Gordon Coutts - Desert Prospector 24" x 28"

Gordon Coutts (1868-1937)
Desert Prospector, n.d.

Oil on canvas
Canvas: 24” x 28”
Frame: 29” x 33”

Signed Lower Right

Blue sky breaks through a dense layer of fluffy, white clouds. The desert prospector pushes and drives his donkeys across a long, radiant desert plain. Small, dry vegetation makes its attempts to survive the harsh land.  The scene, though bright, emits themes of struggle, perhaps most evident in each donkey’s posture.

Provenance:
March in Montana, 36^th Annual March in Montana Auction, March 17, 2023, Lot 173
Private Collection, Utah