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Olaf Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988) Sunset Campfire Oil on canvas 28 x 38-1/4 inches (71.1 x 97....
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Description
Olaf Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988)Sunset Campfire
Oil on canvas
28 x 38-1/4 inches (71.1 x 97.2 cm)
Signed lower left: O. Wieghorst
PROVENANCE:
Earl Russell Nix , New York, circa 1940;
Mrs. Earl Russell Nix, inherited from the above;
Private collection, Bandera, Texas, inherited from the above.
We thank the Olaf Wieghorst Museum and Western Heritage Center for assistance in cataloguing this work.
More information about Olaf Wieghorst. See also: Wieghorst, Olaf, Wieghorst, Olaf Carl Artist.
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000.
Condition Report*:
Presents well. Linen lined canvas. Very fine craquelure through lower region of ground and upper region of sky, visible under raking light. A few scattered white pin point accretions, visible upon close inspection under raking light, to lower region in areas of ground; some very light scattered surface dust. UV examined, scattered touches of inpaint throughout areas of background primarily in sky; cluster of drip accretions on and immediately below largest horse.
Framed Dimensions 36 X 46 Inches
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Auction Info
2026 June 18 Western Art Signature® Auction #8262 (go to Auction Home page)
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