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W. H. D. Koerner (1878 – 1938)
Desert of Wheat (1918)
oil on canvas
24 × 36 inches
31 × 42 × 1.5 inches (framed)
signed and dated lower left

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Great Falls, Virginia, 1991

EXHIBITED
Howard Pyle and His Students, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, 1995
Adventure Ho! Popular American Illustration 1897-1935, William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, Virginia, 1998-99

LITERATURE
Zane Grey, “ Desert of Wheat.” The Country Gentleman, June 15, 1918, illustrated

101

W. H. D. Koerner

1878 – 1938

Desert of Wheat (1918)
oil on canvas
24 × 36 inches
31 × 42 × 1.5 inches (framed)
signed and dated lower left
Sold at Auction: $12,000