Lot # 57 - Original Painting – Nixon Galloway – Fighter Jets – 1989

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Local pickups will be on SATURDAY, November 23rd, from 9am - 1pm. For planning purposes, the location is on Kent’s West Hill near Sunnycrest Elementary School.
Start Date/Time: 11-Nov-2024 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 18-Nov-2024 6:56:00 PM
Current bid:

$82.00

Highest bidder:

Seattle79

Auction has ended

Description :

We believe this is an original painting by well-known aviation artist Nixon Galloway (1927-2003)/A.S.A.A. from 1989.

The painting portrays fighter jets in formation above the clouds. The light is magnificent on the planes - the clouds feel like you could touch them and they’d be soft. The paint application appears to be extremely thin – no impasto to the paint texture, but a slight sheen. There is additional matte paint applied on the top layer in the clouds making them more realistic. Despite not being able to see brush strokes, we believe this is original because 1) Galloway's paint technique matches this thin application, 2) the matte coat on top of the shiny coat is impossible to get in a print,  3) our client tended to own originals rather than copies, and 4) the frame is an expensive one in stepped silver edging. We don’t think someone would purchase such a frame for a poster/copy. Measures 22” H x 26” W framed.

Nixon Galloway's paintings have been exhibited in the White House, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, the Air Force Museum, and the Kennedy Space Center. He also worked as a freelance illustrator with aircraft manufacturers such as  Boeing, Hughes & Northrop. For more info on the artist:

Meadowlark Gallery: The Artist Biographies


Auction History

Highest bidder is Seattle79

Date Bid User
18-Nov-2024 4:54:48 AM $82.00 Seattle79
13-Nov-2024 5:09:35 PM $81.00 JS32
12-Nov-2024 4:49:16 AM $61.00 Seattle79
12-Nov-2024 4:49:06 AM $60.00 JS32
12-Nov-2024 4:49:06 AM $60.00 Seattle79
12-Nov-2024 4:48:14 AM $30.00 JS32
12-Nov-2024 4:48:13 AM $29.00 Seattle79
11-Nov-2024 11:10:27 AM $6.00 JS32
11-Nov-2024 9:08:25 AM $5.00 Spaceman1965

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