Bad Whiskey

Details

ANDY THOMAS (B. 1957)
Bad Whiskey
signed 'Andy Thomas' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 48 in. (61 x 121.9 cm.)

Provenance

Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Hayden, Idaho, 26 July 2008, lot 108.
Art Capital Group, New York, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2008.

Literature

J. McCarthy, "Andy Thomas' Artful Journey: Carthage Artist Tells Stories with His Paintings," Rural Missouri, February 2009, illustrated.

Exhibited

Palm Beach, Florida, The Society of the Four Arts, Recapturing the Real West: Collections of William I. Koch, February 4-April 15, 2012.

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Lot Essay

Of the present work, Andy Thomas wrote in 2008, "It's a cowtown Saturday night and young, hardworking cowboys, imbued with liquor and a sense of invincibility, are intent on living a full and adventurous life, tonight, in this very saloon. Adventure turns to misadventure and it is fortunate these boys ride better than they shoot. The whole affair can be explained: Bad Whiskey."

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