Kyle Sims (Montana / Wyoming, b. 1980), "The Getaway", elk on mountainside, oil on panel, signed lower right

sight: 60 x 40 in., frame: 74.5 x 54 in.

Provenance: Property from the Estate of Robert A. "Bob" Funk Sr. - trailblazing American businessman, philanthropist, and rancher, from his impressive ranch headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; originally purchased by Mr. Funk from Trailside Galleries (Jackson, Wyoming), in 2010

Kyle Sims earned a Fine Art degree from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana. Inspired by wildlife artist Carl Brenders at age 13, Sims began attending workshops at 16, where Dan Smith became a mentor and Paco Young encouraged him to paint from life. His work has been exhibited at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum’s Prix de West Invitational, the Autry’s Masters of the American West, the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Western Visions Show and Sale, and the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale. His honors include the Society of Animal Artists’ Distinguished Young Artist Award (2004), the Wildlife Award at Arts for the Parks (2005), the Major General and Mrs. Don D. Pittman Wildlife Award at Prix de West and Best in Show at the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale (both 2009), and the Bob Kuhn Wildlife Award at Masters of the American West (2013).