Featured in this lot is this oil painting called "Our Pasture," circa 1982by Montana artist Rex Rieke born in 1939. The painting features a wonderfully and professionally crafted oil construction and features a landscape portrait of of the artists pasture with a mountain scene in the distance and shows a tree line below that. The artist signature can been seen in the bottom left hand corner and is set in a nice gold painted frame and is titled on the back of the painting. Rex Rieke grew up on the Oxbow cattle ranch near Wolf Creek, Montana. After studying art at the University of Montana he traveled to New York on two separate occasions to study at the Arts Students League. For several years he earned his living playing the piano on the nightclub circuit in Montana. In 1966 he joined the staff of the Montana Historical Society Museum in Helena as assistant curator. During these years his interest in art continued and he painted whenever time allowed. A growing demand for his work prompted Rieke to quit his museum job late in 1968 to become a full-time painter. He works mostly in oils and watercolor in his studio near Billings, Montana. The condition of this oil on board is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows good overall condition. The measurements of this framed oil on board is 12 1/2" x 14 3/8" and the visible art measures 7 1/2" x 9 3/8". Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection and collected by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce also was the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery.