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DON CROWLEY "BEST FRIENDS" OIL ON CANVAS

Don V. (Donald) Crowley (1926 - 2019) "Best Friends" Oil on Canvas. Artist: Don Crowley Title: "Best Friends" Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature Type: Hand Signed | Signature Location: Lower Right | Site Measurement: 12" x 9" | Keywords: Native American, Indian Artwork, Art; Ref: BD2106

DON CROWLEY "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" OIL ON BOARD

Don V. (Donald) Crowley (1926 - 2019) "Beauty And The Beast" Oil on Board. Artist: Don Crowley Title: "Beauty And The Beast" Medium: Oil on Board Signature Type: Hand Signed | Signature Location: Lower Right | Site Measurement: 20" x 15" | Keywords: Native American, Indian Artwork, Art; Ref: BD2106

Don Crowley Passing Showers Painting

Title is Passing Showers. 9" by 12" unframed. 19 1/2" by 22 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Don V (Donald) Crowley. 1926 Redlands, California - 2019. Known for: Historical-Indian genre and animal painting, illustration. Known for his realistic depiction of Indian figures, Donald Crowley was born in Redlands and raised in Santa Ana, California from the time he was ten years old. He showed art talent from childhood. Of his personal feelings about art expression, he said: "Art is like sex. It's something that you do; not something that you talk about." As a young man, he was a close friend and painting companion with Mervin Corning, who became an accomplished watercolorist. Crowley was heavily influenced towards subjects and technique by Frederic Remington's book, Done in the Open, and also by a book of English painters, titled World Famous Paintings, edited by Rockwell Kent. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marines, and then used the G.I. Bill to finance his way through the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Of this educational opportunity, he said that the GI Bill "was the greatest thing the government ever did." He married Betty Jayne, a fellow art student, and the couple headed East where he spent twenty-one years in New York as a commercial illustrator with the Charles E. Cooper Studio. He was prolific, and his illustrations from that era appeared in many publications including Reader's Digest, Dorothy Sayers' mysteries, and children's books. Looking back, he described that period of his life as being among "unbearably pretentious" people, and living a life of "tinsel". He said that in those days opportunities for gallery representation for artists was minimal, but having observed his friend James Bama have a successful one-man show in Wyoming, and tired of commercial art, he and his family moved West in the late 1960s. In 1974, they moved to Tucson where Sam Wisnom, former schoolmate, had arranged for Crowley to show his work. Crowley found Arizona a happy contrast to his east-coast existence. Spending time on reservations with members of the Paiute and Apache tribes, he began his ongoing focus of painting Indian figures and portraits. Moving from commercial to fine art had a loosening effect on his style, and his work got more colorful. He met the Martineaus, a Paiute family on the San Carlos Reservation, and for years has used them regularly as models. He is fascinated by the inner dignity the Indians have when they are dressed in their finery. As a special thank you to these new friends, he gave the San Carlos Apaches the proceeds of 40 artist proofs of his 1981 Greenwich Workshop lithographs. In 1994, Don Crowley was elected to membership in the Cowboy Artists of America, and he won numerous awards exhibiting with that organization including Artist's Choice, 1999; and Oil Painting, 1996, 1999 and 2006. In 1998, he was named Artist of the Year by the Friends of Western Art, an affiliate group of the Phoenix Art Museum.

Don V. (Donald) Crowley, American (1926-2019), The Grand Child, graphite on paper, 27”H x 19 1/2”W (sight), 35 1/8”H x 27 5/8”W (frame)

Don V. (Donald) Crowley American, (1926-2019) The Grand Child graphite on paper Signed lower right. Scottsdale Art Auction label verso. Biography from the Archives of askART: Known for his realistic depiction of Indian figures, Donald Crowley was born in Redlands and raised in Santa Ana, California from the time he was ten years old. He showed art talent from childhood. Of his personal feelings about art expression, he said: "Art is like sex. It's something that you do; not something that you talk about." As a young man, he was a close friend and painting companion with Mervin Corning, who became an accomplished watercolorist. Crowley was heavily influenced towards subjects and technique by Frederic Remington's book, Done in the Open, and also by a book of English painters, titled World Famous Paintings, edited by Rockwell Kent. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marines, and then used the G.I. Bill to finance his way through the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Of this educational opportunity, he said that the GI Bill "was the greatest thing the government ever did." He married Betty Jayne, a fellow art student, and the couple headed East where he spent twenty-one years in New York as a commercial illustrator with the Charles E. Cooper Studio. He was prolific, and his illustrations from that era appeared in many publications including Reader's Digest, Dorothy Sayers' mysteries, and children's books. Looking back, he described that period of his life as being among "unbearably pretentious" people, and living a life of "tinsel". He said that in those days opportunities for gallery representation for artists was minimal, but having observed his friend James Bama have a successful one-man show in Wyoming, and tired of commercial art, he and his family moved West in the late 1960s. In 1974, they moved to Tucson where Sam Wisnom, former schoolmate, had arranged for Crowley to show his work. Crowley found Arizona a happy contrast to his east-coast existence. Spending time on reservations with members of the Paiute and Apache tribes, he began his ongoing focus of painting Indian figures and portraits. Moving from commercial to fine art had a loosening effect on his style, and his work got more colorful. He met the Martineaus, a Paiute family on the San Carlos Reservation, and for years has used them regularly as models. He is fascinated by the inner dignity the Indians have when they are dressed in their finery. As a special thank you to these new friends, he gave the San Carlos Apaches the proceeds of 40 artist proofs of his 1981 Greenwich Workshop lithographs. In 1994, Don Crowley was elected to membership in the Cowboy Artists of America*, and he won numerous awards exhibiting with that organization including Artist's Choice, 1999; and Oil Painting, 1996, 1999 and 2006. In 1998, he was named Artist of the Year by the Friends of Western Art, an affiliate group of the Phoenix Art Museum. Sources: Peggy & Harold Samuels, Contemporary Western Artists, p. 134 (Quotes) Cowboy Artists of America 44th Annual Exhibition, 2009; Exhibition Catalogue published by the Cowboy Artists of America and the Phoenix Art Museum. Artist files of the Phoenix Art Museum Library

Don V. (Donald) Crowley, American (1926-2019), The Grand Child, graphite on paper, 27”H x 19 1/2”W (sight), 35 1/8”H x 27 5/8”W (frame)

Don V. (Donald) Crowley American, (1926-2019) The Grand Child graphite on paper Signed lower right. Scottsdale Art Auction label verso. Biography from the Archives of askART: Known for his realistic depiction of Indian figures, Donald Crowley was born in Redlands and raised in Santa Ana, California from the time he was ten years old. He showed art talent from childhood. Of his personal feelings about art expression, he said: "Art is like sex. It's something that you do; not something that you talk about." As a young man, he was a close friend and painting companion with Mervin Corning, who became an accomplished watercolorist. Crowley was heavily influenced towards subjects and technique by Frederic Remington's book, Done in the Open, and also by a book of English painters, titled World Famous Paintings, edited by Rockwell Kent. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marines, and then used the G.I. Bill to finance his way through the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Of this educational opportunity, he said that the GI Bill "was the greatest thing the government ever did." He married Betty Jayne, a fellow art student, and the couple headed East where he spent twenty-one years in New York as a commercial illustrator with the Charles E. Cooper Studio. He was prolific, and his illustrations from that era appeared in many publications including Reader's Digest, Dorothy Sayers' mysteries, and children's books. Looking back, he described that period of his life as being among "unbearably pretentious" people, and living a life of "tinsel". He said that in those days opportunities for gallery representation for artists was minimal, but having observed his friend James Bama have a successful one-man show in Wyoming, and tired of commercial art, he and his family moved West in the late 1960s. In 1974, they moved to Tucson where Sam Wisnom, former schoolmate, had arranged for Crowley to show his work. Crowley found Arizona a happy contrast to his east-coast existence. Spending time on reservations with members of the Paiute and Apache tribes, he began his ongoing focus of painting Indian figures and portraits. Moving from commercial to fine art had a loosening effect on his style, and his work got more colorful. He met the Martineaus, a Paiute family on the San Carlos Reservation, and for years has used them regularly as models. He is fascinated by the inner dignity the Indians have when they are dressed in their finery. As a special thank you to these new friends, he gave the San Carlos Apaches the proceeds of 40 artist proofs of his 1981 Greenwich Workshop lithographs. In 1994, Don Crowley was elected to membership in the Cowboy Artists of America*, and he won numerous awards exhibiting with that organization including Artist's Choice, 1999; and Oil Painting, 1996, 1999 and 2006. In 1998, he was named Artist of the Year by the Friends of Western Art, an affiliate group of the Phoenix Art Museum. Sources: Peggy & Harold Samuels, Contemporary Western Artists, p. 134 (Quotes) Cowboy Artists of America 44th Annual Exhibition, 2009; Exhibition Catalogue published by the Cowboy Artists of America and the Phoenix Art Museum. Artist files of the Phoenix Art Museum Library

Don V. (Donald) Crowley, American (1926-2019), The Grand Child, graphite on paper, 27”H x 19 1/2”W (sight), 35 1/8”H x 27 5/8”W (frame)

Don V. (Donald) Crowley American, (1926-2019) The Grand Child graphite on paper Signed lower right. Scottsdale Art Auction label verso. Biography from the Archives of askART: Known for his realistic depiction of Indian figures, Donald Crowley was born in Redlands and raised in Santa Ana, California from the time he was ten years old. He showed art talent from childhood. Of his personal feelings about art expression, he said: "Art is like sex. It's something that you do; not something that you talk about." As a young man, he was a close friend and painting companion with Mervin Corning, who became an accomplished watercolorist. Crowley was heavily influenced towards subjects and technique by Frederic Remington's book, Done in the Open, and also by a book of English painters, titled World Famous Paintings, edited by Rockwell Kent. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marines, and then used the G.I. Bill to finance his way through the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Of this educational opportunity, he said that the GI Bill "was the greatest thing the government ever did." He married Betty Jayne, a fellow art student, and the couple headed East where he spent twenty-one years in New York as a commercial illustrator with the Charles E. Cooper Studio. He was prolific, and his illustrations from that era appeared in many publications including Reader's Digest, Dorothy Sayers' mysteries, and children's books. Looking back, he described that period of his life as being among "unbearably pretentious" people, and living a life of "tinsel". He said that in those days opportunities for gallery representation for artists was minimal, but having observed his friend James Bama have a successful one-man show in Wyoming, and tired of commercial art, he and his family moved West in the late 1960s. In 1974, they moved to Tucson where Sam Wisnom, former schoolmate, had arranged for Crowley to show his work. Crowley found Arizona a happy contrast to his east-coast existence. Spending time on reservations with members of the Paiute and Apache tribes, he began his ongoing focus of painting Indian figures and portraits. Moving from commercial to fine art had a loosening effect on his style, and his work got more colorful. He met the Martineaus, a Paiute family on the San Carlos Reservation, and for years has used them regularly as models. He is fascinated by the inner dignity the Indians have when they are dressed in their finery. As a special thank you to these new friends, he gave the San Carlos Apaches the proceeds of 40 artist proofs of his 1981 Greenwich Workshop lithographs. In 1994, Don Crowley was elected to membership in the Cowboy Artists of America*, and he won numerous awards exhibiting with that organization including Artist's Choice, 1999; and Oil Painting, 1996, 1999 and 2006. In 1998, he was named Artist of the Year by the Friends of Western Art, an affiliate group of the Phoenix Art Museum. Sources: Peggy & Harold Samuels, Contemporary Western Artists, p. 134 (Quotes) Cowboy Artists of America 44th Annual Exhibition, 2009; Exhibition Catalogue published by the Cowboy Artists of America and the Phoenix Art Museum. Artist files of the Phoenix Art Museum Library

DON (DONALD) V. CROWLEY (1926-2019) PENCIL SKETCH 'STUDY FOR A CHIEF'

Framed pencil sketch on paper, "Study for a Chief," signed middle right Don Crowley (Donald V. Crowley, California, 1926-2019), titled and further signed verso, sight: approx  19 3/4"h, 15 7/8"w, overall: approx 34.25"h, 29.25"w,  14.3lbs **Provenance: The carefully curated western art collection of the Benton Family, Texas**

"Security Blanket" Don V. Crowley 1979

This lot includes a Don V. Crowley print, "Security Blanket." Don V. (Donald) Crowley (1926 - 2019) was known for his Historical-Indian genre and animal paintings, and illustrations. Crowley was heavily influenced towards subjects and technique by Frederic Remington's book titled, Done in the Open. He went to Tucson in 1973, with the idea of painting exclusively for galleries and moved there permanently the next year. His models were often members of the San Carlos Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona and eventually, almost exclusively, a family of Paiutes, the Martineaus, from the Kaibab Plateau region of northern Arizona. His handsome, clear portraits of Native American women and children and their colorful Pendleton blankets are signature works. In fact, long-time collectors of his work may see the subject as both a girl and a woman, wearing the colorful, geometrically patterned blanket that is handed down from generation to generation. He is a member of the “Tucson 7,” an informal group of artists who all began their careers in commercial art and illustration and have made the successful transition to Western fine art. In 1994, he was elected a member of the Cowboy Artists of America, a group devoted to keeping realistic Western art alive in the tradition of Remington and Russell. This prestigious group holds its annual exhibition and sale each October at the Phoenix Art Museum. Crowley is represented by some of the most prestigious western art galleries in the country including Settlers West (Tucson, AZ), Trailside (Scottsdale, AZ; Jackson Hole, WY) and Alterniann (Santa Fe, NM). The eloquence of a Don Crowley painting is not in its re-creation of history, but in its vision of the living. A consummate realist, Don can paint the beauty and dignity of an Apache maiden, the spiritual countenance of an Indian dancer or a quiet still life with equal skill and passion. He has been able to free his talents and delve into the engrossing world of the Apache and Paiute Indians. His paintings typify the ideals of these southwestern societies and impart to the viewer the serenity of these people and their surrounding. Published by The Greenwich Workshop in 1979, this print is in very fine condition, no marring observed. Measures 19.5"L x 16.5"W.*

Donald Crowley (American, 1926-2019) The Transformation

Donald Crowley (American, 1926-2019) The Transformation oil on canvas signed Don Crowley (lower right) 30 x 24 inches Provenance: Husberg Fine Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona Leanin' Tree Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, Boulder, Colorado Sold: Scottsdale Art Auction, Scottsdale, Arizona, Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art Auction, January 19, 2018, Lot 406 Sold: Altermann Galleries & Auctioneers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 19, 2020, Lot 245 Acquired from the above by the present owner

Donald "Don" Crowley "The Bride" Original Oil On Canvas Art

Donald "Don" Crowley "The Bride" Original Oil On Canvas Art

Donald "Don" Crowley "Cactus Plumbs" Original Oil On Canvas Art

Donald "Don" Crowley "Cactus Plumbs" Original Oil On Canvas Art

Donald Crowley, Two Lithographs

Donald Crowley (1926 - 2019) Two Lithographs offset lithograph, edition 116 of 1500 Desert Sunset, 1979signed lower right: Don Crowley 22 x 15 1/4 in. (55.88 x 38.74 cm.)Frame: 30 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (76.84 x 59.69 x 4.13 cm.) The Starquilt, 1978signed lower right: Don Crowley 22 x 15 1/4 in. (55.88 x 38.74 cm.)Frame: 30 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (76.84 x 59.69 x 4.13 cm.) Provenance: A Private Family Foundation**All proceeds of sale from this artwork benefit a private charitable foundation (501c3) dedicated to supporting local arts communities and families in need.

Donald Crowley

Pueblo Woman 9" x 12", Oil on Board, Signed Lower Right

Donald Crowley | The Transformation

Artist: Donald Crowley | b. 1926 CAA Title: The Transformation Signed l/r: © D.M. Crowley CA Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 30 by 24 inches Condition: Very Good Condition details: This painting is in very good condition. Inspection under UV light reveals nothing of issue and no signs of restoration. Close inspection with the unaided eye does reveal a slight scuff in the varnish along the subjects’ right eye. The scuff mimics the shape of the 7 and is approximately 3 1/2 inches in length overall. The work is framed in a rustic gray frame with a somewhat ornate interior edge in a linen liner. The frame is in very good condition with little wear. Goldplate: The Transformation Donald Crowley. Verso: inscribed: “The Transformation” oil 30 x 24 © Don Crowley CA. Label: Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western and Wildlife Art. Label: Husberg Fine Arts, Scottsdale, AZ.

Don Crowley "Mountain Trail" Ltd. Ed. Print

Don V (Donald) Crowley (1926 - 2019) "Mountain Trail" limited edition print. Unframed, and Numbered 184/250. Artist: Don Crowley Title: "Mountain Trail" Medium: Ltd. Ed. Print Signature Type: Signed Signature Location: Lower Right Edition: 184/250Site Measurement: 27.5x18 in. Keywords: Native American, Indian Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1033

Donald Crowley

Pueblo Woman 9" x 11", Oil on Canvas, Signed Lower Right

Donald Crowley | A Proud American

Artist: Donald Crowley | b. 1926 CAA Title: A Proud American Signed l/r: A Proud American Color Study Don Crowley Media: Gouache on board Dimensions: 15 1/2 by 10 inches Condition: Very Good Condition Details: This piece is in very good condition. With the unaided eye, there are no issues. Closer inspection under ultraviolet light reveals no issues and no signs of restoration. The work is mounted under glass and has not been inspected out of the frame. The frame is rustic light brown with a linen liner and gold trim. The frame is in very good condition with normal wear.

Donald Crowley | Color Study for "After Glow"

Artist: Donald Crowley | b. 1926 CAA Title: Color Study for "After Glow" Signed l/r: Color study for "After Glow" Don Crowley Medium: Gouache Dimensions: 11 by 13 inches

Donald Crowley | Color Study for "After Glow"

Artist: Donald Crowley |b. 1926 CAA Title: Color Study for "After Glow" Signed l/r: Color study for "After Glow" Don Crowley Medium: Gouache Dimensions: 11 by 13 inches

Donald Crowley | A Young Dancer

Artist: Donald Crowley | b. 1926 CAA Title: A Young Dancer Signed l/r: © Don Crowley CA Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 20 by 16 inches

Donald Crowley ( born 1926) The Blessing of the Ashes 32 x 52in overall: 42 x 62in

The Blessing of the Ashes unsigned oil on canvas 32 x 52in overall: 42 x 62in Footnotes Provenance From a private physician's collection, Texas.

Donald Crowley | Apache Scouts

Artist: Donald Crowley | b. 1926 CAA Title: Apache Scouts Signed l/r: Don Crowley CA Media: Oil on panel Dimensions: 9 by 12 inches

(2) Donald V Crowley, American, b 1926, signed limited edition prints: "Apache in White", signed lower right, edition 1022/1500, 29"...

(2) Donald V Crowley, American, b 1926, signed limited edition prints: "Apache in White", signed lower right, edition 1022/1500, 29" x 16 1/4" sight, 36 1/2" x 24 1/4" overall; "Desert Sunset", signed lower right, edition 1022/1500, 22" x 15 1/2" sight, 30 1/2" x 23 3/4" overall

Donald Crowley (b. 1926)

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Apache Child

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Blackfeet Grizzly Bear Man

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Dorina

Donald Crowley: Indian with Cowboy Hat

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Pueblo Woman

Pueblo Woman

Donald Crowley Joey Salt 9 by 12 inches Oil on

Donald Crowley Joey Salt 9 by 12 inches Oil on Board

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