Sunday, August 26, 2012

Finding And Collecting Howard Terpning Prints

By Rosa Koch


Collectors who love western art will likely have Howard Terpning prints as part of their collect. The talented artist has been praised as the most popular artist doing Western themes in history. The subjects of his pieces include Native Americans, cowboys and Western landscapes.

The paintings show what the western landscape looked like before it was modernized and shows horses and cowboys riding across the open plains and Native chefs and other Native Americans.One thing that is instantly noticeable about his paintings is how he uses the natural sunlight to highlight his works, as he shows many subjects in the mid-afternoon sun that gives a warm glow and creates dramatic shadows. He uses an earthly color palate, as is expected with this type of art.

He was born in Illinois in Illinois who had a normal childhood and decided to be an artist when he was very young. He attended art school and then went on to do commercial art as his career after he graduated. He made movie posters and did magazine covers under the authority of a well known illustrator named Haddon Sundblom.

In 1974, he started producing oil paintings depicting scenes from the Western front which started his fine art career. He has gotten a lot of awards and been recognized for his works and the contributions he has made to the art scene in America. His paintings fetch a hefty price tag at auction with some selling 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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