Nick Eggenhofer was born in a small town near Munich and found his way to America before World War I broke out.
By watching movies, he developed a love of cowboys and Indians (or "Der Trapper und die Indianer" "Trappers and Indians" as they called them in German).
He enjoyed drawing from a young age and soon found work doing illustration, starting with pen-and-ink drawings.
He worked in a variety of media, including gouache (above), oil, and watercolor.
Eggenhofer's work is featured in the latest issue of Illustration magazine #79. The article includes over 75 pictures by him in black and white and color. The issue also includes a feature on Clyde Caldwell (born 1948), plus a listing of New and Notable books and Exhibition and Events.
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I love how the stagecoach is just coming into the sunset shadow, and how the wheels and horses legs are blurred.
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