Karin Hollebeke (Utah, b. 1950), Southwestern scene with horses,  oil on canvas

sight: 24 x 36 in., frame: 28 x 40 in.

Provenance: Property from a Duncanville, Texas collection

Born in West Germany, Karin Hollebeke came to the United States as a teenager when her father, an engineer for Volkswagen, was transferred to Pennsylvania. Eventually, the family moved to El Paso, Texas where Karin was exposed to ranching. Though she loved the western life, Karin pursued an education and career in commercial illustration. The two converged when she began creating western paintings for shows and galleries. Karin now lives on a ranch in Utah where she gets firsthand knowledge for her art. "I am fortunate", Karin says, "to have the challenge to create and recreate the scenes of the historic West".