Jackson, Wyoming – September 16-17, 2016 – Trailside Galleries and the Gerald Peters Gallery are pleased to announce the tenth annual Jackson Hole Art Auction, scheduled for September 16-17, 2016 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Both sessions will be held at the award-winning Center for the Arts in downtown Jackson Hole. Jason Brooks will serve as auctioneer.

New highlights include N.C. Wyeth’s masterwork He Rode Away Among the Sage, Following a Dim Trail. The 38 x 25 oil on canvas, dated 1909, is estimated at $500,000-$700,000. The painting hails from an important private collection and is fresh to the auction market. Other western highlights include high-quality works by Robert Lougheed, E.S. Paxson, Frederic Remington, and Olaf Wieghorst.

New wildlife highlights, the signature of the Jackson Hole Art Auction, include Robert Bateman’s Above the Rapids – Gulls and Grizzly (acrylic/canvas, 30 x 48), estimated at $50,000-$75,000. New Bob Kuhn acquisitions include Midnight Serenade (acrylic/board, 9 ¾ x 12) and In Ellesmere Land – Arctic Wolf (acrylic/board, 11 x 10 ½), both estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Stanley Meltzoff’s The Lord of the Barcajon Channel (oil/board, 31 3/4 x 41) will be offered at $30,000-$50,000. The Jackson Hole Art Auction holds the world record for Meltzoff, renowned gamefish illustrator. A fine collection of Ken Carlson paintings, including Bull Elk Portrait (oil/board, 24 x 36, $30,000-$40,000), will also be presented.  

Ken Carlson’s Contemplating the Odds (oil/canvas, 28 x 42, $40,000-$50,000) is the first Top Tier entry completed. Top Tier artists, chosen by invitation, consist of a select group of contemporary artists holding exemplary auction records. An esteemed jury of museum curators will award a $10,000 cash prize to the artist whose work is deemed of significant merit.

Current highlights of the Session I sale include small works by Bob Kuhn, Frank McCarthy, Charles M. Russell, and Olaf Wieghorst. The objective of the Session I sale, scheduled for September 16, is to offer well-curated, high quality works for the young or emerging art collector.

The Jackson Hole Art Auction is currently seeking high quality consignments for the 2016 sale. For a confidential, no-obligation proposal please call 866-549-9278, email coordinator@jacksonholeartauction.com or visit www.jacksonholeartauction.com. Consignors are also invited to visit the Jackson Hole offices (130 E. Broadway, Floor 2) each Wednesday between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM for a complimentary auction evaluation.

Since 2007, the Jackson Hole Art Auction has been recognized as one of the premier art events in the country, defined by the high standards of works offered in a variety of genres including western, wildlife, sporting, figurative, and landscape art by both renowned past masters and contemporary artists. With showrooms in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Scottsdale, Arizona, Santa Fe, New Mexico and New York, the auction partners bring over 100 years of experience and expertise to the event. The Jackson Hole Art Auction is a signature event of Jackson Hole’s annual Fall Arts Festival and attracts collectors from across the country as well as abroad.