117: BOB WYGANT (1927-2008) WESTERN LANDSCAPE OIL ON BOARD

Bob (Charles Robert) Jr. Wygant (1927-2008)
Morning Calm (Third quarter of the 20th century.)
The finely executed oil on masonite is signed lower left front with the designation TA.

Bob Wygant was a prominent Texas artist celebrated for the atmospheric depth and skillful execution of his paintings.

According to AskArt.com, ''By age 13, he had determined to be an artist. He was offered many art scholarships to attend college but instead volunteered in 1945 for the next two years as a staff artist for the marines. In 1947, he entered the University of Texas in Austin and studied art on a G.I. Bill until the money ran out.

Then he established a painting career in Houston where commissions from major oil companies such as Humble Oil Company and Creole Petroleum brought much attention to his painting skills. For Creole Petroleum, he did a series on South America, made possible by them funding several trips to that continent.

For 16 years beginning 1960, he taught at the University of Houston becoming an Assistant Professor, and he also worked with the Houston Livestock Show as a judge of art submissions and scholarship applications. By 1976, he had so many commissions that he gave up teaching. Included were illustrations for True West, Saturday Evening Post and Fortune magazines. In 1981, he received Best of Show at the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame.''
Board measures 10 x 15 with a framed size of 19H x 24W x 2.75D inches.
Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up. Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.
$1,500 - $2,000
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