Poster oil painting fetches $90,000 in auction by oilpaintings

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Allow Bartlett and his spouse Beginning McDonald have now gone four for five.

The several, both lengthy time Stampede volunteers, have placed the successful bid four periods in the last five decades for the title item at the Calgary Stampede European Art Market.

This season, their $90,000 successful bid This permitted the several simply to move away with a non colored documents oil painting of place western Vern Lonsberry, a painting which will become the formal 2013 Calgary Stampede poster.

"I was amazed that this ceased at $90,000. I believed it would go greater than that," Bartlett said. "Now we just have to determine where we'll put it."

Bartlett said the married couple's house is loaded with modern art, but he has lengthy had an admiration for the of European artists.

"I think there's just something about the loyalty of the western. There's principles and reliability with a western - you know they've got your returning," he said.

Wanting to do their aspect to retain some of that European history, Bartlett and McDonald made the decision several decades ago to basically "underwrite" the Calgary Stampede European Art Market. While they were outbid once many decades ago, when the Stampede poster went for a history $137,500, they have otherwise been the ones to phase up to create sure the art goes for a excellent cost.

While the other paintings have bought dangle in Bartlett's office, the Calgary Oil Team, and the Stampede reasons, this will be the first one they dangle in their own house. Bartlett said he is attracted to the irritable, environmental characteristics of the painting, done by Co European specialist Fight it out Beardsley.

Beardsley was requested by Stampede first vice-chairman Bob Thompson, who said he came up with the western concept after being motivated by philanthropist Expenses Siebens' latest present to the Stampede of aspect of the ancient OH Hacienda.

"Thinking about that, really what I desired (for this poster) was a honor to the significant western," Thompson said.

For his aspect, Beardsley said it was a excitement to be aspect of the Calgary Stampede's 100th birthday.

"It's over the top," Beardsley said. "Bob kept saying, 'I don't think you quite know what you're getting into,' and I didn't - until I got here.'"

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Source: http://www.photoblog.com/oilpaintings/2012/07/15/

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