#16 • Jon Van Zyle "Sunset" Original Painting

Part of June 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $900.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

An original acrylic painting on masonite, c.1997, by Alaska artist Jon Van Zyle (b.1942), a lifelong painter who, in 2025 celebrated his forty-ninth, and final, year as the Official Artist of the Iditarod. The painting, titled "Sunset", depicts a lone canine as it roots through the snow-covered ground searching for sustenance, a pair of tall and narrow spruce trees nearby. In the distance, the sky is illuminated in warm shades of orange and yellow as the sun gently settles behind a forest, the lending edge populated by paper birch trees. Note the artist's wonderful handling of reflected light and color in the landscape and the almost "tactile" visual textures. Signed and dated lower right by the artist, the piece is further titled, signed, and dated in the artist’s hand en verso, with note reserving all reproduction rights as held by the artist. Housed within the original frame measuring approximately 12" x 11.5" overall, with a 7.5" x 7" sight view.