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Howard Terpning "New Doll For My Granddaughter"

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Howard Terpning  New Doll For My Granddaughter
Featured in this lot is a limited edition giclee on canvas called "New Doll For My Granddaughter" from American artist, Howard Terpning, born in 1927. This art work was released in 2011. The artwork is a wonderfully and professionally crafted limited edition giclee on canvas inspired by the artist's love of his own granddaughters. This elegant portrait of a devoted grandmother is distinctive within Terpning's work because of its focus on the feminine nature of tribal life. The title of the piece is "Passing into Womanhood". The artist's signature is shown in the bottom right-hand corner and is numbered 42/115. Howard Terpning (born November 5, 1927) is an American painter and illustrator best known for his paintings of Native Americans. Around 1974, Terpning began to tire of commercial work and decided to follow his interest in the American West and Plains Indians. He began to transition into fine art by creating paintings and selling them in Western galleries. The first paintings sold for $2,000 to $2,500. After three years he left Connecticut and the commercial art world and moved to Arizona to devote himself entirely to painting the American West. Within two years, he was elected to both the National Academy of Western Art and the Cowboy Artists of America (CAA). During those 22 years that he was an active member of the CAA, Terpning earned 42 awards for his work. The overall condition of this limited edition on canvas is good with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this limited edition on canvas are 33"L x 31"W. This piece of artwork comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that contains the pertaining information: In 2008, The original oil painting sold in the Jackson Hole Art Auction for $700,000.*