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Sunset for the Comanche
by Howard Terpning®
Artist Howard Terpning’s paintings of the American West have
depicted some of the most dramatic and moving events in the history
of the Plains People. In Sunset for the Comanche,
Terpning’s brush recalls the valiant struggle by the Comanche
people to retain their land, their freedom and their way of life.
“The Comanche people ruled the Southern Plains until the last
quarter of the 19th Century,” relates the artist. Their warriors
were said to be some of the best horsemen in the world and yet constant
warfare and broken treaties drastically reduced their numbers. The
Quohadi (the antelope clan) were the last of the people to surrender.
To me, this scene represents the symbol of their strength as they
clung to their old way of life as a warrior society. The sun is
low on the horizon and the cottonwood trees cast long shadows that
forebode the demise of their culture.”
MasterWork™
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 250 s/n.
48"w x 38"h (unstretched).
$2450 | $2955 CDN | £1590<
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Arriving May 2007
Larger Than Life
The vast sweep and scale of the Southwestern landscape influence
the size of many of Howard Terpning’s canvases.
When asked how he decides the scale of a painting, Terpning
said,“I think it’s mostly the importance of the painting,
but it also depends on the show it’s going to.The shows
I’m in are major exhibitions, so they demand larger paintings.The
subject matter also helps to determine the size of a painting.
I can tell the story better that way; with larger figures and
with bigger heads, I can get more emotions into the faces.”
Scale also impacts how Terpning approaches the design of the
painting.While a large painting can easily contain a group of
figures and intense action, a miniature canvas has other considerations.
“I do a miniature painting every year for Settler’s
West Gallery,” says the artist. “It’s a question
of deciding what will make an interesting picture in something
that’s only 9 by 12 inches. I wouldn’t want to do
something complex with five or ten figures—you’d end
up with too many tiny figures. I think a small painting should
be kept a little simpler.”
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