Trail's Reward
Artist
Charles Muench
(born 1966)
Datec. 2018
MediumOil on linen
Dimensions50 x 60 in. (127 x 152.4 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of The Hilbert Collection
Object number2020.072
DescriptionArtist's Statement: “Trail’s Reward is the culmination of my many Sierra backcountry pack trips. The majesty and grandeur of the Minaret Range never cease to amaze and inspire.”Charles Muench is an artist living between the Sierra Mountains and the high plains desert of Nevada. He studied primarily under Maynard D. Stewart, a student of Frank Vincent DuMonds and the son of renowned Utah landscape painter LeConte Stewart. After studying at the Art Students League of New York, Muench moved to Madrid, Spain, where he painted the city and countryside, studied Velasquez, copied master works in the Prado, and attended classes at the Circulo Bellas Artes. Muench was featured in Art of the West, PleinAir, and Southwest Art magazines. His artwork was included in the prestigious 2014 – 2015 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction. He received the Patron's Choice Award at the 2013, 2008, and 2005 Maynard Dixon Country Invitational.
He has received multiple awards at the California Art Club Gold Medal exhibitions, including the Irvine Museum Award at the 101st Annual Gold Medal Exhibition in 2012. He received the First Place Award at the 2008 Heritage Art Exhibition presented by Joan Irvine Smith, as well as the First Place Award and Best Painting of the Cove Award at the 2007 and 2005 Crystal Cove Alliance Invitational in Laguna Beach, California; and the Best of Show/Artist's Choice Award at the 2006 Telluride Plein Air Show.
Muench is a Signature Artist Member of the California Art Club.
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