35 Swanson, Ray - Collection of 3 Paintings - Old Truck In Field, Old Truck In Field with Barb Wire Fre

SOLD
Winning Bid Undisclosed
This item SOLD at 2018 Jan 19 @ 13:41UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Category Art
Auction Currency USD
Start Price NA
Estimated at 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Collection of 3 Paintings - Old Truck In Field, Old Truck In Field with Barb Wire Fence, and Truck and Snow
Artist: Swanson, RayDate of Birth: 1937-2004
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 11 x 15
Signed: Signed lower right
Verso:
Frame/Outer Dim: 17 x 22
Ray Swanson was born in rural South Dakota and educated in a one-room schoolhouse. After his father passed away, the family moved to California where Swanson studied drafting and aeronautical engineering and became a civil engineer. When he inherited a box of paints from his grandfather, Swanson began to paint farm subjects as a hobby. But the budding artist fell for the Native Americans of Arizona: the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Apache, and came to the happy conclusion that their way of life would make an excellent subject for a professional painter.
A copy of the Leanin’ Tree greeting card that features this art work will accompany this lot.