165

HANS KLEIBER (1887 – 1967)

Currency:USD Category:Pottery & Glass / Glass Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
HANS KLEIBER (1887 – 1967)
HANS KLEIBER (1887 – 1967)
Pioneer I
Etching, 4" x 5 ½"
signed lower right
Hans Kleiber was born in Cologne, Germany and died in Dayton,
Wyoming. He was a traditional Western etcher, painter and illustrator. He came
to Wyoming from Germany in 1606 and in 1907, he entered the US Forestry
Service as a ranger with duties throughout the Northwest. He resigned in 1924
to devote his entire time to art. In 1931, he received the Silver Medal Award
from the California Print Makers Society. He was a member of the Associated
American Artists. His work is in the collection of the Library of Congress;
the Wyoming State Art Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming; the University of
Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming; the Montana Historical Society in Helena,
Montana; and the Buffalo Bill Historical Society in Cody, Wyoming.