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Bob Kuhn (1920-2007), Stairway to the Stars
Estimate:
$100,000 - $150,000
Passed
Live Auction
Jackson Hole Art Auction - 17th Annual Live Auction
ARTIST
Bob Kuhn
Description
Title: Bob Kuhn (1920-2007), Stairway to the Stars
Medium: acrylic on board
Dimensions: 24 x 28
Frame dimensions: 31 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 2 1/2
Notes: A name synonymous with excellence in wildlife art, Bob Kuhn was born in Buffalo, NY and educated at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY where he studied design, anatomy, and life-drawing. From 1940 to 1970 his illustrations were featured in the top outdoor magazines in the country, including Field and Stream, True, and Outdoor Life. Throughout his painting career, he made numerous expeditions to Africa, Canada, Alaska, and the American West. Primarily working in acrylic, Kuhn often painted simple backgrounds with horizontal bands of color and light. He also had an innate ability to capture the particular movements and personalities of wild animals.
During his illustrious career, Kuhn often returned to the subject of bighorn sheep, writing: “Wild sheep inhabit some pretty awesome sweeps of high country. To paint mountain sheep one must portray the lofty reaches of their habitat. I’m only a painter of mountains when my animal subjects haul me up to their otherwise inaccessible crags and alpine meadows.”
As a member of the Society of Animal Artists in New York, his works are featured in the permanent collections of many museums including the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, WY and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK, where he was awarded the coveted Prix De West Purchase Award in 1991.
Medium: acrylic on board
Dimensions: 24 x 28
Frame dimensions: 31 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 2 1/2
Notes: A name synonymous with excellence in wildlife art, Bob Kuhn was born in Buffalo, NY and educated at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY where he studied design, anatomy, and life-drawing. From 1940 to 1970 his illustrations were featured in the top outdoor magazines in the country, including Field and Stream, True, and Outdoor Life. Throughout his painting career, he made numerous expeditions to Africa, Canada, Alaska, and the American West. Primarily working in acrylic, Kuhn often painted simple backgrounds with horizontal bands of color and light. He also had an innate ability to capture the particular movements and personalities of wild animals.
During his illustrious career, Kuhn often returned to the subject of bighorn sheep, writing: “Wild sheep inhabit some pretty awesome sweeps of high country. To paint mountain sheep one must portray the lofty reaches of their habitat. I’m only a painter of mountains when my animal subjects haul me up to their otherwise inaccessible crags and alpine meadows.”
As a member of the Society of Animal Artists in New York, his works are featured in the permanent collections of many museums including the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, WY and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK, where he was awarded the coveted Prix De West Purchase Award in 1991.
Condition
Both the painting and the frame appear to be in very good condition. The painting was examined under blacklight and does not show any indication of inpainting.
Medium
oil on board
Signature
signed lower right: kuhn
verso: signed and dated
verso: signed and dated
Provenance
From the Collection of Bob and Curtice McCloy
Literature
Tom Davis, Patrons Without Peer, Collectors Covey, Dallas, TX, 2009, Illus. p. 129
