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Oleg Stavrowsky (1927-2020) 24 x 44 inches
Lot 290

Oleg Stavrowsky (1927-2020) 24 x 44 inches

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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Artist: Oleg Stavrowsky Title: An American Original Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 24 x 44 inches Signed: Signed lower right Verso: Signed and titled verso Framed/Base: 35 x 54 inches

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Provenance:
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Dr Richard Gooding
Sold by descent in the family
 
At first glance, Oleg Stavrowsky's An American Original appears to capture an ordinary ranch scene—a cowboy tending to his horse beside a weathered wagon. Yet it is precisely this quiet, unguarded moment that defines the artist's work. Rather than focusing on grand spectacles of the West, Stavrowsky found inspiration in its everyday rhythms, celebrating the people, places, and traditions that shaped ranch life with honesty and remarkable technical skill. Warm sunlight, rich textures, and careful observation combine to create a scene that feels both deeply personal and unmistakably authentic.
 
Born in Europe and later establishing his career in the American Southwest, Stavrowsky became known for his finely crafted paintings that blend academic realism with a genuine affection for Western subjects. His work reflects years of studying the landscape and its inhabitants, resulting in compositions that are as historically convincing as they are visually engaging. This painting carries particularly strong provenance, having been acquired directly from the artist by Dr. Richard Gooding and remaining in the Gooding family by descent, offering collectors a work that combines distinguished ownership with the timeless appeal of one of the Southwest's accomplished realist painters.

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