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Leon Loughridge
(American, b. 1952)
The Gorge
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$4,000
Live Auction
Western Paintings and Sculpture including Contemporary Native American Art Session I
Size
13 3/8 x 23 3/8 inches
Description
Leon Loughridge
(American, b. 1952)
The Gorge
oil on canvas
signed LLoughridge (lower left)
13 3/8 x 23 3/8 inches
Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico
Condition
Appears in overall good condition- no visible craquelure, damage or losses. Verso Framed dimensions: 20 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches
Signature
signed LLoughridge (lower left)
Provenance
Provenance:
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Donated from a Private Collection
New Mexico native Leon Loughridge studied in Taos, Santa Fe, Colorado and in Europe after serving in the armed forces there before returning to Colorado, where he owns a publishing company that specializes in fine printmaking for artists and other vendors. Loughridge is perhaps best known for his etchings and woodblocks, but he is also a fine painter. The Gorge has a plein air ease, taking in the ancient, jagged rupture of the Taos gorge in the misty distance.
-James D. Balestrieri