#349 • Johnny Johnson "Puffed Up", "Sacred Ground", "Snow Bunny" 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 7:55 PM AKST

Category: Art

Six signed photographs by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947–2025). The first work is entitled "Puffed Up," c.1992, numbered 945/950. 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 photograph is entitled "Sacred Ground" c.2014, numbered 371/950. 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 third is titled "Snow Bunny". Johnson describes the scene: “A snowshoe hare begins the color phase change from summer brown to winter white. I found this snowshoe hare in mid-October near Denali National Park. It was hiding behind a snow-covered log, feeding on willow branches. In this picture the bunny is munching away on a freshly snapped twig.” The fourth is entitled "Lazy Day" c.1997, numbered 74/950, depicting a red fox yawning and stretching. The fifth is an artist's proof titled "Coastal Brown Bear" c.2004, depicting a large bear among tall coastal grasses near water. The last piece is titled "The Wild Bunch" c.2014, numbered 225/950, 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!”. All pieces are signed, dated, and numbered (except the AP), in the lower corner in gold leaf ink and printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Supergloss and Ilfochrome paper. A care guide and artist biography are included on the reverse. Each one is shrink-wrapped on board, and "The Wild Bunch" measures approximately 12.25" x 15.25".