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In conversation with art historian Walt Reed, John Clymer remarked, “Over the years I have noticed quite a difference in the whole West. When I say ‘West,’ I mean the Rocky Mountain West and the Pacific Coast. After these areas had been settled for about a hundred years, everybody started being interested in their history or heritage.

“I think it is the accumulation of all these experiences, the research and the old stories, the trips on the old trails to actual places, the visits to history museums, large and small, that make it possible to do pictures that are real and believable and have the feeling of the place and the time. I have always tried in both wildlife paintings and historical paintings to take the viewer to an actual place and make him feel he was really there.”

Describing this painting, the artist wrote: “When the first ice break up comes and the waters are high, these men go down on the log rafts – note the two rudders for steering – to the nearest trading post where they trade the furs for clothing and food. They trap in the winter when the fur is finest and they must take the furs as soon as spring high water comes or the furs will spoil.”

Additional Resources

• John Clymer’s Past Results
• View Condition Report

Condition ReportSurface is in excellent condition. No signs of restoration.

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