Michael Sieve (b. 1951) Elk

Lot 60

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Lot Description

Michael Sieve (b. 1951)
Elk,1976
signed and dated "Michael Sieve 1976" lower right
acrylic on board, 17 1/2 by 27in.

Southeast Minnesota artist Michael Sieve is known for his large game paintings, particularly those depicting deer. “That's Michael's strength, and he's recognized as a mammal artist," said Bill Webster, an authority on wildlife art who founded Wild Wings, one of the nation's largest dealers of sporting art. Webster recalled, “I remember when he walked in to see me, a kid out of school, with five paintings. I think he was about 23. You could see already that his art was good.” Sieve’s success as an artist was also due to his time spent in nature, “He's a student of the woods," said Webster.

Provenance: William B. Webster III Collection

Literature: Ron Schara, “Drawing on his experience, wildlife artist Sieve, a natural when it comes to outdoors,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, February 18, 1990, p. 13C.

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