Sunday, August 26, 2012

Buying Western Artist, Howard Terpning Prints

By Rosa Koch


Those who love western themed art will undoubtedly have some Howard Terpning prints in their personal collection. This artist is considered by many to be one of the most beloved Western artists. The subjects he paints include Native Americans, cowboys and the rugged Western landscape.

The paintings show what the western landscape looked like before it was modernized and shows horses and cowboys riding across the open plains and Native chefs and other Native Americans.One thing that is instantly noticeable about his paintings is how he uses the natural sunlight to highlight his works, as he shows many subjects in the mid-afternoon sun that gives a warm glow and creates dramatic shadows. He uses an earthly color palate, as is expected with this type of art.

He was born in Illinois in Illinois who had a normal childhood and decided to be an artist when he was very young. He attended art school and then went on to do commercial art as his career after he graduated. He made movie posters and did magazine covers under the authority of a well known illustrator named Haddon Sundblom.

By the 1970s, he started doing fine art pieces with the subjects of cowboys and Native Americans and the landscape where they lived. He has been given many different awards and praises for his works. His paintings are worth a lot and have sold for well over a million dollars.

Although this price is not in the budget for most people, collectors can still afford to have a piece for their collection. Purchasing a print is a nice way to be able to enjoy the art without spending a fortune. A print is a replica of the original piece and might be put onto paper or canvas and could have been personally signed by the artist.

A lot of art galleries offer them on textured surface canvas and have the framed in professional frames that are ready to be brought home and hung. A print could be numbered by hand by the artist himself, which happens when if they have been a part of a small number of reproductions. The artist or the company or person who manages him, might authorize a small run of a particular image which will keep the market from getting saturated and increase the value.

Howard Terpning prints provide an affordable way for the average collector to enjoy his art. They are often printed on high quality canvas and might be hand signed or numbered by the artist himself. The pieces features a variety of images of Western America, cowboys and Native Americans.




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