The 40th annual Coeur d’Alene Art Auction is set to occur at Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort. Over the years, this event has generated more than $400 million in sales of top-quality paintings and sculpture reflecting the American West, both historical and contemporary.
Auction partner Mike Overby stresses the significance of “Open Range,” the major work illustrated above, which was painted by Maynard Dixon in 1942. Formerly in a museum collection and featured on the cover of The Oxford History of the American West (1996), this painting has not been on the market in more than 40 years.
Montana native son Charles M. Russell is well represented in this sale by paintings and sculptures, including the watercolor “Roping a Wolf “(1918), estimated at $ 500,000 – $750,000. Another highlight is the Reynolds Collection of important paintings by Oscar Howe (1915–1982), the South Dakota talent who brought Native American art into the modern era. These four works have also been off the market for over 40 years.
The historical painters in this year’s auction include Oscar Berninghaus, Earl Biss, Nicolai Fechin, E. Martin Hennings, Bert Geer Phillips, Birger Sandzén, Joseph Henry Sharp, Walter Ufer, and N.C. Wyeth. They are complemented by historical bronzes from Solon Borglum and Rembrandt Bugatti. Collectors of sporting art will appreciate superb examples by Bob Kuhn and Philip R. Goodwin, and those who follow California art will like the pieces by Thomas Hill, Thomas Moran, and Edgar Payne.
Among the living artists represented are Tony Abeyta, Logan Maxwell Hagege, Mark Maggiori, Don Oelze, Billy Schenck, Howard Terpning, and Jamie Wyeth.
At a Glance:
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
Grand Sierra Resort
Reno, Nevada
cdaartauction.com
July 26, 2025
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