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Buying Western Artist, Howard Terpning Prints

By Rosa Koch


Lovers of western art will no doubt have some Howard Terpning prints in their collection. This talented artist is considered to be one of the most praised Western artists in history. His subjects include cowboys, Native Americans and landscapes of the Western frontier.

The pictures include images of the untouched Western landscapes, horses, cowboys and Native Americans. One notable element of his paintings is the way that he uses light, such as the warm highlights on the faces of his subjects as it is often seen at sundown and the long, dramatic shadows that it creates. The colors he uses are muted earth-tones, such as brown and tan, in-keeping with his subject matter.

Born in the 1920s in Illinois, this artist was interested in art early in life. He attended art school in Chicago before moving onto a career in commercial arts. Many of the pieces he made included magazine covers and movie posters as he worked under well-known illustrator, Haddon Sundblom.

In the middle of the 1970's, the artist begin his fine art career with images of the Western front and the people who lived there. He has received many awards and recognitions for his contributions to American art. Today, his paintings are worth a lot of money and have sold at auction for as much as 1.4 million dollars.

Though the price may be out of reach for most people, art collectors can still add a piece of this art to their personal collections. Purchasing a print is a great way to enjoy the art without having to pay out a large sum. A print is a good way to get an exact replica of the original piece and it is likely to be printed on paper or canvas and might even be personally signed by the artist.

A lot of different galleries offer them on printed on textured canvases and framed in professional mats and frames. A lot of prints are numbered personally by the artist which is the case when they have been part of a small run. At times the artist and his manager will decide that only a certain number of copies will be made which will increase the value of the pieces.

Howard Terpning prints gives collectors an inexpensive way to enjoy this amazing art depicting life in the West, without . They are printed on textured canvas and the artist may hand-sign or hand-number the pieces. These pieces show a wide variety of cowboy related themes, horses running, Native Americans doing various activities and landscapes.




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