Phil Starke - Rare Snow, Tucson 20" x 29"

Phil Starke (b. 1957)
Rare Snow, Tucson, n.d.

Oil on canvas
Canvas: 20” x 29”
Frame: 26” x 30”

Signed Lower Left: STARKE
Verso: Titled and Signed: Rare Snow, Tucson / Phil Starke

An adobe house sits in a wintry landscape, a snowy mountain range looming in the distance—blue and shadowed against the warm, white, and golden foreground. At the entrance of the fenced enclosure a lone figure on horseback sits, his red clothing a vivid contrast to the muted surroundings. The frigid atmosphere is conveyed through the painter’s billowing clouds and swift brushstrokes. The artist’s loose brushwork captures the raw beauty of the southwestern landscape.

Provenance:
March in Montana, 36^th Annual March in Montana Auction, March in Montana, March 17, 2023, Lot 360
Private Collection, Utah