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West Lives On Gallery
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Conrad Schwiering
1916 - 1986 |
Working from his home and studio in
Jackson, Wyoming, Conrad Schwiering painted mountain landscapes that
showed the changing seasons. He is known for his views of the Teton
Mountains and said, "I plan on going out every day to sketch these
mountains no matter what sort of weather is brewing. Because this is
really what a mountain painter does--he catches, if he can, the
essence of the moods, as they come across the mountains, hoping he can
pass them on to others."
When asked how long it takes to do a picture, Schwiering replied: "Oh,
I'd say about two weeks and 35 years."
He was a member of the National Academy of Western Art. His father was
Dean of Education at the University of Wyoming, where Schwiering took
a minor in arts. He also studied under Robert A. Grahame and Raphael
Lillywhite of Denver, and then went to the Art Students League to
study with Charles S. Chapmen, the painter he most admired.
After World War II, he settled in Jackson Hole and sold more than
1,000 paintings. Schwiering was a Western artist of the first rank. He
has been the subject of television shows, two full-length biographies,
and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He was a charter member
of the National Academy of Western Art. Following his one-man show at
the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1981, he was awarded the Trustees'
Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to Western art. In 1983,
he won the William F. Cody award for art from the Old West Trail
Foundation. Schwiering's work is housed in numerous fine collections
including the Montana Historical Society, the Whitney Gallery of
Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, the Long Beach Art Museum, the National
Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the Genesee Country Museum in Rochester, New
York.
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"Mountain Aspen"
oil
• 25" x 30" • $24,000 |
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