Olaf Wieghorst
All Time Favorite Olaf Wieghorst Painting


His Wealth

A lone cowboy is driving his small herd of horses and all his earthly processions down a ravine into a large valley below. He is perhaps drifting to a new ranch to seek employment. The majestic landscape and clouds add a sense of tranquility to the scene. The painting leaves me with yeaning for a simpler, more basic life, where money is not the only measure of one's wealth.

I first saw this painting on the cover of the "Western Horseman Magazine" in January 1971. It instantly became my favorite painting and has remained so over the years. I was in the Army and stationed in Colorado Springs at the time, the city where the "Western Horseman" is published. I read the article about Olaf and kept the magazine. When I was released from the Army a year later, I returned to my home in Mesa, Arizona. While eating at a local western steakhouse, "Monti's La Casa Vieja," I was surprised to fine a print of "His Wealth" on the wall. At the time, I had no idea what a limited edition print was. I soon found a copy of the print in a Scottsdale art gallery and bought my first piece of Olaf Wieghorst art.
From a 1960 painting titled: “His Wealth”
Oil on canvas, 28 x 38 inches


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His Wealth is the title of this painting by Olaf Wieghorst that shows a cowhand on the move. The rider's forty year gatherin's may only include what is in sight - a string of horses, saddle and bedroll, the clothes on his back, plus maybe a clean shirt and some town boots tucked away under the tarp on the bed horse. But he's a wealthy man indeed. With good health, top horses to ride, and rugged, wide-open rangeland to work in, he's a million miles from being poor. Chances are, he considers himself rich, and he wouldn't swap his way on life for all the wealth of Wall Street. (About the cover).

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