#57 • Johnny Johnson "The Wild Bunch", "Sacred Ground", "Go Fetch" 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 6:18 PM AKST

Category: Art

Six signed photographs by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947–2025). The first work is entitled "Lamb Chop" c.2012, numbered 21/950, showing a lamb playfully standing on the back of a Dall sheep ewe. The second is titled "The Wild Bunch" c.2014, numbered 214/950, showing a mother bear with her three young cubs standing together at the edge of a verdant forest. Johnson describes the scene: “In the world of momma grizzlies, bringing three youngsters into their second summer is a real success story. Now mom must teach her rowdy yearling triplets how to find food, how to cross a river, and where to dig a den. Of course, there is still time for fun. The triplets favorite game was 'king of the hill' using mom as the mountain-a real hoot to watch!”. The third is entitled "Autumn Tundra" c.1981, numbered 504/950. The accompanying artist statement reads: “On a misty day in August I set out with my macro lens to capture the tundra in Denali National Park. I chanced upon an incredibly diverse patch of vegetation: bog berries, low bush cranberries, lichen moss and blueberries. The popularity of this image has led me to try and duplicate it, but I have never been able to find this particular combination of plants again.” The fourth is entitled "Denali Greets the Dawn" c.2008, numbered 915/950. Johnson describes the scene: “Sometimes rising at 5:00a.m. pays off! At the South end of Wonder Lake are some low rolling hills that offer spectacular vistas of Mt. McKinley (20,320'). My wife, Peggy was first to spot the three caribou bulls. Hidden behind some willows, I took several pics before they caught our scent and moved away.” The fifth is titled "Sacred Ground" c.2014, numbered 364/950. Johnson describes the scene: “After months of cold and darkness, the icy grip of winter is but a distant memory. Fueled by the energy of eighteen hours of sunlight, new life explodes across the land. The cottongrass (arctic cotton) form a floral wreath around small kettle lakes-ancient relics of the last ice age-and twenty miles distant, the still ice covered mountains of Denali preside over the unfolding spectacle.” The last is titled "Go Fetch" c.2012, numbered 67/950. Johnson describes the scene: “A smart pair of red foxes located their den fifty feet from the ranger's cabin at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. The foxes chose a strategic site where humans could help protect the den while they were off hunting. The six pups were hard to photograph when out of the den, they moved so quickly. My persistence paid off when I caught this single pup bringing a stick onto the den mound. The stick didn't last long.” All pieces are signed, dated, and numbered in the lower left corner in gold leaf ink and printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Supergloss paper. A care guide and artist biography are included on the reverse. Each one is shrink-wrapped on board, and "Go Fetch" measures approximately 11.5" x 14.5".