#39 • Johnny Johnson "Splish Splash", "Sacred Ground", "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 6:12 PM AKST

Category: Art

Six signed photographs by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947–2025). The first work is entitled "Splish Splash" c.2012, numbered 37/950. 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 second is "Lamb Chop" c.2012, numbered 23/950, showing a lamb playfully standing on the back of a Dall sheep ewe. The third is titled "Sacred Ground" c.2014, numbered 373/950. 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 fourth is entitled "Snow Bunny" c.1991, numbered 301/950. 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 fifth is titled "Lazy Day" c.1997, numbered 49/950, depicting a red fox yawning and stretching. Lastly, the sixth is entitled "Denali Greets the Dawn" c.2008, numbered 491/950. 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, 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 each measures approximately 11.5" x 14.5".