Galen Rowell 1980 China Rider & Horse 151/300 Signed 16x20 Print + 1st ed.Book

Description: RARE CLOSED EDITION Rural Chinese Horseman & His Horse (Kirghiz crossing a glacial stream) by Galen Rowell 1980 Numbered 151/300 signed & framed 16x20 photographic fine art print This image was used in his famous book Mountains of the Middle Kingdom This print has everything going for it... extraordinary! The relationship between man and horse so eloquently displayed in this shot is priceless!Used as page 17 in his book, Mountains of the Middle Kingdom! Read about Galen Rowell by scrolling past the photographs below and clicking on link. This photograph was taken by Rowell during his historic visit to China in 1980. He was one of the first Americans allowed to travel into rural China. Print is 16' x 20" in frame that is 20" x 24-1/4" Please pardon any glare you might see in picture... the print is in PERFECT condition! You cannot find another one of these prints for sale... perhaps because people recognize its value as both great art and investment... hard to part with! I would not be selling it if I did not need the funds. Winning bidder will also receive a first edition copy of the book with dust jacket protected by archival quality mylar cover protector. What an exceptional present this would be for anyone. this photograph is a masterpiece used in an important book. The print has never been de-framed. I am not a professional and would not dare try such a thing. Framed by Rowell's Mountain Light Studios in 1980. GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC.... Due to fraud issues, interested international customers must personally contact me -- I might send it to you under certain conditions. Sold as-is. No returns. I am not an appraisal service!EMAILED QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED! Pardon light reflections, etc. Print and frame are in immaculate condition! ALL REASONABLE OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO EMAIL ME. DON'T BE SHY... Give it a try! I'm very reasonable! RAISING MONEY TO PAY OFF MEDICAL EXPENSES---> BUY THIS MASTERPIECE AT A GREAT PRICE & FOR A GOOD CAUSE!! Galen Rowell: Biography August 23, 1940 - August 11, 2002 Born in 1940 in Oakland and raised in Berkeley, California, Galen was introduced to wilderness before he could walk. He began climbing mountains at the age of ten on Sierra Club outings, and at sixteen made his first roped climbs in Yosemite Valley. Over the next fifteen years he logged more than a hundred first ascents of new routes there and in the High Sierra backcountry. Taking photographs began as a way to share his high and wild world with friends and family. In 1972 he became a full-time photographer after selling his small automotive business. Less than a year later he did his first major magazine assignment - a cover story for National Geographic. Galen pioneered a special brand of participatory wilderness photography in which the photographer transcends being an observer with a camera to become an active participant in the image being photographed. His emotional connection to his subject matter came across clearly in his early mountain climbing photographs that first drew public recognition, but his landscape imagery, often made on the same adventures, has proven even more evocative because of the visual power he created from what he described as "a continuing pursuit in which the art becomes the adventure, and vice-versa." Galen Rowell climbed every major mountain in the world. climbing many in one day! He was the first person to climb Mt. Everest in one day. He is considered by many to be one of America's greatest adventurers. In 1980, he became one of the first Americans allowed to travel into remote China. His book "Mountains of the Middle Kingdom" gained him critical fame and still remains a best seller. In 1984 he received the Ansel Adams Award for his contributions to the art of wilderness photography. In 1992 Galen received a National Science Foundation Artists and Writers Grant to photograph Antarctica. Tragically, Galen Rowell and his wife, Barbara, were killed in a plane crash near the Bishop airport on August 11, 2002, on their way home from a photo workshop class in Alaska. Selling my collection to pay for Grad School tuition: Check out my store for other hard to find collectibles of every type: Chiaroscoro for the Omnivorous Mind Fair starting price, better than having a reserve. Some or most of my items have come from barns, old houses and estate sales... UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, I MAKE NO CLAIMS AS TO ITEMS being "SMELL-FREE" or HAVING COME FROM SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS! Emailed questions always welcomed! FAST Shipping! Will mail out next day after PayPal payment! Shipping Confirmation included with every order. Check my perfect positive feedback! Shipping discount for multiple orders. I make no profit on shipping... you will always be refunded any significant overcharges incurred because of my estimates. Email me for INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING before bidding!

Price: 5895 USD

Location: Spicewood, Texas

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