Conrad Schwiering (American, 1916–1986), "Evening Mantle, Jackson Hole, Wyoming"

Conrad Schwiering (American, 1916-1986)
Conrad Schwiering, also known as Connie Schwiering, was an American landscape painter from Wyoming. Schwiering became a painter in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 1947, and he opened a gallery in the Wort Hotel the following year. One of his mentors was Clifford Hansen, who subsequently served as the Governor of Wyoming. Schwiering did paintings of Wyoming landscapes, including the Tetons. He also painted in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and in Mexico. Schwiering was a regionalist, a realist, and an impressionist. His work was exhibited at the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Gilcrease Museum in Oklahoma. Schwiering was a founding member of the National Academy of Western Art, and he appeared in Who's Who in American Art.