Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
July 23
Grand Sierra Resort, Reno NV
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RENO, NEV. — The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, known for selling Western paintings and sculpture from historical and contemporary artists, will host its 37th annual Western art auction at the Grand Sierra Resort on July 23. With more than $300 million in sales over the last 15 years, the auction has been hailed as “The Biggest and Most Successful Auction of Western Art” by the Wall Street Journal and was named “The Most Important Annual Event for Collectors of Western Art” by the New York Times.

Museum-quality paintings will cross the block, featuring works by Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington, Henry Farny, Philip R. Goodwin, Gerard Curtis Delano, Edgar Payne and Albert Bierstadt, among others.

A major Charles M. Russell painting, “Mexican Vaqueros Roping a Steer,” will be offered. Painted in Russell’s prime, the 18-by-28-inch watercolor carries an estimate of $400/600,000. It will be joined by a rare 27-by -33-inch oil by Russell, “Shooting the Buffalo” ($400/600,000). Frederic Remington will be represented with four works, including “A Peccary Hunt in Northern Mexico.” The 18-by-28-inch oil comes from a prominent Nevada collection ($150/250,000).

Taos Founders are well represented with works by William Herbert Dunton, including “Crest of the Ridge, Grizzly” and “The Hunter’s Return,” each estimated at $200/300,000. They will be joined by oils from Joseph Henry Sharp, headlined by “Blackfeet Sun Dance” ($200/300,000), “The Bonnet Maker” ($70/100,000) and “The War Chief ($60/90,000). Victor Higgins’ “Adobe House – Taos” ($150/250,000) and E. Martin Hennings’ “Clouds Over Moreno Valley” ($60/90,000) will be featured along with additional paintings by Oscar Berninghaus, Eanger Irving Couse and Bert Geer Phillips.

A major oil painting by Gerard Curtis Delano will be one of the highlights when it hits the auction block. “Misty Morning,” a 30-by-40-inch oil, features an ever-popular Native American canoe scene ($300/500,000), the work was purchased by the current owner’s family in the 1950s.

One of the most important works by Philip R. Goodwin to ever come to market will be in this year’s sale. “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” is a 30-by-39-inch oil ($150/250,000). It has been hailed by noted Goodwin scholar and author Larry Len Peterson as “one of the finest sporting art collectibles of the Twentieth Century.” Coming from a private family collection where it has resided for more than 80 years, the work is considered the absolute pinnacle of Goodwin’s storied career.

Another gem in the sporting genre will be “Pickerel” by Frank Schoonover. Hailing from a private Delaware collection, the 34-by-24-inch oil is considered to be one of his finest paintings ($100/150,000). The work was featured on the covers of both Popular and Top Notch magazines in 1917 and has a long exhibition history.

A once-in-a-lifetime collecting opportunity will be available with Harvey Dunn’s “The Homesteaders.” Dunn did a series of prairie paintings of which almost the entire collection resides in the South Dakota Art Museum. This painting has been in the same collection for more than 70 years and has never been on the market. Estimated at $150/250,000, it is sure to set a new world auction record for the artist.

Peter Hurd has been one of the most sought-after artists the last few years. His major works are rare and see competitive bidding at auction. “A Ranch on the Plains” ($80/120,000) will be hitting the market for the first time since it was painted in 1951. Coeur d’Alene set a new world record last year for Hurd, which “Ranch on the Plains” will be sure to test.

California artists have always been a mainstay of the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, and this year’s sale includes four masterpieces by Edgar Payne. “Land of the Navajo” is the most important Payne Southwest painting to come to market in decades. The 40-by-50-inch oil is considered one of his masterpieces and has never been to auction. Estimated at $300/500,000, it may set a new record for the artist. Joining it will be “Desert Sky” ($150/250,000), a 25-by-30-inch oil featuring Native riders in a spectacular atmospheric landscape, and “Fourth Lake, Big Pine Canyon,” a 24-by-42-inch Sierra ($100/150,000). It was included in the 1980 seminal exhibition “Painting and Sculpture in Los Angeles, 1900-1945” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and in the “Out of the West” exhibition at the Hilbert Museum of California Art in 2017.

Rounding out the offerings is “Canyon de Chelly,” a 26-by-32-inch interior canyon scene featuring riders and a rare cliff dwelling ($150/250,000). Another major California painting on offer is Thomas Hill’s “Yosemite Valley.” The majestic 40-by-55-inch oil hails from a prominent private collection ($150/250,000).

Blue-chip contemporary masters make up a large part of the sale and will include Robert Griffing’s “Only a Matter of Time” ($80/120,000) and” At the River’s Edge ($60/90,000).

Grand Sierra Resort is at 2500 East 2nd Street. For information, 208-772-9009 or www.cdaartauction.com.

Philip R. Goodwin (1881-1935) Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea oil on canvas, 30 × 39 inches Est.: $150,000-250,000
Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Land of the Navajo oil on canvas, 40 × 50 inches Est.: $300,000-500,000
Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1974) The Lost Greenhorn oil on canvas, 18 × 24 inches Est.: $300,000-500,000
Frank Schoonover (1877-1972) Pickerel (1917) oil on canvas, 34 × 24 inches Est.: $100,000-150,000
William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Treed (ca. 1915) oil on canvas, 40 × 30 inches Est.: $400,000-600,000
William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Crest of the Ridge, Grizzly oil on board, 8 × 10 inches Est.: $200,000-300,000
Frederic Remington (1861-1909) A Peccary Hunt in Northern Mexico (ca. 1888) oil on canvas, 18 × 28 inches Est.: $150,000-250,000
Victor Higgins (1884-1949) Adobe House – Taos oil on canvas, 24 × 27 inches Est.: $150,000-250,000
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926) Mexican Vaqueros Roping a Steer (1925) watercolor on paper, 18 × 28 inches Est.: $400,000-600,000
Peter Hurd (1904-1984) A Ranch on the Plains (1951) tempera on board, 25 × 48 inches Est.: $80,000-120,000
Richard Schmid (1934-2021) Carnations (1986) oil on canvas, 22 × 28 inches Est.: $75,000-125,000
Henry Farny (1847-1916) A Sioux Camp (1901) gouache on paper, 7 × 10 inches Est.: $150,000-250,000
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926) Shooting the Buffalo (ca. 1892) oil on canvas, 27 × 33 inches Est.: $400,000-600,000
Gerard Curtis Delano (1890-1972) Misty Morning oil on canvas, 30 × 40 inches Est.: $300,000-500,000
Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Fourth Lake, Big Pine Canyon (ca. late 1930s) oil on canvas, 24 × 42 inches Est.: $100,000-150,000
Harvey Dunn (1884-1952) The Homesteaders (1942) oil on canvas, 40 × 60 inches Est.: $150,000-250,000
The 2022 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction will be held July 23 in Reno, Nevada at the Grand Sierra Resort.
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