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Olaf Wieghorst (1899-1988) 20 x 24 inches
Lot 283

Olaf Wieghorst (1899-1988) 20 x 24 inches

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
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Artist: Olaf Wieghorst Title: The Cowboy Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 20 x 24 inches Signed: Signed lower left Verso: Signed and titled verso Framed/Base: 27 x 31 inches

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Provenance: Private collection, Florida
 
There is an immediacy to Olaf Wieghorst's work that comes only from experience. Having lived the life of a cowboy before becoming a full-time artist, he understood the split-second timing, horsemanship, and determination required on the open range. That firsthand knowledge infuses his paintings with an authenticity that has made him one of the most respected interpreters of the American West.
 
In The Cowboy, Wieghorst captures a classic ranching scene at its most exhilarating. A mounted rider swings a loop as a fleeing steer surges across the foreground, the entire composition energized by the movement of horse, rider, and dust. Loose yet confident brushwork gives the painting a sense of spontaneity, while the open landscape and distant mountains place the action firmly within the vast Western frontier. Rather than idealizing the cowboy, Wieghorst presents him as a skilled working horseman, celebrating the traditions and everyday realities that defined life on the range. Signed and titled on the reverse and from a Florida private collection, this work is a spirited example of the artist's enduring legacy in Western art.

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