Olaf Carl Wieghorst - Portrait 6.5" x 4.75"

Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988)
Portrait, n.d.

Pen and ink on paper
Paper: 6.5” x 4.75”

Signed and Inscribed Lower Right: OW / To Old Bill and Pretty Sada / many Thanks for the Rattler Olaf

A Native American man wearing a wide-brimmed hat directly faces the viewer. The man’s expression is indifferent, his hat shading his face. He wears earrings and a necklace, though the latter is absent in this piece’s final watercolor version, Indian Wearing a Hat. The simple yet precise linework captures the essence of Wieghorst’s iconic Western art style.

Provenance:
Altermann Galleries & Auctioneers, Santa Fe, New Mexico (verso label)
Hobart Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (Verso card)
March in Montana, 36^th Annual March in Montana Auction, March 17, 2023, Lot 223
Private Collection, Utah