LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 December Signature Texas Art #657  / 

36422

JOHN LADD, Texas, digitally manipulated photo

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
JOHN LADD, Texas, digitally manipulated photo
<B>JOHN LADD (b. 1960)</B></I><BR><I>Reclining Dude (Portrait of Stanley Marsh)</B></I>, 2006<BR>Digitally manipulated color photograph<BR>15-1/2 x 22-1/2 inches (39.4 x 57.2 cm)<BR>Signed lower right<BR>Titled lower left<BR><BR> John Ladd is a photographer, collector, and printmaker from the Texas Panhandle. His subject matter involves the characters and landscape that make up his everyday existence, as well abstracting from these images an early modernesque-style of art. His work is known for its humor, and edge and use of light. He studied with Earl Stroh in Taos, worked as an art professional, and has a deep connection to the environment, to early modernism, and to his subject matter.<BR><BR>Growing up in the Panhandle, John Ladd worked for Stanley Marsh at his estate, "Toad Hall," and being around Stanley influenced John's own particular form of whimsy. Marsh, a millionaire, artist, philanthropist, and prankster from Amarillo, is best known as the sponsor of the Cadillac Ranch, and his ongoing project of hundreds of mock traffic signs throughout Amarillo, such as "Lubbock is a Grease Spot," and "Road Does Not End."<BR><BR>This portrait was taken in Stanley Marsh's office in Amarillo, Texas.<BR><BR>Exhibited:<BR>Amarillo Museum of Art, <I>Making Panhandle Pictures,</B></I> 9/2006-10/2006<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>John Ladd<B>Condition Report:</B> Excellent condition. New frame in excellent condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
Sign In to Bookmark Lot