Lot 369

Hollis Williford (Am. 1940-2007) Three Wildlife Etchings - Canoe, Caribou, Pheasant

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Hollis Williford (Am. 1940-2007) Three Wildlife Etchings - Canoe, Caribou, Pheasant
Hollis Williford (Am. 1940-2007) Three Wildlife Etchings - Canoe, Caribou, Pheasant
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Hollis Williford (Am. 1940-2007) Three Wildlife Etchings - Canoe, Caribou, Pheasant

Estimate: $500 - $750

Current Bid: $250

(2 Bids)
by Artemis Fine Arts
June 25, 2026 9:00 AM MDT (In Progress)
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

Hollis Randol Williford (American, 1940-2007). (1)"North Canoe;" (2) "Tundra Parade" edition 70 of 100; (3) "Easy Double" edition 10 of 200. Three etchings on paper, n.d. All hand-signed and titled in pencil beneath plate. Two numbered beneath plate. A trio of intimate intaglio vignettes by Western American artist Hollis Williford, each one rendered in a confident, lyrical line that captures the rhythm of wilderness and pursuit. "North Canoe" carries the quiet poetry of the boundary waters: a lone paddler glides past a tangled stand of conifers, the dark water rippling outward in patient hatched strokes while a distant treeline dissolves into mist. "Tundra Parade" widens the horizon, casting the viewer above a sweeping subarctic valley as a column of caribou threads single file along a ridgeline, antlers raised against a vast etched expanse of braided rivers and low hills. "Easy Double" turns from contemplation to action: two pheasants burst from cover in a flurry of beating wings while, below, a hunter shoulders his shotgun in the grasses, the moment caught at the taut instant before the report.

Williford's etched line is wiry and economical, weighted toward the foreground and feathering off toward open paper at the horizon, a draftsman's discipline carried into the acid bath. Together the three plates form a small triptych of American outdoor life... the working canoe, the migratory herd, the upland shot... drawn with the same eye that produced his monumental bronzes. Each impression is pencil-signed and titled below the platemark; "Tundra Parade" is numbered 70/100, "Easy Double" 10/200, and "North Canoe" appears outside the numbered edition.

About the artist: "Hollis Randol Williford (1940-2007) was an American artist known for his remarkable versatility and creative range. He excelled in drawing, sculpting, painting and etching, and his work earned him esteem among collectors and institutions alike. As an artist who taught others about art, he emphasized the necessity of simplicity, and so Hollis Williford, The Crossing at the River consists of a series of stories to reveal the richness of his life, his struggles, the triumphs he enjoyed, and the lasting beauty and scope of his work.

Williford won the National Academy of Western Art Prix de West Award in 1980 and 1988 with The Snake Priest and Welcome Sundown, respectively. The massive, 12-foot monument, Welcome Sundown, stands at the entryway of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

Williford's sculpture can be found in numerous institutional collections, including the Gilcrease Museum, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum, Middlebury College, the Whitney Western Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Duquesne University and Johns Hopkins University. His work is still enjoyed and collected by countless people around the world." (source: artist's website) Size of of largest plate ("Tundra Parade"): 7" W x 4" H (17.8 cm W x 10.2 cm H); of largest paper: 11" W x 8" H (27.9 cm W x 20.3 cm H).

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico USA collection

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Item # 191315

  • Condition: Excellent. "Easy Double" has been shrink-wrapped to cardboard backing. Has not been examined outside of shrink-wrap but appears to be in excellent overall condition. Some slight cockling to "Tundra Parade" and slight bending of corners to both "Tundra Parade" and "North Canoe," but both are also in otherwise excellent condition with clear imagery.

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