Nick Eggenhofer

Nick Eggenhofer (December 5, 1897 - March 7, 1985 ) was a German-born American painter, illustrator and sculptor of the American West. He was the author of two books.

Early life Eggenhofer was born in Gauting, Bavaria, on December 5, 1897. He emigrated to the United States in 1913. He graduated from Cooper Union in New York City. He painted and sculpted the American West, including horses, mules, cowboys and Native Americans. He exhibited his work at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming in 1975 and 1981, and at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas in January 1985. They had a daughter, Evelyn. Eggenhofer was a Freemason.

Eggenhofer died on March 7, 1985, in Cody, Wyoming, at age 87.

Selected works