Live Auction 19499The Legend of the West: Iconic Works from the T. Boone Pickens Collection
John Ford Clymer (1907-1989)
Lot 26 The Legend of the West: Iconic Works from the T. Boone Pickens Collection

John Ford Clymer (1907-1989)

Red Dust

Closed28 October 2020

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John Ford Clymer (1907-1989)
Red Dust
signed and dated 'John Clymer/©77 CA' (lower right)—inscribed with title (on the backing board)
oil on canvas
20 x 40 in. (50.8 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 1977.

Bobby Hillin, Midland, Texas.
Sotheby’s, New York, 23 September 1988, lot 395.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
Jackson Hole Art Auction, Jackson, Wyoming, 20 September 2008, lot 74.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.

Specialist note

Known for their characteristic horns extending up to 100 inches from tip to tip, Texas Longhorns are highly tolerant of the dry Southwestern climate.