2021 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 6623 / 375  •  View Catalog  •   • 

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Thomas Blackshear II (b. 1955)
Mighty Wind
oil on canvas
29 × 42 inches
initialed lower right

VERSO
Signed and titled

In discussing this painting the artist writes, “It depicts the figure of a strong Native American in the midst of an upcoming storm. This is a stylized painting where I designed the features of the man to look like he was carved out of rock, to give him a sculptural appearance like the mesas that are in the background of the painting. His hair is blowing in the wind as he stands strong and immovable; no matter what may come, he will withstand the storms of life.

“The mood was set by the incoming storm, so I wanted to use a different color scheme made up of blue, grays, and subtle violets.”

Mighty Wind was featured on the cover of the Killers’ 2020 single “My Own Soul’s Warning.”

EXHIBITED
Masters of the American West, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California, 2020

66

Thomas Blackshear II

b. 1955

Mighty Wind
oil on canvas
29 × 42 inches
initialed lower right
Sold at Auction: $22,990
Condition ReportSurface condition is excellent. No signs of restoration.

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