Ed Borein 1872-1945
Three Etchings
“Out of the Gate” (Galvin 80) plate signed, restrike etching 5.5x7.5”
“Chasing” plate signed, restrike etching 7x12”
“Steer Busting” (Galvin 128) plate signed, restrike etching 6.75x14”
Estimate - $750 - $1,200
Edward Borein was one of a handful of early Western artists who was actually born in the West. As a young man he roamed the western states and territories and much of Mexico, working as a cowboy and using his artistic talent to record these experiences. Developing a deep affection for the West, and nurtured by his free lifestyle as a cowboy, he soon became known as a facile and spontaneous recorder of cowboy and Indian life.
In his early 30’s Borein decided to pursue a career as a professional artist and moved to New York City, where his studio soon became a favorite haunt for important figures such as Will Rogers, Charles M. Russell, Carl Oscar Borg and Buffalo Bill Cody.
Borein returned to his native California, married, and set up a permanent studio in Santa Barbara in 1921. His etchings, watercolors, and drawings quickly earned him a reputation as one of the foremost interpreters of the American West, and few artists have done so as accurately and skillfully as Borein.
