Featured in this lot is a Rare Signed Howard Terpning "Trail in the Bitter Roots" Giclée on canvas, Artist's Proof Limited Edition 17/27. "Trail in the Bitter Roots" shows part of the old Lolo Trail used by the Nez Perce Indians when they left their home country in Idaho in 1877 and crossed over the Bitter Root range into the Bitter Root valley leading east in their attempt to reach Canada. The trail was extremely rough and dangerous and yet hundreds or people managed to cross the mountains, including old people and children, with all their horses and goods. It was an amazing accomplishment. Howard Terpning is an American painter and illustrator best known for his paintings of Native Americans. He is one of the most lauded painters of Western art. Over his lifetime he’s received the highest awards in the field, including the National Academy of Western Art’s Prix de West, the Hubbard Art Award for Excellence, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Autry National Center, and 2005 Masters of the American West Thomas Moran Memorial Award and countless others. He’s an Emeritus member of the Cowboy Artists of America with over forty-one awards from that organization. Terpning's work can be found in museums including the Phoenix Art Museum, Gilcrease Museum, Booth Western Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, and the Autry National Center of the American West. The Giclée on canvas is numbered, dated and signed on the bottom right corner. Giclée on canvas footer is labeled "Greenwich Workshop Museum Edition". COA included. The condition of this beautiful Giclée on canvas is wonderful with no obvious signs of damage and shows very nice overall condition. Measures 41.5"W x 50"L.