Coeur d'Alene Art Auction - July 2021

– 51 – 66 Thomas Blackshear II (b. 1955) Mighty Wind oil on canvas 29 × 42 inches initialed lower right: TBII VERSO Signed and titled Mighty Wind was featured on the cover of the Killers’ 2020 single “My Own Soul’s Warning.” In discussing this painting the artist writes, “It depicts the figure of a strong Native American in the midst of an upcoming storm. This is a stylized painting where I designed the features of the man to look like he was carved out of rock, to give him a sculptural appearance like the mesas that are in the background of the painting. His hair is blowing in the wind as he stands strong and immovable; no matter what may come, he will withstand the storms of life. “The mood was set by the incoming storm, so I wanted to use a different color scheme made up of blue, grays, and subtle violets.” EXHIBITED Masters of the AmericanWest , Autry Museum of the AmericanWest, Los Angeles, California, 2020 $25,000–35,000