John P. Cowan "Glory Hole" 1st Ed Lithograph w/re-marque #630/800 Framed - Rare
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John P. Cowan "Glory Hole" 1988 1st Edition Lithograph #630/800
Custom Framed using the best quality materials including museum glass.
John P. Cowan is recognized as one of America's most renown sporting wildlife artists, and his works span the generations. His work is unique, and his watercolors are stunning.
The story behind "The Glory Hole" is an interesting one learned from John. This particular scene was painted from a pond John actually hunted. After the hunt, he posed the hunters and featured the Labrador on the dog seat with the now "famous sign"overhead. The sign actually existed, but it was in an adjacent area that President Jimmy Carter had hunted a few days before John hunted the pond portrayed in this painting. John was so taken with the sign, he included it in his painting, and it became the focal point of this painting and the re-marque the artist customized on this print.This particular print is a first edition Lithograph (#630/800), and in addition to his personal signature and numbering, he personally added a re-marque.
Here’s what Mr. Cowan had to say about this print: "Try to picture, in your duck-hunting fantasies, 650 acres of Arkansas pin oaks surrounded by a water control system and about ten square miles of rice fields. The result is mallard metropolis. This is the setting of The Glory Hole, the same locale as that shown in the 1986 Arkansas Duck Stamp and Print published by Larry Grisham. It is the kind of duck hunting Larry has to put up with. A few days before we hunted these flats, former president Jimmy Carter hunted an adjacent area. Unlike the low water I saw around Stuttgart and depicted in The Flats, these flats had more water than the control system could handle. Wading chest deep, we almost froze. In the painting, I lowered the water about three feet to make conditions look normal, though of course we limited out in about thirty minutes, despite high water. We used the rest of our time posing hunters, scouting backgrounds, and exercising the lab. The greenheads just kept raining down. Notice the light, portable retriever seat. The sign on the tree, in explicit and direct terms, warns hunters that this seat is reserved for canines only."
In 1961, John P. Cowan left the field of illustration and advertising to devote himself full time to sporting art. His paintings have appeared as cover art and illustrations in such magazines as Fortune, Life, Look, Esquire, Sports Afield,Outdoor Life, and other national publications. He has been awarded two silver medals by the Houston Artists Guild, was named Texas State Artist by the Texas Legislature in 1978-1979, and was chosen Artist of the Year by Ducks Unlimited in 1977. Cowan’s especially crisp and sparkling watercolors make a point of engaging man and wilderness. His artwork exemplifies his love for both hunting and fishing. He has been known to say: "If I had just one day to live, I think I’d spend it fishing."
Currently displayed and available for viewing at Sierra Hills Framing in Lincoln, California. Any spots on the photos are glare from the flash. The print and framing are both mint. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Custom Framed using the best quality materials including museum glass.
John P. Cowan is recognized as one of America's most renown sporting wildlife artists, and his works span the generations. His work is unique, and his watercolors are stunning.
The story behind "The Glory Hole" is an interesting one learned from John. This particular scene was painted from a pond John actually hunted. After the hunt, he posed the hunters and featured the Labrador on the dog seat with the now "famous sign"overhead. The sign actually existed, but it was in an adjacent area that President Jimmy Carter had hunted a few days before John hunted the pond portrayed in this painting. John was so taken with the sign, he included it in his painting, and it became the focal point of this painting and the re-marque the artist customized on this print.This particular print is a first edition Lithograph (#630/800), and in addition to his personal signature and numbering, he personally added a re-marque.
Here’s what Mr. Cowan had to say about this print: "Try to picture, in your duck-hunting fantasies, 650 acres of Arkansas pin oaks surrounded by a water control system and about ten square miles of rice fields. The result is mallard metropolis. This is the setting of The Glory Hole, the same locale as that shown in the 1986 Arkansas Duck Stamp and Print published by Larry Grisham. It is the kind of duck hunting Larry has to put up with. A few days before we hunted these flats, former president Jimmy Carter hunted an adjacent area. Unlike the low water I saw around Stuttgart and depicted in The Flats, these flats had more water than the control system could handle. Wading chest deep, we almost froze. In the painting, I lowered the water about three feet to make conditions look normal, though of course we limited out in about thirty minutes, despite high water. We used the rest of our time posing hunters, scouting backgrounds, and exercising the lab. The greenheads just kept raining down. Notice the light, portable retriever seat. The sign on the tree, in explicit and direct terms, warns hunters that this seat is reserved for canines only."
In 1961, John P. Cowan left the field of illustration and advertising to devote himself full time to sporting art. His paintings have appeared as cover art and illustrations in such magazines as Fortune, Life, Look, Esquire, Sports Afield,Outdoor Life, and other national publications. He has been awarded two silver medals by the Houston Artists Guild, was named Texas State Artist by the Texas Legislature in 1978-1979, and was chosen Artist of the Year by Ducks Unlimited in 1977. Cowan’s especially crisp and sparkling watercolors make a point of engaging man and wilderness. His artwork exemplifies his love for both hunting and fishing. He has been known to say: "If I had just one day to live, I think I’d spend it fishing."
Currently displayed and available for viewing at Sierra Hills Framing in Lincoln, California. Any spots on the photos are glare from the flash. The print and framing are both mint. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.