Silence of the Prairie

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Davis Brothers Auction is proud to present Day 2 of our landmark summer event, Silence of the Prairie-a sweeping exhibition of rare Western fine art, historic photography, and investment-grade artifacts drawn from private collections and long-held estates across America.

Featured Artists:

Olaf Wieghorst, William Penhallow Henderson, Les Thomas, George Phippen, Granville Redmond, William Seltzer Rice, David Mayer, William Standing, Raphael Lillywhite, Maynard Dixon, Maurice Braun, Loren Entz, Clark Hulings, Frederic Remington, Carl Von Hassler, Walt Gonske, John Bye, Hans Kleiber, David Mann, Bill Anton, Don Oelze, Edward Borein, Harold Von Schmidt, Charles Russell, John Nieto, Edgar Alwin Payne, Clyde Aspevig.

Auction Highlights:

Hyatt & Tankersley Alamosa Belt Handcuffs, historic Standing Rock Reservation photographs and archive, Native American Beadwork, Colonel AE Stewart Trophy Room Photos, Edward Curtis orotones and photogravures, African tribal antiques, Acoma Pueblo pottery and so many more hidden treasures.
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Olaf Wieghorst Indian & Horse Watercolor Painting501 - Olaf Wieghorst Indian & Horse Watercolor Painting
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Title is Indian Sitting in Front of White Horse. 8" by 10" unframed. 20" by 22" framed. Watercolor and Ink on Paper. Provenance:...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,750.00
 
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William Hook Clarks View Acrylic Painting502 - William Hook Clarks View Acrylic Painting
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Title is Clark's View. 20" by 20" unframed. 27 1/2" by 27 1/2" framed. Acrylic on Canvas. Provenance: The Taos Gallery. Taos...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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William Penhallow Henderson Rooster Pull Pastel503 - William Penhallow Henderson Rooster Pull Pastel
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Title is Rooster Pull Arizona 1904. 8 1/2" by 11" unframed. 20 1/2" by 23" framed. Pastel on Paper. Provenance: The Artist's...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 25,000.00
 
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William Penhallow Henderson New Mexico Pastel504 - William Penhallow Henderson New Mexico Pastel
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Title is New Mexico Adobe. 3 1/4" by 4 1/2" unframed. 10 3/4" by 12 3/4" framed. Pastel on Paper. Provenance: The Artist's E...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
 
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Kristi Hager First Days Oil Painting505 - Kristi Hager First Days Oil Painting
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Title is First Days. 5 1/2" by 6" unframed. 6 1/2" by 7" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: The Estate of Kristi Hager Kristi Hag...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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Kristi Hager First Days Encounter Oil Painting506 - Kristi Hager First Days Encounter Oil Painting
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Title is First Days Encounter. 5 1/2" by 7" unframed. 6 1/2" by 7 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: The Estate of Kristi Ha...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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Walter Bambrook New Mexico Cabezon Peak Painting507 - Walter Bambrook New Mexico Cabezon Peak Painting
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Title is Cabezon Peak New Mexico. 9" by 12" unframed. 12" by 15" framed. Oil on Board. Walter Bambrook (1910 - 1984) was active/...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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Gordon Cook Hawaiian Dreams Watercolor Painting508 - Gordon Cook Hawaiian Dreams Watercolor Painting
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Title is Hawaiian Day Dream. 7" by 10" unframed. 12" by 14 3/4" Gordon Cook (1927 - 1985) was active/lived in California, Illino...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Phippen Pride of the Show Painting509 - George Phippen Pride of the Show Painting
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Title is Pride of the Show. 28" by 40" unframed. 38" by 50" framed. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Property from the Collection of a...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,400.00
 
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Les Thomas Moose Oil on Canvas Painting510 - Les Thomas Moose Oil on Canvas Painting
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Title is Animal Painting #019-1738 Moose. 36" by 36" unframed. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Diehl Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming Private Collecti...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 850.00
 
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Granville Redmond Catalina Island Painting511 - Granville Redmond Catalina Island Painting
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Title is Catalina Island from Long Beach California. 12" by 20" unframed. 19 1/2" by 27 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Granville Red...
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
Sold to floor for 6,000.00
 
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Lowell Ellsworth Smith Taos Adobe Ranch Painting512 - Lowell Ellsworth Smith Taos Adobe Ranch Painting
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Title is Study Taos Adobe Ranch. 10 1/2" by 14 1/2" unframed. 19" by 23" framed. Watercolor on Paper. Lowell Ellsworth Smith (19...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Olaf Wieghorst Catch Me Oil Painting513 - Olaf Wieghorst Catch Me Oil Painting
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Title is Catch Me. 16" by 20" unframed. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Gift of Artist to James Clifford, Family through Descent. Altermann Gal...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for 5,500.00
 
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William Meuttman The Singing Water Painting514 - William Meuttman The Singing Water Painting
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Title is The Singing Water Arizona 1916. 12" by 16" unframed. 16" by 20" framed. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Closson's Galler...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 650.00
 
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William Seltzer Rice Walpai Pueblo Painting515 - William Seltzer Rice Walpai Pueblo Painting
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Title is The Governor's House Walpai Arizona. 22" by 27" unframed. 29 1/2" by 34" framed. Oil on Canvas. Newcomb-Macklin Fra...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,750.00
 
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David Mayer June Storm Hallett Peak Painting516 - David Mayer June Storm Hallett Peak Painting
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Title is June Storm Hallett Peak Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado. 24" by 24" unframed, 34" by 34" framed. Oil on Board. Da...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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Heinie Hartwig Under Dark Skies Painting517 - Heinie Hartwig Under Dark Skies Painting
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Title is Under Dark Skies. 10" by 14" unframed. 12 1/4" by 16 3/4" framed. Oil on Board. Heinie Hartwig (Born 1937) is active/li...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 650.00
 
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Greg Erway Buffalo Skull with Symbols Painting518 - Greg Erway Buffalo Skull with Symbols Painting
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Title is Skull with Symbols. 24" by 24". Oil on Board. Greg Erway was born and raised on the Great Plains and shares a special connection ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
 
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Carl Hirschberg Roquebrune France Painting519 - Carl Hirschberg Roquebrune France Painting
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Title is Roquebrune. Oil on Board. 14 3/4" by 18" framed. 10 3/4" by 14" unframed. Carl Hirschberg (1854 - 1923) was active/live...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 240.00
 
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Olive Vandruff Texas Oil Painting520 - Olive Vandruff Texas Oil Painting
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Title is Texas Hills. 17 5/8" by 23 3/4" framed. Oil on Board. 16" by 22" unframed. Olive F. Vandruff (1908 - 2003) was active/l...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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Kristi Hager Mr. Entertainment Oil Painting521 - Kristi Hager Mr. Entertainment Oil Painting
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Title is Mr. Entertainment. 9" by 10" unframed. 15 1/4" by 16 1/4" framed. Oil on Board Provenance: The Estate of Kristi Hager K...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Kristi Hager Daffodils Magenta Oil Painting522 - Kristi Hager Daffodils Magenta Oil Painting
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Title is Daffodils Magenta. 8" by 10" unframed. 20" by 20" framed. Oil on Board Provenance: The Estate of Kristi Hager. Page Bon...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Kevin Red Star Four Sioux War Chiefs Serigraph523 - Kevin Red Star Four Sioux War Chiefs Serigraph
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Signed and numbered. 53/60. 27 1/2" by 35 1/2" framed.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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Kevin Red Star Strikes Going Serigraph Print524 - Kevin Red Star Strikes Going Serigraph Print
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Signed and Numbered 48/60. 27 1/2" by 35 1/2" framed.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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Ron Stewart Last Cup Cowboy Painting525 - Ron Stewart Last Cup Cowboy Painting
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Title is Last Cup. 8 1/2" by 10 1/2" unframed. 14 1/2" by 16 1/2" framed. Oil on Board Ron Stewart (Born 1941) is active/lives i...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to l****R for 217.60
 
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Antique Native American Indian Ledger Drawing526 - Antique Native American Indian Ledger Drawing
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15 1/4" by 20 3/4" framed. First Quarter of the 20th Century.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 450.00
 
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Jack Murray Western Outdoors Magazine Painting527 - Jack Murray Western Outdoors Magazine Painting
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Original Oil on Canvas Illustration for the January 1971 cover of Western Outdoors magazine. 14" by 18" unframed. 18" by 22" fra...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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William Standing Montana Oil on Board Painting528 - William Standing Montana Oil on Board Painting
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Title is Prairie Skies. 8" by 11" unframed. 11" by 14 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Condition: Paint exhibits flaking in the top th...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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Attributed to Horatio McCulloch Scottish Painting529 - Attributed to Horatio McCulloch Scottish Painting
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Title is Castle on the Loch. 18" by 24" unframed. 22" by 28" framed. Unsigned. Oil on Canvas. Some restoration as shown. PROVENA...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
 
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Raphael Lillywhite Colorado Oil on Canvas Painting530 - Raphael Lillywhite Colorado Oil on Canvas Painting
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Title is Colorado Landscape. 14" by 24" unframed. 27 3/4" by 17 1/2" framed. Oil on Canvas. Raphael Lillywhite (1891 - 1958) was...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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Evalyn Gertrude James Golden October Painting531 - Evalyn Gertrude James Golden October Painting
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Title is Golden October Brazil Indiana 1964. 12" by 16" unframed. 19" by 23" framed. Evalyn Gertrude James (1898 - 1990) was act...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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Allan Stover California WPA Oil Painting532 - Allan Stover California WPA Oil Painting
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Title is Hollywood Hills Los Angeles. 8" by 10" unframed, 9 1/2" by 11 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Allan James Stover (1887 - 196...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 210.00
 
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Emil Bisttram Taos New Mexico Pastel Drawing533 - Emil Bisttram Taos New Mexico Pastel Drawing
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Title is Sunset over the Desert. 15" by 19" unframed, 21" by 24 1/2" framed. Pastel on Paper. Provenance: Altermann Galleries 04...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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Maynard Dixon Mexican Girl Oct. 1926 Drawing534 - Maynard Dixon Mexican Girl Oct. 1926 Drawing
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Title is Mexican Girl (Oct. 1926). 8" by 10 1/2" unframed, 16 5/8" by 20 1/2" framed. Charcoal on paper. Provenance: Coeur dR...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,250.00
 
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Charles Livingston Bull Black Bear Illustration535 - Charles Livingston Bull Black Bear Illustration
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Title is Little Maniac Clung to the Big Beast's Snout. 8 1/2" by 12 1/2" unframed, 20 3/4" by 24 3/4" framed. Ink, pencil an...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Maurice Braun Glimpse of Desert Painting536 - Maurice Braun Glimpse of Desert Painting
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Title is Glimpse of Desert. 25" by 30" unframed. 29 1/2" by 34 1/2" framed. Oil on Canvas. Up until this moment in time the pain...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,000.00
 
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Loren Entz Spring Pasture Oil Painting537 - Loren Entz Spring Pasture Oil Painting
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Title is Spring Pasture. 28" by 32" framed. 24" by 30". Oil on Canvas. Provenance: The Artist; From the Gary Jacobson Estate Lor...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
 
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Brent Flory Babies Blankets & Beads Oil Painting538 - Brent Flory Babies Blankets & Beads Oil Painting
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Title is Babies Blankets & Beads. 18" by 24" unframed. 26" by 32" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: The Artist; From the Gar...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
 
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Clark Hulings Torremolinos Spain 1968 Oil Painting539 - Clark Hulings Torremolinos Spain 1968 Oil Painting
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Title is Torremolinos Spain 1968. 18" by 27" unframed. 25 1/2" by 34" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: Blair Galleries Santa Fe...
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Clark Hulings Noonday Altea Spain Oil Painting540 - Clark Hulings Noonday Altea Spain Oil Painting
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Title is Noonday Altea Spain. 20" by 30" unframed. 27 1/2" by 37 1/2" framed. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Blair Galleries Santa F...
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Frederic Remington The Hunter Oil Painting541 - Frederic Remington The Hunter Oil Painting
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Title is The Hunter. 20" by 30" unframed. 27 1/2" by 36 1/2" framed. Necomb Macklin Frame. Provenance: Private Georgia Estate. C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200,000.00 - 300,000.00
Sold to floor for 20,000.00
 
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Frederic Remington The Trapper Oil Painting542 - Frederic Remington The Trapper Oil Painting
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Title is The Trapper. 20" by 30" unframed. 27 1/2" by 36 1/2" framed. Necomb Macklin Frame. Provenance: Private Georgia Estate, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200,000.00 - 300,000.00
Sold to floor for 14,000.00
 
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Carl Von Hassler Fall Glow New Mexico Oil Painting543 - Carl Von Hassler Fall Glow New Mexico Oil Painting
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Title is Fall Glow. 24" by 28" unframed. 29" by 34" framed. Oil on Board. Carl Von Hassler (1887 - 1969) was active/lived in New...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 9,500.00
 
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Ralph Oberg The Alpine Bench Montana Painting544 - Ralph Oberg The Alpine Bench Montana Painting
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Title is The Alpine Bench above Lion Lake Montana. 11" by 14" unframed. 17 1/2" by 20 1/2" framed. Oil on Linen. Provenance: Fro...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 650.00
 
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Walt Gonske Morning in Taos Oil Painting545 - Walt Gonske Morning in Taos Oil Painting
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Title is Morning in Taos. 24" by 20" unframed. 26 1/2" by 30 1/2" framed. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Private Collection New Mexi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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Charles Paul Gruppe Autumn Pasture Painting546 - Charles Paul Gruppe Autumn Pasture Painting
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Title is Autumn Pasture. 9 1/2" by 14" unframed. 17" by 21" framed. Oil on Canvas. Charles Paul Gruppe (1860 - 1940) was active/...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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John Pototschnik Boats of Cascais Painting547 - John Pototschnik Boats of Cascais Painting
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Title is Boats of Cascais. 7" by 11" unframed. 11" by 15" framed. Oil on Board. John Pototschnik (Born 1946) is active/lives in ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
 
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Hella Broeske Shattuck Isleta Woman Painting548 - Hella Broeske Shattuck Isleta Woman Painting
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Title is Portrait of Isleta Pueblo Indian Woman New Mexico. 3 1/2" by 3 1/2" unframed. 6" by 6" framed. Oil on Board. Hella Broe...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Dick Heichberger Camp in the Bitterroots Painting549 - Dick Heichberger Camp in the Bitterroots Painting
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Title is Camp in the Bitterroots. 20" by 27" unframed. 23" by 29" framed. Watercolor on paper. Dick Heichberger (Born 1945) is a...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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Frederick Denys Pronghorns Oil Painting550 - Frederick Denys Pronghorns Oil Painting
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Title is Pronghorns. 21 1/2" by 15" framed. 11" by 17 1/2" unframed. Oil on Board. Provenance: From the Collection of Kathryn Li...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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