William Joseph "Bill" Freeman (American, 1927-2012), oil on canvas, ca. mid 20th century CE. Bill Freeman managed to capture both the awe-inspiring as well as the serene quaities of nature in this landscape painting. In this composition, a flowing river is lined by deciduous trees with their golden leaves shimmering in the sunlight and tall evergreens mark the treeline above the rock faces of the mountains. Freeman's soft yet colorful palette of yellow ochre, verdant green, slate grey, tawny orange, sienna, warm beige, and creamy white is rendered in his signature style with a sophisticated use of palette knife and brush. Size: 23.5" W x 17.25" H (59.7 cm x 43.8 cm); (frame): 33.3" W x 27.5" H (84.6 cm x 69.8 cm)

Bill Freeman grew up in West Texas on a farm just outside of El Paso. Interestingly, he worked as a horse wrangler, fought forest fires for the U.S. Forest Service, and was a field researcher and guide for the Arizona Game and Fish Department for twelve years in Arizona, Wyoming, and New Mexico prior to becoming an artist. It was not until the age of thirty that Freeman decided to become an artist specializing in Western landscapes. Today he is considered a pioneer of Western art centered on such storied locales as Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection

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Painting and frame in excellent condition. Wired for suspension and ready to display. Canvas is held within frame with painter tape.