Jackson Hole Art Auction’s September 13 sale becomes its highest-grossing event at $13.5 million.
On September 13, collectors gathered at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming, for the 19th annual Jackson Hole Art Auction. The auction was one to remember. Not only was it the first live auction under new owners Terry Winchell, Keith Ohnmeis and Phil Harrington, but it was a resounding success. The day saw 97 percent of the 432 lots find buyers leading to a new sales record for the auction at $13.5 million.
Throughout the day, buyers connected with a variety of lots—primarily spanning Western and wildlife art—but it was artwork by three classic artists that led the highlights. Carl Rungius’ PRONGHORN ANTELOPE (est. $200,000-$300,000) more than doubled its high estimate when it sold for $780,000, while the 1984 painting START OF THE ROUNDUP by Charles M. Russell landed at $720,000 to best an estimate of $180,000 to $250,000 after robust bidding.
The top lot of the sale was a unique offering for the auction: the Golden Age illustration COURTING COUPLE AT MIDNIGHT by Norman Rockwell. The oil on canvas painting, which was featured on the March 22, 1919, cover of the Saturday Evening Post, achieved $900,000, a price that easily surpassed its $500,000 to $700,000 estimate.
It was a strong auction from the very beginning when a single-owner collection of 70 lots hit the block. The Property from Valley Ranch, Jackson, WY: Residence of Laurance S. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller IV included works from artists like Bill Anton, Billy Schenck and Jim Norton along with Native American pottery and baskets. It became a white-glove collection when all items in the grouping found buyers.
Three paintings from G. Harvey all sold above presale estimates, including WHEN COWBOYS MOVE ON (est. $100,000-$200,000) that achieved $600,000. Two fresh-to-market paintings by Eanger Irving Couse, THE HUNTER (est. $150,000-$250,000) and TWO BROTHERS HUNTING (est. $70,000-$100,000) also topped their suggested price points selling for $390,000 and $168,000, respectively.
Other highlights from the day included Mark Maggiori’s 2020 painting HIGH NOON at $240,000; Joseph Henry Sharp’s RABBIT HUNTERS IN ROUNDUP at $96,000; Phil Epp’s DISTANT RUMBLE at $27,000; Tony Abeyta’s CANYON STORM, which sold for $31,250; William R. Leigh’s GRIZZLY’S END at $570,000; and John Clymer’s NORTHERN WINTER at $144,000.
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