#161 • Johnny Johnson "River Dance", "Breach of Worlds" & "Denali Sunset" Photographs

Part of The Johnny Johnson Estate Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

Starting at $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 3, 2026 6:53 PM AKST

Category: Art

Three signed photographs by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947-2025). The first work, "River Dance", is dated circa 2015 and numbered 50/950. Johnson described the scene: "As the sun set, I knew it was time to get off the river, but it was just too beautiful—too exciting. I decided to stay a little longer and was rewarded when an adult grizzly emerged from the crimson current with his prize— a large sockeye (red) salmon. It seems the gulls are always present hoping for scraps. During the three months I spent documenting life on a salmon stream for the National Geographic, I learned a great deal about the importance of salmon to a healthy watershed. Each day was an adventure, a new chapter in my understanding of our vanishing wild world." The second work, "Breach of Worlds", is dated circa 1994 and numbered 59/950. Johnson described the scene: "A humpback whale performs a full body breach near Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska. When 40 tons of whale bursts from the water your heart stops and for a few quick seconds this behemoth of the deep appears. Then in a great crash of water it is gone." The third work, "Denali Sunset", is an Artist's Proof, dated circa 1988 and numbered 24/45. Pink alpenglow bathes Denali and is reflected in the calm water below. Johnson described the scene: "Alpenglow on Mt. McKinley reflected in a tundra pond at Denali National Park. This image was taken at 10:00 p.m. with a 35mm lens. I was all set up, camera on tripod, waiting for the light to illuminate the high peaks of the Alaska Range when suddenly to my pleasant surprise a trio of ducks swim into my picture. Great images are always made better with a little luck." All pieces are signed, dated, and numbered in the lower left corner in gold leaf ink and printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Supergloss or Ilfochrome. A care guide and artist's biography are included on the reverse. Each one is shrink-wrapped on board, and the largest measures approximately 18.5" x 24.5".