Jackson, Wyoming – September 15-16, 2017 – Trailside Galleries and the Gerald Peters Gallery are pleased to announce the eleventh annual Jackson Hole Art Auction, scheduled for September 15-16, 2017 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.

Highlights to date include Edgar Payne’s Navajo Scouting Party, a 28 x 34 oil on canvas estimated at $400,000-$600,000. Fresh to the auction market, this piece is a rare example of Payne’s large figural work. Another excellent example from the artist’s oeuvre, is Edgar Payne’s Blue Shadows (oil/canvas, 42 x 42) estimated at $150,000-$250,000. With a strong showing of classic western masters, Charles M. Russell’s Brave (watercolor, gouache, and pencil/paper, 15 ½ x 10 ½) will be offered at $90,000-$120,000 and Frederic Remington’s The Cheyenne (bronze 68, 19 ½ x 23 x 7) is estimated at $80,000-$120,000. Other important western highlights include works by Arnold Friberg, E. Martin Hennings, and Victor Higgins.

Also among the early highlights are six important oils by American illustrator, W.H.D. Koerner. All fresh to the auction market, these pieces are from a private collection with direct descent from the artist. Included in the collection are Koerner’s impressive nocturne Citizens of the Law (oil/canvas, 30 x 36) and classic pioneer scene New Horizons (oil/canvas, 37 x 32), both offered at $75,000-$125,000. A rare sporting piece entitled Fly Fishing (oil/canvas, 24 x 36) is estimated at $60,000-$90,000. The Bullring (oil/canvas, 28 ½ x 40), a dramatic example of Koerner’s European subjects, will be offered at $20,000-$30,000. Rounding out the group are two Native American scenes, The Price of the Old Northwest (oil/canvas, 28 x 40) and Indian Territory Demand for Tribute (oil/canvas, 30 x 36) both estimated at $40,000-$60,000.

Featured wildlife works include Carl Rungius’s At the Deadwater, a 24 x 32 oil on canvas completed in 1908 and estimated at $125,000-$175,000. Other wildlife offerings include Tucker Smith’s Packer Creek (oil/canvas, 32 x 40) offered at $60,000-$90,000, and Robert Bateman’s Big Black (acrylic/canvas, 36 x 36) and A Resting Place – Cape Buffalo (oil/board, 28 x 48) both estimated at $40,000-$60,000.

The Jackson Hole Art Auction is currently seeking high quality consignments for the 2017 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 and Scottsdale offices each Wednesday between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM for a complimentary auction evaluation.