William Maughan (American, b. 1946) First Light, 1981 oil on canvas signed Maughan and dated (lower left) 32 x 48 inches Provenance: Dan May & Associates, Scottsdale, Arizona Private collection, acquired from the above in 1993 William Maughan is a commercial illustrator, easel painter, and serves as head of the Fine Art Department at the San Francisco Academy of Art College. Maughan advocates for a return to teaching traditional, academic realism. His own paintings, especially those of the historic West, take a more romantic approach. First Light hearkens back to the Golden Age of Illustration, depicting a moment in a larger narrative of adventure in the early West. -James D. Balestrieri Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico