoted his life and career to capturing the Tetons in every season and in every light.
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