Olaf Carl Wieghorst - A Vacquero on Horseback 1958 8" x 7"

Olaf Carl Wieghorst (Danish-American, 1899-1988)
A Vacquero on Horseback, c. 1958

Ink on paper
Paper: 8” x 7”
Frame: 16” x 14”

Signed Monogram and Inscribed: O-W / From my Sketchbook / To Jane x Juan / With Seasons Greetings Mae x Olaf Xmas 1958

Energy reverberates through the roughness of the lines and strong, steady positions of the horse and rider. The inscription beneath reads, “From my Sketchbook To Jane x Juan with Seasons Greeting Mae x Olaf Xmas 1958.”

Provenance:
DuMouchelles, March Auction, March 17, 2023, Lot 31088
Private Collection, Utah