Horse painter, Painter, Illustrator, Sculptor, b. 1899 - d. 1988
At nine, artist Olaf Wieghorst performed under the stage name, Little Olaf-The Miniature Acrobat. At 14, too tall to work under the moniker, he left the entertainment world to work on a stock farm where he honed his riding skills and started to paint. In 1918, he traveled to New York and made his way west by enlisting in the U.S. Cavalry. During this time, he continued to build his skill as a painter. Returning to New York in 1923, artist Olaf Wieghorst became a mounted policeman, rode the rodeo circuit, and sold his western paintings.
By 1942, his popularity allowed him to return west and paint full time. Olaf Wieghorst's prints and paintings include works commissioned by cowboy legends Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. Some of his artwork is displayed in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Discover other fascinating animal painting for sale on line and at auction.
Olaf Wieghorst (American 1899-1988) Chief/Eagle Headdress, oil on canvas on board, approx. 10-1/2 x x 8-1/4 inches. Signed lower right ca. 1923 under glass
Large Western Frontier Themed "Wagon and Remuda" Framed Print by Olaf Wieghorst Olaf Wieghorst (1899-1988) was a Danish-American artist who focused on art involving the American West, particularly involving horses. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1918, and from c. 1920-1922, he worked with the mounted patrol of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. Some of his work featured in Zane Grey's "Western Magazine" as well as in the opening title sequence of John Wayne's "El Dorado". This print focuses primarily on the landscape of the American West, showing a rocky desert scene with a chuck wagon and remuda, or herd of spare cattle driving horses passing through it. The print shows the original signature in the lower left, "57" copyright date in the lower right, a "699/1000" limited edition number in the lower left and a hand signed signature in the lower right. The print is attractively matted with burlap in a hardwood frame which measures approximately 31 3/4 by 37 3/4 inches. Consignor states this item is from the personal collection of Hollywood icon John Wayne, which hung in his office at Deco Engineering, and was given to him by Olaf Wieghorst. Manufacturer: None Model: None Class: Other
Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) "Ranch Horseshoer" Oil on Canvas. Acclaimed by critics as the outstanding contemporary Western artist, Olaf Wieghorst earned these accolades during a lifetime of observing, handling and painting horses and the American West. He was a man deeply in love with the West, its people, and its way of life. Olaf's paintings are in the great private collections of Western art including those of Clint Murchison, Leonard Firestone, Barry Goldwater, Earl Adams, Sam Campbell, Jack Goodman, Read Mullan, C.R. Smith, Bruce Gelker, Fred Utter as well as The Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas, and the Whitney Gallery, Cody, Wyoming. Artist: Olaf Wieghorst Title: "Ranch Horseshoer" Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Left Site Measurement: 24" x 30" Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: BD2024
Olaf Wieghorst (Danish, American, 1899-1988) Indian Scout Watercolor and ink on paper Signed O - Wieghorst [artist's symbol], lower left Titled on Troy's Cowboy Art Gallery tag, verso.
Olaf Wieghorst (Danish, American, 1899-1988) Christmas Drawing, c. 1959 Watercolor and ink on paper Initialed OW [artist's symbol], lower left Signed, dated, and dedicated "From my Sketchbook, Season's Greetings, To Herb with best wishes for a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to you and family," lower area.
Olaf Wieghorst (Danish, American, 1899-1988) Riding Hard Watercolor and ink on paper Signed O - Wieghorst [artist's symbol], lower left Titled on tag, verso.
Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988) Indian Scout, 1958 oil on board 14 x 12 inches 23.5 x 21.5 inches (frame) signed lower left: O Wieghorst verso: titled, signed and dated
Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988) Sundown, 1958 oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches 29.25 x 33.25 inches (frame) signed lower left: O Wieghorst verso: titled, signed and dated Olaf Carl Wieghorst, born in Denmark, began his artistic journey as an acrobat in Copenhagen's Tivoli Theater. Fascinated by horses from a young age, he moved to the United States, initially joining the US Cavalry at the Mexican border. He learned rodeo skills and developed his painting style, inspired by the American West. Wieghorst worked on ranches in Arizona before settling in New York City, where he joined the police force and continued painting. He later relocated to El Cajon, California, where he created the majority of his acclaimed horse portraits, including famous steeds like Roy Rogers' Trigger and Gene Autry's Champion.
Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988) Head On pen and watercolor on paper 10 x 8 inches (sight) 22.5 x 18.4 inches (frame) signed lower left: O Wieghorst verso: titled
Olaf Carl Wieghorst California / Denmark, (1899-1988) Round-Up Dust, 1953 oil on canvas signed lower left, with title on the stretcher verso, framed. Published: Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Company Presents A Collection of Western Art, May 1974, color illus. Holusha, Rosemary. "The Douglas Art Collection," Arizona Highways, LVI (November 1980), 41, color illus. Holusha, Rosemary. "The Cowboy Art Stampede," Horizon, XXV (October-November 1982)49, color illus. (reversed).
Olaf Wieghorst (1899-1988), "Warrior on Horse", Mixed Media, Initialed lower left "To The Adams Season's Greetings..Xmas 1960" signed by the artist lower right
12" by 18". Has some oxidation lines from previously being matted. Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) was active/lived in California / Denmark. Olaf Wieghorst is known for Western-Indian-genre, horses. Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer. He served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry on the Mexican border in the days of Pancho Villa. He later recalled a favorite horse from that period and said that riding through El Paso in 1921, the horse fell on his ankle and broke it. The outfit was heading to Douglas, Arizona, and not wanting to be left behind with his injury, he stayed on the horse which carried him all the way through the New Mexico desert on one of the hottest days of the year. The horse died during the night, having expended all his energy on saving Wieghorst. He later wrote that when the Cavalry discarded the use of horses, "they took the soul out of that great branch of the service" ("Widening Horizons"). He wandered extensively through the West sometimes on horseback, finding work in Arizona and New Mexico as a cowboy. Then he went to New York and served as a mounted policeman until 1944, spending most of his time on a horse named Rhombo patrolling the Central Park bridle paths and saving many people injury from runaway horses. He began painting in his spare time, and he was successful enough that his work was represented by the Grand Central Art Galleries of the Biltmore Hotel. In 1944, he settled in El Cajon, California. His paintings include cowboys, horses, and Indians in landscape, but there is little if any collectible art of his done during his early days in the West. His primary output came after his return to California when he began painting cowboys and horses extensively. He did numerous horse portraits, spending time on ranches studying their unique personalities. He painted celebrity horses including Roy Rogers' Trigger, Gene Autry's Champion and Tom Morgan's stallion. He was a large, powerful, handsome, and very personable man.
Olaf Wieghorst (Danish/American, 1899-1988), "Lone Horse," ink and watercolor on paper, signed lower left, gallery label (Maxwell Fine Paintings, San Francisco, CA) affixed verso, sight: 10"h x 8"w, overall (with frame): 21.25"h x 17.25"w. Provenance: Property from the estate of Patricia Moffat Pope, San Francisco, Ca. Patricia married George A. Pope Jr. in 1959 and together they built a Thoroughbred horse racing empire that included 27 stakes winners in the United States and in Europe. Among the many races that they won is the 1962 Kentucky Derby.
Olaf Wieghorst (Danish/American, 1899-1988), "A Much Needed Repose," ink on paper, signed lower right, gallery label (Maxwell Fine Paintings, San Francisco, CA) affixed verso, sight: 10"h x 8"w, overall (with frame): 21.25"h x 17.25"w. Provenance: Property from the estate of Patricia Moffat Pope, San Francisco, Ca. Patricia married George A. Pope Jr. in 1959 and together they built a Thoroughbred horse racing empire that included 27 stakes winners in the United States and in Europe. Among the many races that they won is the 1962 Kentucky Derby.
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12" by 18". Has some oxidation lines from previously being matted. Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) was active/lived in California / Denmark. Olaf Wieghorst is known for Western-Indian-genre, horses. Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer. He served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry on the Mexican border in the days of Pancho Villa. He later recalled a favorite horse from that period and said that riding through El Paso in 1921, the horse fell on his ankle and broke it. The outfit was heading to Douglas, Arizona, and not wanting to be left behind with his injury, he stayed on the horse which carried him all the way through the New Mexico desert on one of the hottest days of the year. The horse died during the night, having expended all his energy on saving Wieghorst. He later wrote that when the Cavalry discarded the use of horses, "they took the soul out of that great branch of the service" ("Widening Horizons"). He wandered extensively through the West sometimes on horseback, finding work in Arizona and New Mexico as a cowboy. Then he went to New York and served as a mounted policeman until 1944, spending most of his time on a horse named Rhombo patrolling the Central Park bridle paths and saving many people injury from runaway horses. He began painting in his spare time, and he was successful enough that his work was represented by the Grand Central Art Galleries of the Biltmore Hotel. In 1944, he settled in El Cajon, California. His paintings include cowboys, horses, and Indians in landscape, but there is little if any collectible art of his done during his early days in the West. His primary output came after his return to California when he began painting cowboys and horses extensively. He did numerous horse portraits, spending time on ranches studying their unique personalities. He painted celebrity horses including Roy Rogers' Trigger, Gene Autry's Champion and Tom Morgan's stallion. He was a large, powerful, handsome, and very personable man.
Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) Horse Pencil on Paper. Acclaimed by critics as the outstanding contemporary Western artist, Olaf Wieghorst earned these accolades during a lifetime of observing, handling and painting horses and the American West. He was a man deeply in love with the West, its people, and its way of life. Olaf's paintings are in the great private collections of Western art including those of Clint Murchison, Leonard Firestone, Barry Goldwater, Earl Adams, Sam Campbell, Jack Goodman, Read Mullan, C.R. Smith, Bruce Gelker, Fred Utter as well as The Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas, and the Whitney Gallery, Cody, Wyoming. Artist: Olaf Wieghorst Title: Horse Medium: Pencil on Paper Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Center Site Measurement: 3.5" x 4" Image Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1667
Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) Horse Watercolor on Paper. Signed and inscribed lower left "To Herb, With Season's Greetings, Mae & Olaf XMAS 1962". Acclaimed by critics as the outstanding contemporary Western artist, Olaf Wieghorst earned these accolades during a lifetime of observing, handling and painting horses and the American West. He was a man deeply in love with the West, its people, and its way of life. Olaf's paintings are in the great private collections of Western art including those of Clint Murchison, Leonard Firestone, Barry Goldwater, Earl Adams, Sam Campbell, Jack Goodman, Read Mullan, C.R. Smith, Bruce Gelker, Fred Utter as well as The Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas, and the Whitney Gallery, Cody, Wyoming. Artist: Olaf Wieghorst Title: Horse Medium: Watercolor on Paper Circa/Year: 1962 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Left Site Measurement: 9" x 7" Image Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1667
Olaf Carl Wieghorst 1899-1988 American / Danish Ink And Watercolor Painting Cowboy On A Horse . Frame Measure 19" X 22", Image 12 1/" X 15 3/4". // Provenance: Private Estate Central Fl. >>>RBFineArts CFL Inc. Shipping, Payment & Auction Policies<<< !!!DUE TO A RECENT INCREASE IN FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES FROM BUYERS IN OUR AUCTIONS THE BELOW TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO!!! || *Please note shipping is not included in the sale, you will have to pay for shipping. If you are not satisfied with our shipping options, please arrange shipping for your item and contact us about the shipping details.* || RBFINEARTS SHIPPING IS OUR DEFAULT PACKING AND SHIPPING PARTNER. All lots will be released to them once payment has been received unless we are notified by email. 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OLAF WIEGHORST Resting the Horses. Etching, 1937. 150x173 mm; 6x7 inches, full margins. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right. A very good impression of this scarce etching.
Titled: His Wealth. Frame is in good condition. Frame measures approximately 26.5in x 31in. Signed and numbered 197/1000 in the lower right corner. TM6551 SA
Titled: Navajo Portrait. Frame Has Scuffs And Scratches. Frame Measures Approximately 26.5in X 21.75in. Signed In The Lower Right Corner And Numbered 316/1000 In The Lower Left Corner. Tm6551 Sa
Title: Indian Head Portrait Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 8 5/8 Framed Dimensions: 23 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 2 1/2 Signature: signed lower center: o - wieghorst (artist cipher)
This lithograph by Olaf Carl Wieghorst (Denmark, 1899-1988) is signed both in-print and in marker lower left. "Plate No. 1" is also marked lower left. The lithograph depicts a mountain scene of a woman holding a swaddled baby while riding a donkey. There is paperwork from Frame House Gallery and it is a Fleur-de-Lis Limited Edition print. There is also a pamphlet with a small biography on the artist. The piece is housed in a rugged white-washed frame with a linen border. The sight area measures 23 1/2" x 21 1/2", and the frame measures 33" x 31". It is in good overall condition. Third-party shipping or personal pickup is required. Please see our website for our shipping recommendations.
Subject is Native American Indian Chief Eagle Ribs. Chief Eagle Ribs was the Chief of the Piegan Blackfeet Nation in Montana. 9 3/4" by 9 3/4" framed. Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) was active/lived in California / Denmark. Olaf Wieghorst is known for Western-Indian-genre, horses. Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer. He served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry on the Mexican border in the days of Pancho Villa. He later recalled a favorite horse from that period and said that riding through El Paso in 1921, the horse fell on his ankle and broke it. The outfit was heading to Douglas, Arizona, and not wanting to be left behind with his injury, he stayed on the horse which carried him all the way through the New Mexico desert on one of the hottest days of the year. The horse died during the night, having expended all his energy on saving Wieghorst. He later wrote that when the Cavalry discarded the use of horses, "they took the soul out of that great branch of the service" ("Widening Horizons"). He wandered extensively through the West sometimes on horseback, finding work in Arizona and New Mexico as a cowboy. Then he went to New York and served as a mounted policeman until 1944, spending most of his time on a horse named Rhombo patrolling the Central Park bridle paths and saving many people injury from runaway horses. He began painting in his spare time, and he was successful enough that his work was represented by the Grand Central Art Galleries of the Biltmore Hotel. In 1944, he settled in El Cajon, California. His paintings include cowboys, horses, and Indians in landscape, but there is little if any collectible art of his done during his early days in the West. His primary output came after his return to California when he began painting cowboys and horses extensively. He did numerous horse portraits, spending time on ranches studying their unique personalities. He painted celebrity horses including Roy Rogers' Trigger, Gene Autry's Champion and Tom Morgan's stallion. He was a large, powerful, handsome, and very personable man.
Included is a letter from the son of Olaf Wieghorst authenticating the painting. Title is Pinto. 8 3/4" by 11 1/4" unframed, 15 1/8" by 17 1/2" framed. Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) was active/lived in California / Denmark. Olaf Wieghorst is known for Western-Indian-genre, horses. Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer. He served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry on the Mexican border in the days of Pancho Villa. He later recalled a favorite horse from that period and said that riding through El Paso in 1921, the horse fell on his ankle and broke it. The outfit was heading to Douglas, Arizona, and not wanting to be left behind with his injury, he stayed on the horse which carried him all the way through the New Mexico desert on one of the hottest days of the year. The horse died during the night, having expended all his energy on saving Wieghorst. He later wrote that when the Cavalry discarded the use of horses, "they took the soul out of that great branch of the service" ("Widening Horizons"). He wandered extensively through the West sometimes on horseback, finding work in Arizona and New Mexico as a cowboy. Then he went to New York and served as a mounted policeman until 1944, spending most of his time on a horse named Rhombo patrolling the Central Park bridle paths and saving many people injury from runaway horses. He began painting in his spare time, and he was successful enough that his work was represented by the Grand Central Art Galleries of the Biltmore Hotel. In 1944, he settled in El Cajon, California. His paintings include cowboys, horses, and Indians in landscape, but there is little if any collectible art of his done during his early days in the West. His primary output came after his return to California when he began painting cowboys and horses extensively. He did numerous horse portraits, spending time on ranches studying their unique personalities. He painted celebrity horses including Roy Rogers' Trigger, Gene Autry's Champion and Tom Morgan's stallion. He was a large, powerful, handsome, and very personable man.
