#110 • Johnny Johnson "Lazy Day", "Splish Splash" & Four Other 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 6:36 PM AKST

Category: Art

Six signed photographs by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947–2025). The first work is entitled "Lazy Day" c.1997, numbered 43/950, depicting a red fox yawning and stretching. The second work is entitled "Splish Splash" c.2012, numbered 47/950. 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 third is untitled, dated 1982, and numbered 208/500, depicting a fluffy owl sitting on dry grass, with mottled brown and white plumage and striking yellow eyes. The fourth photograph is an artist's proof entitled "Denali Greets the Dawn" c.2008. 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 "Lamb Chop" c.2012, numbered 33/950, showing a lamb playfully standing on the back of a Dall sheep ewe. The sixth is titled "Sacred Ground" c.2014, numbered 361/950. 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.” 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 "Lamb Chop" measures approximately 11.5" x 14.5".