Summer Colorado Art Auction

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Some of Colorado & the West’s finest names will be featured in the 2005 Summer Colorado Art Auction by Best of the West Auctions. 270 lots of contemporary & deceased artists including Charles Partridge Adams, John Hampton, Charles Craig, Alfred Wands, Jie Wei Zhou, Oscar Berninghaus, Adolf Dehn, Harvey Otis Young, Frank Vavra, the celebrated Broadmoor Art Academy and so many more!. Historic art for the advanced collector and entry level art for the new collector! This event will run alongside the 3rd Annual Ride for the Brand Rodeo. Join us online Saturday July 2nd, 2005.
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John L. Mendoza, Oil on Board58 - John L. Mendoza, Oil on Board
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John L. Mendoza (Colorado) Oil on Board, Landscape, 1974, sight size 11.75" x 8.5", signed lower right, Est $600 - $900
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Robert Reid, Holiday Greeting Print59 - Robert Reid, Holiday Greeting Print
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Robert Reid (1862-1929) (Massachusetts) (Member of the Broadmoor Art Academy) Holiday Greeting Print, signed in graphite on matt "To Mrs. Georg...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Joe Waano-Gano, Oil on Canvas60 - Joe Waano-Gano, Oil on Canvas
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Joe Waano-Gano (1906-1982) (California) Oil on Canvas, Landscape, 18" x 24", signed lower right, Est $750 - $1,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (575.00) = 575.00
 
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Joe Waano-Gano, Oil on Canvas61 - Joe Waano-Gano, Oil on Canvas
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Joe Waano-Gano (1906-1982) (California) Oil on Canvas, "In Firelight's Glow," 24" x 24", signed lower left, Est $750 - $1,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Joe Waano-Gano, Oil on Board62 - Joe Waano-Gano, Oil on Board
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Joe Waano-Gano (1906-1982) (California) Oil on Board, "Shoshone Rosie," 26" x 22", signed lower right, Est $750 - $1,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Ned Jacob, Charcoal63 - Ned Jacob, Charcoal
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Ned Jacob (b.1938) (Colorado) Charcoal, Indian Maiden, 23.5" x 16.5", signed lower-mid left, Est $900 - $1,200
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Nancy R. Jellico, Pastel64 - Nancy R. Jellico, Pastel
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Nancy R. Jellico (b.1939) (Colorado) Pastel, "A Texan," 1983, 24" x 14", signed lower left, Est $400 - $600
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Jay Schmidt, Oil on Board65 - Jay Schmidt, Oil on Board
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Jay Schmidt (b.1929) (California) Oil on Board, "Carmel Point", 10" x 14", signed lower left, Est $600 - $800
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Laura Hoernig, Oil on Canvas66 - Laura Hoernig, Oil on Canvas
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Laura Hoernig (New Mexico) Oil on Canvas, Church in Taos, 16" x 20", unsigned, Est $700 - $900
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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Lew E. Davis, Oil on Canvas67 - Lew E. Davis, Oil on Canvas
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Lew E. Davis (1910-1979) (Arizona) Oil on Canvas, Farm Scene, 18" x 24", signed lower right, Est $600 - $800
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to hoss1989 for (250.00 + 42.50BP) = 292.50
 
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Jie Wei Zhou, Oil on Canvas68 - Jie Wei Zhou, Oil on Canvas
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Jie Wei Zhou (b.1962) (New Mexico) Oil on Canvas, "Cowboy Dawn," 16" x 20, signed Chou lower left, (for Jerry Chou, Early Pseudo-Name...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Lawrence Harris, Oil on Board69 - Lawrence Harris, Oil on Board
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Lawrence Harris (b.1937) (Colorado) Oil on Board, Indian Scene, 1965, 12" x 16", signed lower right, Est $200 - $400
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (195.00) = 195.00
 
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Lawrence Harris, Oil on Canvas70 - Lawrence Harris, Oil on Canvas
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Lawrence Harris (b.1937) (Colorado) Oil on Canvas, Abstract, 1966, 16" x 20", signed lower right, Est $200 - $400
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to chirstone for (100.00 + 17.00BP) = 117.00
 
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Lawrence Harris, Oil on Board71 - Lawrence Harris, Oil on Board
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Lawrence Harris (b.1937) (Colorado) Oil on Board, "Aspen," 20" x 16", signed lower left, Est $200 - $400
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Lawrence Harris, Oil on Board72 - Lawrence Harris, Oil on Board
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Lawrence Harris (b.1937) (Colorado) Oil on Board, Seascape, 12" x 9", signed lower left, Est $200 - $400
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Gerhard H. Bakker, Wood Engraving73 - Gerhard H. Bakker, Wood Engraving
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Gerhard H. Bakker (1906-1988) (Wisconsin) WPA artist, Wood Engraving, "Victor with Portland Mine," 8.5" x 10.25", pencil signed ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Lawrence Barrett, Lithograph74 - Lawrence Barrett, Lithograph
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Lawrence Barrett (1897-1973) (Colorado) Broadmoor Art Academy, Lithograph, "Malpais," sight size 13" x 17.5", pencil signed lowe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Lawrence Barrett, Lithograph75 - Lawrence Barrett, Lithograph
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Lawrence Barrett (1897-1973) (Colorado) Broadmoor Art Academy, Lithograph, "Nocturne," sight size 12.5" x 17.75", pencil signed ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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George McMahan, Acrylic on Board76 - George McMahan, Acrylic on Board
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George McMahan (b.1926) Acrylic on Board, "Appaloosas," 1974, 20" x 30", signed lower right, Est $2,000 - $3,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Jerry Crandall, Oil on Board77 - Jerry Crandall, Oil on Board
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Jerry Crandall (b.1935) (Arizona) Oil on Board, "Oregon's Best," 1977, 24" x 18", signed lower right, Est $1,500 - $2,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Olaf C. Seltzer, Pencil78 - Olaf C. Seltzer, Pencil
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Olaf C. Seltzer (1877-1957) (Montana) Pencil, "Cow Pony - Saddled," sight size 7.5" x 8", signed lower left, Est $1,500 - $2,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Ed Borein, Pen and Ink79 - Ed Borein, Pen and Ink
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Edward Borein (1872-1945) (California) Pen & Ink, "Charging Bull," 6" x 9", unsigned, Est $700 - $800
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Warren Rollins, Oil on Board80 - Warren Rollins, Oil on Board
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Warren Rollins (1861-1962) (New Mexico) Oil on Board, "Lake Tahoe," 12.25" x 16", signed lower right, Est $5,500 - $7,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Warren Rollins, Oil on Board81 - Warren Rollins, Oil on Board
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Warren Rollins (1861-1962) (New Mexico) Oil on Board, "Nambe, New Mexico," 8" x 11.5", signed lower left, Est $3,500 - $4,500
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Adolf Dehn, Watercolor82 - Adolf Dehn, Watercolor
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Adolf Dehn (1895-1968) (New York) Watercolor, "Farm by a River," 1938, sight size 14.125" x 20.75", signed lower right, Est $4,5...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Charles Craig, Oil on Canvas83 - Charles Craig, Oil on Canvas
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Charles Craig (1846-1931) (Colorado) Oil on Canvas, Untitled (Colorado Springs Series), 1900, 16" x 12", signed lower right, Est $2,500 - ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Edgar Britton, Gouache84 - Edgar Britton, Gouache
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Edgar Britton (1901-1982) (Colorado) Member of the Broadmoor Art Academy, Gouache, "Atalaya Hill," 1942, 14.75" x 20.75", signed...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 3,250.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Charles P. Adams, Oil on Canvas85 - Charles P. Adams, Oil on Canvas
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Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942) (Colorado) Oil on Canvas, "August Morning," 20" x 30", signed "ADAMS" lower right,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,000.00) = 8,000.00
 
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Charles Partridge Adams, Gouache86 - Charles Partridge Adams, Gouache
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Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942) (Colorado) Gouache, "Sunset in the Colorado Foothills, Autumn Eve" 7.5" x 11.5", signed lowe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,750.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,450.00) = 2,450.00
 
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John Hampton, Oil on Canvas87 - John Hampton, Oil on Canvas
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John Hampton (1918-1999) (Arizona) (Cowboy Artists of America) Oil on Canvas, "Good Ropin Saves Hard Ridin" 1958, 16" x 20", sig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Betty Billups, Oil on Canvas88 - Betty Billups, Oil on Canvas
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Betty Billups (b.1948) (Idaho) Oil on Canvas, Indian Maiden and Horse, 22" x 28", signed lower left, Est $4,000 - $5,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Oscar Berninghaus, Oil on Canvas89 - Oscar Berninghaus, Oil on Canvas
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Oscar Berninghaus (1874-1952) (New Mexico) Oil on Canvas, Adobe scene, 47" x 51", unsigned - part of a 3pc mural that hung in the Southern...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Virginia True, Oil on Board90 - Virginia True, Oil on Board
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Virginia True (1900-1989) (New York) Oil on Board, Still Life, c. 1940, 24" x 18", signed lower right, Est $2,500 - $3,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to billkeats for (1,900.00 + 323.00BP) = 2,223.00
 
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Frank Vavra, Oil on Board91 - Frank Vavra, Oil on Board
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Frank Vavra (1892-1967) (Colorado) Oil on Board, Landscape, 16" x 20", signed lower right, Est $2,500 - $3,200
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,200.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Frank Vavra, Oil on Board92 - Frank Vavra, Oil on Board
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Frank Vavra (1892-1967) (Colorado) Oil on Board, "The North Fort of Mineral Creek, Silverton, CO," 16" x 20", signed lower right...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,200.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Harvey Otis Young, Oil on Board93 - Harvey Otis Young, Oil on Board
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Harvey Otis Young (1840-1901) (Colorado) Oil on Board, "San Luis Park, Sierra Blanca, Colorado," sight size 20.25 x 27.75", Est $5,50...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Harvey Otis Young, Watercolor94 - Harvey Otis Young, Watercolor
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Harvey Otis Young (1840-1901) (Colorado) Watercolor, "Spanish Peaks," sight size 8.75" x 13.25", signed lower left, Est $2,000 -...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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John Franklin, Oil on Board95 - John Franklin, Oil on Board
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John Franklin (b.1925) (New Mexico) Oil on Board, "San Geronimo Day," 16" x 20", signed lower right, Est $1,250 - $1,500
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,050.00) = 1,050.00
 
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John Franklin, Oil on Board96 - John Franklin, Oil on Board
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John Franklin (b.1925) (New Mexico) Oil on Board, Taos Woman, 18" x 14", signed lower left, Est $1,000 - $1,250
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Lawrence Harris, Oil on Board97 - Lawrence Harris, Oil on Board
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Lawrence Harris (b.1937) (Colorado) Oil on Board, Ship, 1966, 48" x 32", signed lower right, Est $1,500 - $2,000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to jmu1978 for (550.00 + 93.50BP) = 643.50
 
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Mary Chenoweth, Oil on Canvas98 - Mary Chenoweth, Oil on Canvas
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Mary Chenoweth (Colorado) Oil on Canvas, Semi-Abstract, "Oasis - African Village", 36" x 42", Est $1,800 - $2,500
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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George Vander Sluis, Oil on Canvas99 - George Vander Sluis, Oil on Canvas
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George Vander Sluis (1915-1984) (New York) Oil & Sand on Canvas, "Primeval Dance," 30" x 40", signed lower right, Est $1,700...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to k2now for (700.00 + 119.00BP) = 819.00
 
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Charles Damrow, Oil on Canvas100 - Charles Damrow, Oil on Canvas
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Charles Damrow (1916-1989) (Arizona) Oil on Canvas, Indian Chief with Horse, 40" x 30", signed lower left, Est $2,000 - $2,500
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Charles Damrow, Oil on Canvas101 - Charles Damrow, Oil on Canvas
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Charles Damrow (1916-1989) (Arizona) Oil on Canvas, Cowboy, 20" x 24", signed lower left, Est $900 - $1,200
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Havasupai Basketry Plaque, 1920s102 - Havasupai Basketry Plaque, 1920s
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Havasupai Basketry Plaque, classic geometric border design with a star center, 14.5" diameter, circa 1920's, condition - fine, Est $1,000 -...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Thomas Hart Benton, Island Hay Lithograph103 - Thomas Hart Benton, Island Hay Lithograph
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Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) (Missouri) Lithograph, "Island Hay," 1945, 10" x 12 5/8", Edition of 250, pencil signed lower rig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to oldcandles for (1,600.00 + 272.00BP) = 1,872.00
 
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Birger Sandzen, Lithograph104 - Birger Sandzen, Lithograph
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Birger Sandzen (1871-1954) (Kansas) Member of the Broadmoor Art Academy, Lithograph, "River Motif", 16" x 24", pencil signed cen...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Birger Sandzen, Lithograph105 - Birger Sandzen, Lithograph
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Birger Sandzen (1871-1954) (Kansas) Member of the Broadmoor Art Academy, Lithograph, "Cliff Dwellings in Frijoles Canyon N.M." circa 1920,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (925.00) = 925.00
 
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Birger Sandzen, Linocut106 - Birger Sandzen, Linocut
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Birger Sandzen (1871-1954) (Kansas) Member of the Broadmoor Art Academy, Linocut, "Brook with Poplars" circa 1932, 5" x 4 7/16, penci...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Ramon Kelley, Pastel107 - Ramon Kelley, Pastel
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Ramon Kelley (b.1939) (Colorado) Pastel, "Studio Model", 1984, 13.75" x 10.75", signed lower left & verso, Est $1,000 - $1,500
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (525.00) = 525.00
 
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