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.

Among the highlights is an important collection of masterworks by Taos Society of Artists members, including Walter Ufer’s October. The 31 ½ x 47 ¼ oil on canvas is estimated at $300,000-$450,000. The painting hails from an important private collection and is fresh to the auction market. Ernest Blumenschein’s oil on canvas entitled Rock of Fire - Morning, Ghost Ranch, ca. 1925 is also being offered at $300,000-$450,000. Additional works by Taos Society artists include Joseph Henry Sharp’s October Morning - Crow Tepees, Montana (20 x 24, $175,000-$250,000), Bert Geer Phillips’ painting Fall Splendor (22 ¼ x 52 ¼, $300,000-$500,000), and Eanger Irving Couse’s Turkey Hunter in the Aspens (20 x 24, $100,000-$160,000).

The Jackson Hole Art Auction is also pleased to offer a selection of important Native American portraits by E.S. Paxson, including Louison "The Judge" Flathead Chief, 1914 (27 x 20, $40,000-$60,000), Northern Sioux Brave (17 ¼ x 14, $20,000-$30,000), and AK-ENE (24 x 20, $30,000-$50,000).

Other western highlights include high-quality works by Charles M. Russell, Olaf Wieghorst, John Clymer, and N.C. Wyeth.

Current highlights of the Session I sale include small works by Gerard Curtis Delano, John Banovich, and Henry Farny. 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 consignment deadline is quickly approaching, but we are currently still 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.

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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.