Description
HUNTING & FISHING HERITAGE SERIES by Les Kouba
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HUNTING & FISHING HERITAGE SERIES by Les Kouba are a set of four (4) prints published in an edition of 5000. The image size of each print is 16″ X 21 1/4″ plus full margins. Each print is pencil signed and numbered by the Artist. Each print may be purchased separately for $70.00.
This set of prints features many of the “tools of the trade” used by hunters and fishermen. These prints are very interesting pictures to have on the wall. Titles of the four (4) prints are as follows:
Dsrkhouse Fishing Heritage
Upland Game Heritage
Whitetail Hunting Hunting Heritage
Waterfowl Hunting Heritage
These prints are in mint condition and have not been framed or mounted.
Contact us for further information on this print or Les Kouba as we have nearly 300 different images in stock.
Note the picture of Les Kouba painting one of his famous pieces, “In Shelter”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Les was a good man. He was talented and strived hard to create exceptional paintings. He had an extraordinary sense of humor and was really fun to work with and be around. He was also a kind and generous man. As I wrote in one of his epitaphs, “Above all, Kouba was an artist whose first hand knowledge of the images he painted made his art both relatable and believable”.
He did a lot of homework studying and photographing his subject matter and how they lived and survived in their environment. This is why they so often tell a story or provide a nostalgic memory.
I always like the words he used describing his painting, “By the Country Store”. You have perhaps read this before but the following is ‘Classic Kouba’:
In 1939, Les Kouba was working his way around America painting Coca-Cola signs. Although it was always his final goal to become a wildlife painter:
“I had to pay my dues and obtain basic training wherever I could. The Country Store was a headquarters for the whole community; often including a post-office, a bus depot and a center of activity for the whole community. Just as we now have Classic Coca-Cola, this is a painting in remembrance of vintage Classic America. We share a lament for what we as a people have lost from these earlier times, but as long as the wild geese fly overhead, we can share their faith and hope for the future” .
Through his art, people remember great times and places, and the way it was before the fast pace and loss of values we frequently experience in present times.