WESTERN ARTIST: Peter Hurd
A regionalist painter known for his landscape, figure and genre paintings of New Mexico, Peter Hurd was especially focused on capturing light and atmosphere. His preferred medium was tempera on gesso panel, and many of his works depict the panoramic views he saw from his beloved ranch land. He was also a muralist and did many lithographs and watercolors.
Classic Western
The Western gallery houses the works of such prominent artists as Albert Bierstadt, Alfred J. Miller, Thomas Moran, Charles Russell, Frederic Remington, W.R. Leigh, and Frank Tenney Johnson. The Department of Western Art also publishes multiple catalogues on gallery works, which are available for purchase at the gallery bookstore.
Gerald Peters is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on art of the American West. For over thirty years, Mr. Peters has collaborated with museums, private collectors, and scholars in numerous projects related to the field of Classic Western Art.
