Roy Kerswill - High in the Wind Rivers 1972 24” x 20”

Roy Kerswill (1925-2002)
High in the Wind Rivers, 1972
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 24” x 20”
Frame: 32” x 29”

Signed and Dated Lower Right: Kerswill 72

One man rides horseback, a packhorse in tow. They traverse a rocky path along the base of a mountain. New life sprouts along a small river that meanders across the canvas, likely fresh snowmelt. Rocks in the painting’s foreground are robust and boldfaced, sharpened by shadows, and contrasted by fine details as small as the light reflecting in the packhorse’s mane.

Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush as well as actors Burt Reynolds and Dick Van Dyke collected Kerswill’s paintings.

Provenance:
The May Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
Private Collection, Illinois
Bonhams California, Wester Art, November 1, 2022, Lot 126
Bonhams California, American Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, February 7, 2023, Lot 150
Private Collection, Utah