200 Tall in the Saddle

SOLD
Winning Bid Undisclosed
This item SOLD at 2016 Apr 02 @ 13:57UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Category Art
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 17,500.00 USD
Estimated at 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD
Tall in the Saddle
Artist: Reynolds, JamesDate of Birth: 1926-2010
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 40 x 40 inches
Signed: Signed lower left/CA
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Growing up in California near the Donner Pass, a place that gave rise to many a tale, Jim Reynolds was steeped in the lore of the Old West. At 13, Reynolds received a calendar with a reproduction of a Frank Tenney Johnson and he began to wonder what it would take to be able to paint like that. After a stint in the Navy in World War II, Reynolds studied art, became a commercial illustrator, and enjoyed great success as a storyboard and set artist in Hollywood. In 1967, Reynolds heeded an inner call and moved to Arizona, where he became an instant celebrity among Western painters, praised for his vibrant palette, impressionistic brushwork and lively animals and figures. Tall in the Saddle is classic Reynolds from hat to sagebrush. But what is the cowboy stretching himself to peer at? He doesn’t look worried...yet. But what’s out there in the haze and dust? A mirage? Or something else?