March in Montana

Auction Details

Manitou Galleries and The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction announce their 21st annual show and auction for 2008.



“March In Montana Fine Art & Collectibles Auction” will be held March 14-15, 2008 at the Townhouse Inn in Great Falls, Montana. Featuring nearly 600 items up for bid in the two-day auction, the event will also include a dealer show, featuring 50+ fine art and collectibles dealers from around the country.


Live, telephone, absentee and online bidding will be available.


Full-color auction catalogues available -$25. Contact Manitou Galleries at (307)635-0019 for more information and to make reservations, or visit www.marchinmontana.com



2008 Schedule of Events:


Wednesday, March 12 Auction preview 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. MST


Thursday, March 13 Dealer show & auction preview 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. MST


Friday, March 14 Dealer show 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. MST, auction preview 9:00 a.m.-Noon MST-auction begins at Noon MST


Saturday, March 15 Dealer show 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. MST, auction preview 9:00 a.m.-Noon MST-auction begins at Noon MST
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Edward James Fitzgerald, Watercolor183Edward James Fitzgerald, Watercolor
March in Montana
Edward James Fitzgerald (1912-1989) Guadalcanal, 8 ½” x 11" watercolor, signed LR
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Janeen A. Schissler, 3 Watercolors184Janeen A. Schissler, 3 Watercolors
March in Montana
Janeen A. Schissler (20th century) Three watercolors, All signed LR. (1) Pheasant Pair, 10" x 14". (2) Pintails, 5 ½” x 8 ½”. ...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,400.00
Greg Wilson, Oil on Board185Greg Wilson, Oil on Board
March in Montana
Greg Wilson (20th century) Elk, 19 ½” x 15 ½” oil on board, signed LR
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Shirley Ann Austin, Oil on Canvas186Shirley Ann Austin, Oil on Canvas
March in Montana
Shirley Ann Austin, Daisies, 24" x 36" oil on canvas, signed LR
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Louis Shipshee, Oil on Canvas187Louis Shipshee, Oil on Canvas
March in Montana
Louis Shipshee (20th century) The Captured Flag, 41" x 32 ½” oil on canvas, titled and signed LR
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 5,000.00
James Regimbal, Two Bronze Sculptures188James Regimbal, Two Bronze Sculptures
March in Montana
James Regimbal (b. 1949) Two Bronze Sculptures. (1) Green Bronc, #22/50, 13 ¼” high, 12" long, On 3/4" walnut stand. (2) Smoothing ...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
Bob Scriver, Bronze Sculpture189Bob Scriver, Bronze Sculpture
March in Montana
Bob Scriver (1914-1999),CAA Calf in the Way, Bronze Sculpture, #13/150, 22" high, 19" long, Dated 1981
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,250.00
Ron Jenkins, Two Watercolors190Ron Jenkins, Two Watercolors
March in Montana
Ron Jenkins (b. 1932) Two Watercolors. (1) Grouse, 6" x 8" signed LL. (2) Ducks, 8" x 6" signed LR.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to whoyodaddy for 360.00
Gary Cooley, Bronze Sculpture191Gary Cooley, Bronze Sculpture
March in Montana
Gary Cooley (20th century) Undisputed King, Bronze Sculpture, #13/18, 24 ½” high, 20" long, 13" deep, On 2" walnut base
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
Bill Shaddix and Ernie Kraft, Acrylic & Bronze192Bill Shaddix and Ernie Kraft, Acrylic & Bronze
March in Montana
Painting and Bronze. (1) Bill Shaddix (b. 1931) Hold Still Damn It, 7" x 9" acrylic, signed LL. (2) Ernie Kraft, Bluffing, Bronze Sculpt...
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
Geoffrey Smith, Bronze Sculpture193Geoffrey Smith, Bronze Sculpture
March in Montana
Geoffrey Smith (b. 1961) Pintails, Bronze Sculpture, #21/48, 42 ½” tall, 27" wide, 23" deep, On 2 ¾” marble and walnut base
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
Joe Halko, Bronze Sculpture194Joe Halko, Bronze Sculpture
March in Montana
Joe Halko (b. 1940) Geese, Bronze Sculpture, #13/50, 20" high, 25" wide, 21 1/2" deep, On 1 3/4" walnut base
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,700.00
Tom Sander, Watercolor195Tom Sander, Watercolor
March in Montana
Tom Sander (b. 1938) Pheasants, 19 ½” x 27 ¾” watercolor, signed LR
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Frank Hagel, Oil on Board195aFrank Hagel, Oil on Board
March in Montana
Frank Hagel (b. 1933) Blackfeet Scout, 9" x 12" oil on board, signed LL
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Harold Lyon, Oil on Canvas195bHarold Lyon, Oil on Canvas
March in Montana
Harold Lyon (b. 1930) Working Late, 16" x 12" oil on canvas, signed LR
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to mauimaui03 for 1,080.00
Marjorie Reed, 2 Oils on Canvas195cMarjorie Reed, 2 Oils on Canvas
March in Montana
Marjorie Reed (1915-1996) 2 Stagecoach Scenes, 3" x 3" each oil on canvas, one signed LR, one signed LL
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 1,600.00
Ace Powell, Oil on Canvas195dAce Powell, Oil on Canvas
March in Montana
Ace Powell (1912-1978) Buffalo Hunter, 16" x 20" oil on canvas, signed LL
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,250.00
Marco Antonio Gomez, Oil on Canvas195eMarco Antonio Gomez, Oil on Canvas
March in Montana
Marco Antonio "Tony" Gomez (1910-1972) End of the Horserace, 24" x 30" oil on canvas, signed LR
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,300.00
Heinie Hartwig, Oil On Canvas195fHeinie Hartwig, Oil On Canvas
March in Montana
Heinie Hartwig (b. 1937) Untitled, 6" x 12" oil on board, signed LR
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
James Erwin Boren, Watercolor195gJames Erwin Boren, Watercolor
March in Montana
James Erwin Boren (1921-1990) CAA, Cowboys and Water Tower, 9 ½” x 17 ½” watercolor, signed LR, dated 72
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,800.00
H.C. Whitley, Pair of Oils on Canvas195hH.C. Whitley, Pair of Oils on Canvas
March in Montana
H.C. Whitley, Pair of Oils on canvas, Both signed LL. (1) West Fork Camp, 5 ½” x 14 ½”. (2) Camp Scene, 5 ½” x 11 ½”.
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
Glenna Goodacre, Watercolor195iGlenna Goodacre, Watercolor
March in Montana
Glenna Goodacre (b. 1939) Taos Shadows, 9 ½” x 17 ½” watercolor, signed LR, dated 1976
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to carr2873 for 600.00
Gerry Michael Metz, Oil on Canvas195jGerry Michael Metz, Oil on Canvas
March in Montana
Gerry Michael Metz (b. 1943) The Fur Trader, 10" x 8" oil on canvas, signed LR
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Arlene Hooker Fay, 2 Pastels196Arlene Hooker Fay, 2 Pastels
March in Montana
Arlene Hooker Fay (1937-2001) Two Indian Portraits, 16"x 12" pastel, signed and dated 1973 LR
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,700.00
Bud Helbig, Watercolor197Bud Helbig, Watercolor
March in Montana
Bud Helbig (1919-2002) CAA, Untitled, 9 ½”" x 14" watercolor, signed LR
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
Victor Cambridge, Alabaster Sculpture198Victor Cambridge, Alabaster Sculpture
March in Montana
Victor Cambridge (Navajo) Alabaster Sculpture, 12 ¾” high
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Elizabeth Lochrie, Oil on Canvas199Elizabeth Lochrie, Oil on Canvas
March in Montana
Elizabeth Lochrie (1890-1981) Ensmore Yellow Kidney, 20" x 16" oil on canvas, signed and dated 1972 UL
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Elizabeth Lochrie, Pastel200Elizabeth Lochrie, Pastel
March in Montana
Elizabeth Lochrie (1890-1981) Chief Harry Coat, 16 ½” x 10 1/2" pastel, signed and dated '34 LL
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
Charley Bear, Mixed Medium201Charley Bear, Mixed Medium
March in Montana
Charley Bear (b. 1950) Indian With Tepee, 14" x 11 ¾” mixed medium, signed CR
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Nicholas Coleman, 2 Oils on Board202Nicholas Coleman, 2 Oils on Board
March in Montana
Nicholas Coleman (b. 1978) Two oils on board, 10" x 10", Both signed LR. (1) Spring. (2) Summer.
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
Gary Cooley, Bronze Sculpture203Gary Cooley, Bronze Sculpture
March in Montana
Gary Cooley (20th century) The Lookout, Colored Bronze Sculpture, #3/45, 10" high, 10 ½” long
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Arlene Hooker Fay, Watercolor204Arlene Hooker Fay, Watercolor
March in Montana
Arlene Hooker Fay (1937-2001) Horses in Grove of Trees, 8 ½” x 18 ¼” watercolor, signed LR, dated 1980
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
Gary Lords, Watercolor205Gary Lords, Watercolor
March in Montana
Gary Lords (20th century) Antelope, 6" x 10" watercolor, signed LR
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Lloyd Harting, Watercolor206Lloyd Harting, Watercolor
March in Montana
Lloyd Harting (1901- 1974) Lost a Wheel! 10" x 14" watercolor, signed LR
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Nicholas Coleman, Oil on Board207Nicholas Coleman, Oil on Board
March in Montana
Nicholas Coleman (b. 1978) Untitled, 16" x 20" oil on board, signed LR
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,400.00
Brent R. Topp, Oil on Board208Brent R. Topp, Oil on Board
March in Montana
Brent R. Topp, Moose, 20" x 30" oil on board, signed LR
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
Cody Houston, 2 Bronze Sculptures209Cody Houston, 2 Bronze Sculptures
March in Montana
Cody Houston (20th century) Two Bronze Sculptures. (1) Cow Talk, #4/20, 7" high, 10 ½” long, On 1 ½” walnut stand. (2) Grassland Go...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 450.00
Paul Crites, 3 Bronze Sculptures210Paul Crites, 3 Bronze Sculptures
March in Montana
Paul Crites (20th century), Washington, Three Bronze Sculptures, On 2" walnut stand. (1) Charro, #3/25, 10” high, 6 ½” long. (2) Sweetly...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Navajo Bracelet, Fine leaf overlay silverwork210aNavajo Bracelet, Fine leaf overlay silverwork
March in Montana
Navajo Bracelet, 3" x 4", Fine leaf overlay silverwork, Fine turquoise, c. 1970s
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Navajo Bracelet, Heavy silverwork210bNavajo Bracelet, Heavy silverwork
March in Montana
Navajo Bracelet, 3 ¼” x 3 ½”, Heavy silverwork, Fine turquoise, Five pieces of turquoise show minor cracks
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
Indian Bracelet, Overlaid designs210cIndian Bracelet, Overlaid designs
March in Montana
Indian Bracelet, 1 ½” wide, Overlaid designs, New condition, Marked “R. MER”
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
Navajo Sterling Concho Belt210dNavajo Sterling Concho Belt
March in Montana
Navajo Sterling Concho Belt, 46" long, Seven conchos, Six butterflies, One buckle, Mid 20th century, Fine condition.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
Four Pieces Inlaid Shell Jewelry, Pueblo Tribes210eFour Pieces Inlaid Shell Jewelry, Pueblo Tribes
March in Montana
Four Inlaid Shell Pieces of Jewelry, Pueblo Tribes, Two pendants, Largest is 3 ¼”, One pair of earrings, Fine condition
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Three Pueblo Indian Made Necklaces210fThree Pueblo Indian Made Necklaces
March in Montana
Three Pueblo Indian Made Necklaces, Largest is 14" long, Made of silver, turquoise, shell and other stones, One necklace marked “NL” with penda...
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
Navajo Child's Blanket, Evelyn Yazzie210gNavajo Child's Blanket, Evelyn Yazzie
March in Montana
Navajo Child's Blanket, 40" x 29", Worked in churro wool, Woven by Evelyn Yazzie, Late 20th century
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
Navajo Weaving, Ganado Area210hNavajo Weaving, Ganado Area
March in Montana
Navajo Weaving. Ganado Area, 35" x 57", Finely woven, "HTP 95 MLB" woven into rug, Late 20th century
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to gearthgems.. for 960.00
Navajo Chief's Blanket, 2nd Phase, Lillie Joe210iNavajo Chief's Blanket, 2nd Phase, Lillie Joe
March in Montana
Navajo Chief's Blanket, Ganado Area, Second Phase, 92" x 64", Woven by Lillie Joe, Late 20th century
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
Navajo Weaving, Ganado Area210jNavajo Weaving, Ganado Area
March in Montana
Navajo Weaving. Ganado Area, 52" x 37", Storm pattern motif, Woven by March Tsosie, Late 20th century
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
Navajo Weaving, Pictorial Designs, c. 1930s210kNavajo Weaving, Pictorial Designs, c. 1930s
March in Montana
Navajo Weaving, 52 ½” x 59", Fabulous pictorial designs. Arrows, stars, crosses, plants and one animal in corner, c. 1930s
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to gcgc46685 for 2,280.00
Navajo Weaving, Eye Dazzler Elements, c. 1930s210lNavajo Weaving, Eye Dazzler Elements, c. 1930s
March in Montana
Navajo Weaving, 57" x 93 ½”, Eye dazzler design, Unique purple and yellow outlines, c. 1930s, Excellent condition
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00