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HOWARD TERPNING
2008 - 2011
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" COUNCIL REGALIA " 134 s/n Giclee on fine art textured paper
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" LEGEND OF GERONIMO " 176 s/n Giclee Canvas
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" FOUND ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE " 300 s/n Giclee Canvas This is another tight grouping of three men similar to The Long Shot, with approximately the same scale of the figures in relation to the surrounding area. This type of composition can tell a story very well and the viewer can see the story immediately. These three Cheyenne warriors have been in a battle with the cavalry and in the aftermath of the conflict they were able to find trophies on the ground that they prized highly. One man wears a cavalry hat, another has found a dispatch case which will no doubt be converted into something more to his liking, and the third man has a bugle, which will give him bragging rights. Finding trophies on the field of battle is something that has gone on since battles were fought and this is my interpretation of such an experience. ( Published January 2009 )
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" WHITE WATER PASSAGE " 275 s/n Giclee Canvas "When the American West was truly wild country," says artist Howard Terpning, "sometimes traveling on horseback was very difficult, if not impossible. Dense forests, and fallen timbers often required riders to dismount and lead their horses through a passage that under normal conditions wouldn't even be considered. In this case, these Crow warriors have found the forest so dense that passing through on horseback was out of the question, so their line of least resistance was forging ahead through icy cold water and slippery boulders. |
" HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR " 3000 s/n Giclee Canvas “I once read an account of a Cheyenne warrior who painted his body and his horse’s body entirely blue,” says Howard Terpning. “Just imagine the startling effect that must have had on his enemies as he charged them in battle. That description gave me the idea for the title (which seemed obvious). Adding the warrior’s son in the painting felt logical and gave the picture a higher level of human interest. To have listened in on the father and son conversation as this warrior prepared himself for battle would have been something.” The other unique aspect of this release is its physical size. It is larger than a SmallWorks™, but is still of a size that compliments the intimate nature of the story.
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" THE HORSE DOCTOR AND HIS MEDICINE BAG " 115 s/n Giclee Canvas “Once the Plains people had become accustomed to owning horses,” says Howard Terpning, “a special class of medicine men emerged: those with unusual skill in healing the ailments of horses. Some remedies involved the use of various herbs and others would seem to us today like magic tricks, with no sound medical reasoning, and yet they often worked wonders. The Nez Perce were among the best horse breeders, so it would follow that they produced excellent horse doctors. “This painting enabled me to show a large group of people, surrounded by the clutter and confusion of the annual rendezvous.” |
" LIGHT CAVALRY " 550 s/n Giclee Canvas “The Apache were great horsemen,” says artist Howard Terpning. “All the Plains Indians were. This group of tribesmen travels between the mountains with only the clothes on their backs and a minimum of equipment—a far cry from the so-called ‘light cavalry’ of the American army.” |
" HARD TRAILS WORE OUT MORE THAN PONIES " 200 s/n Giclee Canvas Few works garner more attention at the major shows than a Howard Terpning painting. Devotion to the subject, extraordinary brushwork and a sensitive palette drive the thunderous acclaim. Hard Trails Wore Out More than Ponies brings together all these elements in a classic Terpning work of art. The original painting won the Thomas Moran Memorial Award for Painting at the Autry National Center’s 2008 Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale and sold for over $1.25 million. ( Published May 2008 ) |
" PROUD MEN " 550 s/n Giclee Canvas "They followed the warrior's way," writes Don Hedgpeth, author of Spirit of the Plains People: The Art of Howard Terpning. "They were proud prairie horsemen with an appetite for honor and the visceral thrill of danger. They looked death in the face and fought on, emboldened by bravery and the armor of their medicine. They rode for revenge but would fight too for no other reason than to plumb the depth of their courage. There was blood on the prairie where they passed by, and women wailed in the lodges of their enemies." |
" THE LONG TRAIL AHEAD " 200 s/n Giclee Canvas “Blackfoot warriors often traveled great distances on foot,” says Howard Terpning. “There are accounts of men walking as far south as Mexico (the “always-summer land”) to obtain horses. A lone warrior might decide to explore an unfamiliar part of the country; travel alone and on foot to seek out and avenge an enemy or to perhaps steal horses from that enemy. Whatever this man’s reason was for walking a great distance we can only speculate, but he had the survival skills and stamina to accomplish just about anything he set out to do … provided he avoided enemy war parties.”
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" GRANDFATHER PRAYS TO THE SUN " 275 s/n Giclee Canvas “Once the Plains people had become accustomed to owning horses,” says Howard Terpning, “a special class of medicine men emerged: those with unusual skill in healing the ailments of horses. Some remedies involved the use of various herbs and others would seem to us today like magic tricks, with no sound medical reasoning, and yet they often worked wonders. The Nez Perce were among the best horse breeders, so it would follow that they produced excellent horse doctors. “This painting enabled me to show a large group of people, surrounded by the clutter and confusion of the annual rendezvous.” |
