Those of you who have spent some of your valuable time reading my ramblings may remember my post about The Goodwill Outlet Stores, otherwise known as The Bins [link here]. One of the more amazing things about the 'last chance' material that gets sent to The Bins is the amount and quality of artwork, some of it quite nice. So this post is going to be the first in a series that describes some of our "finds." We are particularly fond of Western and Southwestern art, so everything that we have picked up fits this genre. And remember, at The Bins, you pay by the pound, with a maximum of $10 for any heavier items.
The first piece of art is a print by Conrad Schwiering. The Wikipedia entry on Schwiering can be found here. And this is a photo of the artist and one of his paintings:
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This is the print that we found - click on image to enlarge. Schwiering lived for a long time in Jackson, Wyoming, and many of his paintings are of the Tetons. This particular print is Number 49/500 and is numbered and signed by the artist. I found another copy of this print for sale on eBay for $399, but could not find any recent sales of lithographs like this. Too bad it's not an original - those go for $5,000 and up!!!
