On September 22, at the conclusion of the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival, the Jackson Hole Art Auctionrealized nearly $4 million in sales across a variety of categories. With collectors, both locals and those traveling into Wyoming, on hand for the sale, the auction house saw impressive results with images of Native Americans and also wildlife.
Howard Terpning, Status Symbols, 1982, oil on canvas, 34 x 26” Estimate: $200/500,000 SOLD: $390,000
Bob Kuhn (1920-2007), A Universe of Smells, 1994, acrylic on board, 18 x 22” Estimate: $120/200,000 SOLD: $132,000
The top lot was Status Symbols, a Howard Terpning portrait of a Native American figure holding a spear and shield. The piece, estimated at $200,000 to $500,000, sold within estimates at $390,000. Terpning also had a second work among the top-10 lots, Blackfeet Regalia, which sold for $84,000, just below its $100,000 low estimate.
Tucker Smith, Drift Fence, 2007, oil on linen, 40 x 36” Estimate: $70/100,000 SOLD: $84,000
Another artist who had two top lots was wildlife artist Tucker Smith, whose pieces Drift Fence (est. $70/100,000) sold for $84,000 and The Bear (est. $60/90,000) sold for $78,000.
Wildlife master Bob Kuhn had three top-selling works: A Universe of Smells (est. $120/200,000) sold for $132,000, Rocky Mountain High (est. $90/120,000) sold for $108,000 and Spoiling for a Fight (est. $50/75,000) sold over estimates at $84,000.
Carl Brenders, Lookout Tower, Timberwolves, 2009, mixed media on board, 43¼ x 31¾” Estimate: $60/90,000 SOLD: $192,000
The auction set several auction records, including Carl Brenders’ world record at $192,000 and also a record for Bruce Cheever at $33,000. —
Jackson Hole Art Auction, September 22, 2023 (including buyer’s premiums)
Artist Title Low /High Estimate SOLD
Howard Terpning Status Symbols $200/500,000 $390,000
Carl Brenders Lookout Tower, Timberwolves $60/90,000 $192,000
Bob Kuhn A Universe of Smells $120/200,000 $132,000
John Clymer Last of the Buffalo $175/$275,000 $120,000
Bob Kuhn Rocky Mountain High $90/120,000 $108,000
Tucker Smith Drift Fence $70/100,000 $84,000
Howard Terpning Blackfeet Regalia $100/200,000 $84,000
Bob Kuhn Spoiling for a Fight $50/75,000 $84,000
Tucker Smith The Bear $60/90,000 $78,000
Richard Lorenz Indian Chief $30/50,000 $72,000
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