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Original Gouache on Paper by Olaf Wieghorst

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Original Gouache on Paper by Olaf Wieghorst
depicting cowboy on horseback, signed lower left 'O. Weighorst' with 2C brand. Image measures 9 1/2"x7 1/2" in carved wood frame with a gold painted wash and linen inset. Fine condition, He arrived in the U.S. in 1918, joining the U.S. Cavalry, & patrolled the Mexico border in New Mexico & Arizona . When he mustered out of the army, he drifted, ending up as a wrangler on the Cunningham Ranch near Alma, New Mexico. By the mid-twenties, Wieghorst was in New York City, working as a mounted policeman - his relationships with the many horses that were a part of his life became the common denominator of his paintings. Living in California by the end of WWII, he began a career that spiraled to success, in part due to his engaging personality. His paintings have appeared in numerous solo & retrospective exhibitions including the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City (1974), The Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona (1981), & the San Diego Historical Society, California (2002). -AskArt