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John Young Hunter (1874 - 1955)

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"The Agreement"
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SOLD“The Santa Fe Trail”30"x 40"  oil on canvas
SOLD“Sunrise Over Cañón”26" x 38" oil
“Sunrise Over Cañón” framed26" x 38" oil
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SOLD"Summer Camp"30" x 33",  Oil on canvas

Please call the Gallery at (575) 751-0159 for current inventory

John Young Hunter (1874 - 1955)

John Young Hunter first arrived in Santa Fe and Taos in 1917.

He settled in Taos in 1942 with the patronage of Mabel Dodge Luhan.

by  Robert Parsons

and   Ashley Rolshoven

John Young Hunter   Highest Auction Prices

 "Balinese dancers"   Price:  $11,577

"Santa Fe Trail Ablaze"  Price:     $9,200

"Sunset in Taos Valley"  Price:     $9,200

"Reverie Lady in Oriental"  Price:     $9,200

"The Old Santa Fe Trail"  Price:     $6,900

"Portrait of the Roswell Mill"  Price:     $6,325

"A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST"  Price:     $5,555

"THE PHILOSOPHER OF FERNEY"  Price:     $5,555

"The girl with ribbon"  Price:  $4,386

"Ghost Ranch"  Price:     $3,630

Fine Art prices have risen steadily. Please contact the Gallery for the latest prices and current inventory.

Parsons does not offer John Young Hunter reproductions, because no reproduction can compare to the real paintings.

  Parsons invites you to visit the Galleries to experience the unmatched beauty of the real art.

John Young Hunter Art Biography:

American Artist

John Hunter was born in Glasgow, Scotland

He attended the Royal Academy in London, mentoring under  John Singer Sargent.

Hunter showed at the Royal Academy from 1900 to 1913.

He moved to the United States in 1913

John Young Hunter first traveled to Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, in 1917

He took permanent residence in Taos in 1942

In Taos he built his own studio, working from there until his death in 1955

John Young Hunter had exhibits at the National Tate Gallery in London and the Musee de Luxembourg Museum in Paris.

He explained his techniques and his philosophy of painting in his own book "Reviewing the Years". 

He was recognized for his portrait painting in England.

Hunter painted at the Crow Agency in Montana.

In Taos, he painted many Indian subjects, still lifes and landscapes.

His media included Gouache, Oil Paint, Watercolor, Mixed-Media and Multi-Media.

He was honored with the Emily Lowe Memorial Award, Audubon Artists.

John Young Hunter Major Museum Collections include:

Anschutz Collection

Harmsen Western Art Collection

Allen Memorial Art Museum

New Mexico Museum of Art

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Stark Museum of Art

Watson Gallery, Wheaton College

John Young Hunter Museum Collections online include:

(Click on  links below to view Art Works)

"Sir Patrick Manson (1844–1922), Investigator of Tropical Diseases"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/sir-patrick-manson-18441922-investigator-of-tropical-dise126970

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