#22 • Jon Van Zyle "Arctic Evening" Original Painting

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

High bid $1,100.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

An original acrylic painting on masonite, c.1992, 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 artist paints far more than just specialized dog sled race subjects. No stranger to the Arctic environs, he has twice completed the 1,049-mile race (the famed serum run celebrates its 100th anniversary this year). In this panoramic painting titled "Arctic Evening," Van Zyle captures the same lonely landscape atmosphere of a lone log cabin beneath a wintry moon-lit sky that made Sydney Laurence a legend. 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 13.25" x 25" and a sight view of 8" x 19.5".