SPECIALIZING IN ART, ANTIQUES AND ITEMS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST FROM THE ESTES PARK, COLORADO AREA
— OldEstes Mission —
Find, gather, preserve and make available to enthusiasts, the art, crafts, ephemera and other significant items associated with the history of Estes Park.
We keep the items significant to our collection, and pass along the rest to other collectors who will give them the love and care they deserve. All paintings have been cleaned and re-varnished if needed. All graphic art has been conserved using new archival materials (mats, acid free lining and backing of original mats etc.).
We are always looking for more information about, or different images by the artists and photographers shown. Please email us if you have anything of interest to share:
Artists of Old Estes—Estes Park attracted artists from all over—see artwork drawn from the area by: Charles Partridge Adams; Dean Babcock; Lyman Byxbe; John Kirsch; Richardson Rome; Birger Sandzen; Dave Stirling; Judge RH Tallant; Alfred Wands
Photographers of Old Estes: Fred Payne Clatworthy; L.C. McClure; Enos Mills; Harry Landis Standley; WH Jackson
Notables of Old Estes—Those Who Made a Difference.
Back in the Days of Old Estes—Historical photos and postcards.
From the Boomtime—Items from pre-1900 through the 1920's.
Collectibles from the 30's to the 60's—items from Old Estes homes, and some that were taken back to Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas as souvenirs of the mountains.
Old Estes in Print—Magazines, books etc.
Have a historic cabin or favorite spot in the mountains? Commission a High Quality Artistic Rendering of your special place from OldEstes.
New Acquisitions
Lyman Byxbe -
Timberline Cabin
Alt. title Moonlight on Timberline Cabin -
Aquatint 1929-30
Lyman Byxbe -
Long Lake
Likely the original pencil study for the 1936
Aquatint in his Smithsonian show
Lyman Byxbe -
Fish Creek, Long's Peak in Background
Acrylic on canvas
Birger Sandzen -
Veteran Pines
Nail Block (wood block cut with nail and paddle)
Dave Stirling – Dream Lake
Highlighted
artists
Lyman Byxbe &
Dave Stirling
Other Services
Limited Conservation Service—email for quote & see example - see example 2
High Quality Artistic Renderings of Your Cabin or Other Special Spot
Estes Park—Lyman Byxbe
OldEstes Exhibition -
Estes Park
Estes Park Heritage Festival 2006
If you'd like to
know more about the history of Estes Park, read
the books of Jim
Pickering.
The latest of which is:
Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park Then & Now
Contemporary rephotography by Mic Clinger - Text by James H. Pickering and Carey Stevanus
Click Here to Contribute to the new Estes Park Performing Arts Center Today
Renderings courtesy Thorp Architectural
Associates of Estes Park
SOPA Logo by Greig Steiner
