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Owen Gromme
Originals




Born in 1896 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Gromme went to work at the age of 21 as a taxidermist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. After World War I, Gromme worked at the Milwaukee County Museum as a taxidermist, collector, photographer, movie editor, background painter, botanist, geologist, sculptor, and finally curator of birds and mammals. He retired in 1965 to devote full time to his painting. He first gained acclaim in 1945 when he won the Federal Duck Stamp competition. In 1963 Gromme completed to world acclaim a volume of scientific paintings called "Birds of Wisconsin," the 1998 edition is available below, a must have for bird art collectors and birders alike!   He was frequently referred to as the "Dean of American Wildlife Artists"during his lifetime. Owen Gromme died on October 29, 1991, at the age of 95.



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Blue-wing Teals
Oil on canvas - 1962
Image Size: 23 1/2" x 29 1/2"
Framed: 29 1/2" x 35 1/2"
Owner's Asking Price: $ 28,000
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Nesting Owls
Image - 23 1/4" x 31 1/2"
Frame - 27" x 35 1/4"
Oil on canvas - 1985
Owner's Asking Price:
$ 20,000
Nest was in Gromme's woods
Provenence Included

Yellow-headed Blackbird
Oil - 1980
Image Size: 17 3/4/" x 13 1/2"
Framed: 24 1/2" x 20 1/2"
Owner's Asking Price: $ 20,000
Published & sold out
Appears in the book "The World of Owen Gromme"

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