#67 • Johnny Johnson "Puffed Up", "Orca Whales", "Lazy Day" Photographs & More

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 6:22 PM AKST

Category: Art

Six signed photographs by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947–2025). The first work is an artist's proof entitled "Puffed Up," c.1992, numbered 10/95. Johnson describes the scene: “Perched above the Bering Sea on the side of a rock cliff, a horned puffin waits for it's mate to return. Horned puffins spend most of their life at sea, coming to land in summer to breed and nest. This puffin was nesting inside a natural crevice on St. Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands.” The second is entitled "Lamb Chop" c.2012, numbered 24/950, showing a lamb playfully standing on the back of a Dall sheep ewe. The third is an artist's proof titled "Orca Whales" c.1993, depicting orcas breaking through the surface of calm, deep blue waters. The fourth photograph is entitled "Splish Splash" c.2012, numbered 40/950. Johnson describes the scene: “A young grizzly bear cools off in the river on a hot day. Taken at the McNeil River Bear Sanctuary-Alaska in June.” The fifth is "Lazy Day" c.1997, numbered 32/950, depicting a red fox yawning and stretching. The sixth is titled "Denali Greets the Dawn" c.2008, numbered 914/950. 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.” All pieces are signed and dated in gold leaf ink in the lower left corner. The photographs are printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Supergloss or Ilfochrome paper. A care guide and artist biography are included on the reverse. Each one is shrink-wrapped on board, and "Puffed Up" measures approximately 15" x 12".