The Patriarch
Wyoming Landscape: the Absaroka Range near
Wiggins Fork
This is an impressive oil on canvas of one of the many great
gems of the Rockies, and was painted by a most interesting listed
western artist, Roy Kerwill. He chose an unique perspective
for this composition by employing a dead weathered tree located in
the foreground to offset and frame the more obvious subject matter -
the glacier carved snow dusted Absaroka Mountains. Captured in
this landscape are sloping grasslands, evergreen laden foothills,
and white puffy cumulus that decorate the baby blue sky. Most
impressive though is the dominant presence of the Absaroka
Range.
A stamp verso details the painting as
Absaroka Range near Wiggins Fork. This is a northern sub-range
of the Rockies located in Wyoming along the north eastern border of
Yellowstone National Park.
Roy Kerswill's art has been collected by
Presidents Eisenhower, Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. Other
notable collectors are Senator Barry Goldwater, Laurence
Rockefeller, Burt Reynolds and Dick Van Dyke. Gallery prices
for landscapes by this artist and size range between $8,000 to
$10,000. This painting comes at an excellent value.
This beautiful painting is housed in a
handsome period wood frame that is original to the piece. A
brass plate is attached to the front and is inscribed with the title
and artist's name. We also include with this purchase, the
original gallery catalog that contained this painting and another
that is signed by the artist.
The painting and frame are in very good
condition relative to age and still maintains vivid colors.
Some minor light scratches are noted to frame. One small
scratch noted on canvas in lower left quadrant. No major
condition problems or paintloss. Some minor light soiling to
canvas. It is signed and dated by the artist, lower right.