KURT MARKUS* (Montana 1947 - 2022 Santa Fe) Ranch Paisley, Oregon, around 1980 gelatin silver print 27.8 x 35.2 cm verso photographer's stamp ESTIMATE € 350 - € 700 STARTING PRICE € 350 Kurt Markus (April 6, 1947 - June 12, 2022) was an American photographer, cinematographer and screenwriter. Born in rural Montana and self-taught, Markus was a nationally and internationally published photographer of 'unique vision'. He won major awards for his editorial, advertising, and personal work. His photographs demonstrate "extraordinary vision and focus" and are critically renowned. Markus's personal work began with a focus on American West cowboys, which is perhaps his most-acclaimed subject to this day. "His timeless photographs explore the rugged yet romantic spirit of the cowboy...Markus reveals an era that is all but forgotten today. In his photography, Markus documents a life style of solitude and difficulty, yet to the viewers, a sense of romance; a hard life of plain food, plain surroundings, horses, and exposure to the elements, and yet a simple life free of inherent stress..." ("Kurt Markus Buckaroo Exhibit Archive." Hockaday Museum of Art. 10 May 2005. Hockaday Museum of Art. 15 Apr 2009). Further artists and styles: Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, William Eggleston, Edward Weston, Steve McCurry, portrait, portrait photography, landscape photography PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographys 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and, the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.