A.D. Greer

1904-1998

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BORN IN

Oklahoma Territory

KNOWN FOR

Luminous landscape, still life and figure painting, illustration

NAME VARIATIONS

Aubrey Dale Greer

An artist, poet, lecturer, and illustrator, A D Greer became a legend among Texas landscape painters because of his popularity and the high-dollar values of his luminist, romantic paintings. He lived primarily in New York City but paints numerous southwestern landscapes.

Greer was born in Oklahoma Territory, and in 1907, after the death of his mother, was taken to Hutchinson, Kansas where he grew up on a farm. He studied at St. Johns Academy in Salina, Kansas and then began work as a sign painter. He was a member of the Guild of Freelance Artists in New York. On November 1, 1980, Greer was made an Honorary Texas Ranger.

Sold At Lone Star Art Auction

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A.D. Greer
(1904 – 1998)

Blanco River

, 1977
oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches
Sold for: $3,438