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Olaf Wieghorst (18991988), 2 prints, Navajo, and Navajo Madonna, ltd. ed. both 291/1500, 21" x 19",
Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer.
Olaf Wieghorst "Indian on Horse" 3007 Texas Art Vintage Texas Paintings
Olaf Wieghorst (1899 - 1988 ) Known as the Dean of Western Art, Olaf Wieghorst was born in Viborg, Denmark, on April 30, 1899. Before his arrival in the United States at the age of 19, he was an accomplished horse rider, having been a stunt rider for a Danish circus. Arriving in the U.S., he used this skill to become a mounted patrol with the U.
Olaf Wieghorst painted all the awesome paintings seen in the beginning credits of El Dorado. He
Olaf Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988) Paintings Also known as: Wieghorst, Olaf Carl Birth Place: Denmark (Europe) Biography: "Horses have been my life," Olaf Wieghorst once wrote.
Olaf Wieghorst Western Fine Art AuctionWestern Fine Art Auction
Olaf Wieghorst was a self-taught artist and took up painting in his time off. Wieghorst experimented with etchings and other art forms gradually becoming so proficient that Grand Central Art Galleries of the Biltmore Hotel chose to represent him as an artist. In 1924, Olaf Wieghorst married a Brooklyn girl named Mabel Walters.
Olaf Wieghorst (American, 18991988) Pitching Pony, 1949 Oil
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Olaf Karl Wieghorst (18991988), Cowboys Roping a Steer (Roping a Maverick) Christie’s Olaf Karl
Olaf Wieghorst (1899-1988) was one of the foremost western artists of the 20th Century, earning him the title "Dean of Western Artists." Olaf was a real cowboy and horseman. His paintings were a record of his own experiences. The legacy of art he left us had a truth and realism seldom matched.
Olaf Wieghorst (1899 1988) "Original Almost Home" Oil on C
Olaf Wieghorst was a Danish teenager who arrived in the U.S. in 1918. He had little money. He spoke three words of English. Yet he rose to become an internationally recognized painter of western art. Learn More The American West Wieghorst Western Heritage Center presents the art of Olaf Wieghorst
Olaf Wieghorst, oil on canvas Western artist, Horse artwork, Oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches SOLD Danish-born Olaf Wieghorst emigrated to the United States, wherehe eventually became known as the "Dean of Western Artists." Before achieving fame as an artist, Wieghorst worked as an acrobat, trick rider, cavalryman, cowboy, and mounted policeman.
Olaf Wieghorst "California Wrangler" Cowboy artists, Cowboy art, Western art
Olaf began pencil sketching early. At eight years old he drew on every piece of paper he could find. Horses were his favorite subject. Olaf's father - an artist in his own right - encouraged his son. And young Olaf took up a paint brush for a time. He sold his first painting - a reproduction from a postcard - at age twelve.
Olaf Wieghorst The Menace, Oil on canvas
Olaf Wieghorst (1899-1988) was born in Viborg, Denmark, son of a Danish photographer and film animator. He was known as the "Dean of Western Artists" and placed in a class with Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. Olaf was at one time an acrobat, trick rider, cavalryman, cowboy, mounted policeman, and one of the greatest western artists ever.
Olaf Wieghorst (18991988) Oil on Canvas
Celebration The Wieghorst Museum preserves the work of Olaf Wieghorst, a great Danish-American twentieth century painter, and celebrates the heritage of the American West through his art. The Wieghorst Museum is an anchor institution in East County San Diego's El Cajon Art and Entertainment District.
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Olaf Wieghorst appeared in two John Wayne movies: McLintock in 1963 and El Dorado in 1967. The El Dorado movie featured Olaf's paintings as backdrops during the credits. Many people have been introduced to Olaf Wieghorst's art by these paintings. I have been asked numerous times about the paintings and if prints are available.
Olaf Wieghorst Artists The Owings Gallery
Olaf Wieghorst, Dean of Western Art. Olaf Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) Unlike other contemporary western artists, Wieghorst actually lived the scenes he renders with such insight. Cowboy, horse cavalryman, ranch hand and a friend of the Indians, he roamed the West during its transition from open range to the modern world.
Olaf Wieghorst, oil on canvas
Olaf Wieghorst (April 30, 1899 - April 27, 1988) was a Danish-American painter who specialized in depictions of the American frontier. His art was in the vein of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. In 1992, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. [1] Early years
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Olaf Wieghorst, a Western artist whose work was once displayed in the White House, died of respiratory complications Wednesday at Grossmont Hospital. He was 88 years old. Mr. Wieghorst, a.
