Vintage Original Oil Painting Old West Western Cowboy By Maher Morcos

This vintage original oil painting by artist Maher Morcos depicts an Old West Western Cowboy scene where a cowboys hat was shot off. The large framed painting, created in 1978 in California, USA, features a unique blend of Western art, animals, equestrian subjects, and people.

Signatures on the front and back by the artist add authenticity to this timeless piece, perfect for those who appreciate Americana and Cowboy cultures. The painting and frame are in excellent condition.

It measures 37 inches by 31 inches with the frame. Maher Naguib Morcos (Born 1946) is active/lives in California. Maher Morcos is known for Romantic western genre and portrait painting, architecture.

A painter and sculptor known for his'Old West' images as well as female forms and landscapes of Italy, Spain, France and Jerusalem, Maher Morcos focuses on depicting beauty, elegance and romance of'times gone by'. He was born in Egypt to an Italian father and Egyptian mother, and holds degrees in fine arts and architecture. He is also regarded as an accomplished saxophone player.

His work is in the collection of the White House in Washington DC, McDonald's Corporation, National Teacher's Association, Merrill Lynch, Buck and Abbott Laboratories, Phillips Petroleum, Burger King and Funk and Wagnalls, Inc. Among his private collectors are President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Jack Palance, Anthony Quinn and King Khalid of Saudi Arabia.

Awards include Best of Show in Sculpture in 1980 at the 1980 Charles Russell Show, and Best of Show for Sculpture and Gold Medal for Oil Painting that same year at the Phippen Museum in Prescott, Arizona.

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