VERSO
Signed, titled, and dated

A letter from the artist discussing the painting will accompany the lot.

In discussing this painting, the artist wrote, “I got the idea for this painting while on the railroad from Skagway to Whitehorse. On the Alaskan summit I saw this roaring stream coming down from the snowfields and felt it would be a good subject matter with its white foaming water and little waterfalls on the side coming in to it. It is early summer, the grass and shrubs are green and there is a clearness to the air.”

PROVENANCE
Boreal Traditions, Anchorage, Alaska, 2007
Private collection, Anchorage, Alaska
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 2024
Private collection, Juneau, Alaska

LITERATURE
Sara Machetanz, The Oil Paintings of Frederick Machetanz: Painter of the Alaskan Scene, F. Lewis, 1980, pp. 30, 69, listed

Additional Resources

• Absentee & Phone Bid Form
• Fred Machetanz’s Past Results
• View Condition Report

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

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