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THBPaul Pletka (b. 1946) – General Custer
About Seller
11944 North Tracey Road
Hayden, ID 83835
United States
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction specializes in the finest classical Western and American Art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have over 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients over $325 million in the last fif...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJul 26, 2025
The 2025 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, to be held July 26 in Reno, Nevada, will feature 354 selections of unparalleled quality in Western & American Art from historical and contemporary artists such as Charles M. Russell, Maynard Dixon, William R. Leigh, Thomas Moran, Howard Terpning, E. Martin Hennings, and more. Coeur d'Alene Art Auction info@cdaartauction.com
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- Lot Description
Paul Pletka (b. 1946)
General Custer
acrylic on canvas
60 × 48 inches
signed lower left
According to Pletka biographer Evan Maurer, “Paul Pletka paints in the tradition of inspired realism. His fascination with real life artifacts, mainly from the Native American and Hispanic cultures of the West, has directed him to use these sources as the basis of a personal narrative that creates illusions of history. In his meticulous paintings there is an animated fantasy that is backed up by fact. The primary inspiration for a work comes from his initial, deep satisfaction with the objects of material culture. Pletka seriously studies the history of the West – its legends, artifacts, events, and characters. And from this research he develops a sense of fact that is embellished with personal interpretation to create these paintings of a shocking kind of realism.”
PROVENANCE
King P. Kirchner, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Present owner, by descent
View More InformationCondition
Surface is in excellent condition. No signs of restoration.
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