Silence of the Prairie - Day 2

Silence of the Prairie - Day 2

Saturday, June 14, 2025  |  9:00 AM Mountain
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Silence of the Prairie - Day 2

Silence of the Prairie - Day 2

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Davis Brothers Auction is proud to present Day 2 of our landmark summer event, Silence of the Prairie-a sweeping exhibition of rare Western fine art, historic photography, and investment-grade artifacts drawn from private collections and long-held estates across America.

Featured Artists:

Olaf Wieghorst, William Penhallow Henderson, Les Thomas, George Phippen, Granville Redmond, William Seltzer Rice, David Mayer, William Standing, Raphael Lillywhite, Maynard Dixon, Maurice Braun, Loren Entz, Clark Hulings, Frederic Remington, Carl Von Hassler, Walt Gonske, John Bye, Hans Kleiber, David Mann, Bill Anton, Don Oelze, Edward Borein, Harold Von Schmidt, Charles Russell, John Nieto, Edgar Alwin Payne, Clyde Aspevig.

Auction Highlights:

Hyatt & Tankersley Alamosa Belt Handcuffs, historic Standing Rock Reservation photographs and archive, Native American Beadwork, Colonel AE Stewart Trophy Room Photos, Edward Curtis orotones and photogravures, African tribal antiques, Acoma Pueblo pottery and so many more hidden treasures.

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William Hawkins Arizona Giclee on Canvas

Lot # 576 (Sale Order: 576 of 1017)      

13" by 25". Signed....more

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David Ewart Montana Indian Giclee Print

Lot # 577 (Sale Order: 577 of 1017)      

Giclee on Canvas. 22 3/4" by 26 3/4" framed....more

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Native American Indian War Club Print

Lot # 578 (Sale Order: 578 of 1017)      

Signed and Numbered. 12 7/8" by 16 3/4" framed....more

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Native American Indian War Club Print

Lot # 579 (Sale Order: 579 of 1017)      

Signed and Numbered. 12 7/8" by 16 3/4" framed....more

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Jay Rummel Missoula Montana Eddies Club Poster

Lot # 580 (Sale Order: 580 of 1017)      

11" by 17" A Missoula artist, Rummel was known for his love of Native American and pioneer storytelling, the paintings of Charlie Russell, 1960's psychedelia, folk music ...moreand modern art. The Five Valleys Trilogy is one of his most significant works. Three panels are titled, from left to right: Road to the Buffalo, When First Unto this Country, and Lady from Missoula County. MAM's prints are from an edition of photolithographs derived from the original large-scale paintings that Rummel created between 1981-1983 with assistance from Doug Grimm. The paintings were commissioned originally for the Top Hat Bar and are on long-term loan to the University of Montana. The Road to the Buffalo is translated from the Nez Perce name for the Blackfoot River corridor, Cokahlah-ishkit. Local tribes used the foot trail to cross the Continental Divide into the Rocky Mountain Front. Lewis & Clark used the trail in 1806, followed by the Big Blackfoot Railroad, which in the early 1900s transported lumber to the Anaconda mill in Bonner. More recently, conservation efforts have helped the Road to the Buffalo recover from industrial pollution to host excellent fishing and biking trails. When First Unto this Country depicts the landscape and Native American culture that flourished for 10,000 years before Europeans arrived. Lady from Missoula County is the contemporary local art and music scene that Rummel knew well. The print features Missoula most well-known downtown watering holes, local musicians like the Snake River Outlaws, and a crew of Eddie's Club regulars -- including Rummel and Lee Nye, the bartender-photographer who so famously documented the bar's patrons.

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Jay Rummel Missoula Montana Lukes Bar Poster

Lot # 581 (Sale Order: 581 of 1017)      

Luke's Bar Talent Contest. Woodblock print. 11" by 17". A Missoula artist, Rummel was known for his love of Native American and pioneer storytelling, the paintings of Cha...morerlie Russell, 1960's psychedelia, folk music and modern art. The Five Valleys Trilogy is one of his most significant works. Three panels are titled, from left to right: Road to the Buffalo, When First Unto this Country, and Lady from Missoula County. MAM's prints are from an edition of photolithographs derived from the original large-scale paintings that Rummel created between 1981-1983 with assistance from Doug Grimm. The paintings were commissioned originally for the Top Hat Bar and are on long-term loan to the University of Montana. The Road to the Buffalo is translated from the Nez Perce name for the Blackfoot River corridor, Cokahlah-ishkit. Local tribes used the foot trail to cross the Continental Divide into the Rocky Mountain Front. Lewis & Clark used the trail in 1806, followed by the Big Blackfoot Railroad, which in the early 1900s transported lumber to the Anaconda mill in Bonner. More recently, conservation efforts have helped the Road to the Buffalo recover from industrial pollution to host excellent fishing and biking trails. When First Unto this Country depicts the landscape and Native American culture that flourished for 10,000 years before Europeans arrived. Lady from Missoula County is the contemporary local art and music scene that Rummel knew well. The print features Missoula most well-known downtown watering holes, local musicians like the Snake River Outlaws, and a crew of Eddie's Club regulars -- including Rummel and Lee Nye, the bartender-photographer who so famously documented the bar's patrons.

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European Landscape Oil Painting

Lot # 582 (Sale Order: 582 of 1017)      

18" by 24" framed....more

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Tucker Smith Madison Crossing Print

Lot # 583 (Sale Order: 583 of 1017)      

Signed and numbered. 21" by 39"....more

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Jay Contway Montana Print

Lot # 584 (Sale Order: 584 of 1017)      

Signed and Numbered. 16 1/2" by 17 1/2"...more

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Harry L. Lopp Mount Citadel Glacier Park Painting

Lot # 585 (Sale Order: 585 of 1017)      

Title is Mount Citadel Glacier National Park Montana. 12" by 16" unframed. 16 1/2" by 21" framed. Oil on Canvas. Harry Leonard Lopp (1888 - 1974) was active/lived in Mont...moreana, South Dakota, Oregon / Canada. Harry Lopp is known for National park landscape paintings, often with animals, architectural design. Leonard Lopp (May 1, 1888 - December 3, 1974) was an American painter and muralist of the Pacific Northwest. He exhibited his work in the United States and Canada, and he did five murals in Kalispell, Montana. His paintings were collected by President Harry Truman and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Lopp became a painter and muralist of the Pacific Northwest. He did five murals in Kalispell, Montana: four in the Conrad National Bank, and one in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He was a member of the Montana Institute of the Arts, and he exhibited his work in the United States and Canada. His paintings often came in handmade frames. Lopp also restored paintings in the C. M. Russell Museum Complex in Great Falls, Montana.

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Tom Lucas Still Life Oil on Board Painting

Lot # 586 (Sale Order: 586 of 1017)      

Title is Still Life. 8" by 10" unframed. 10 1/4" by 12 1/4" framed. Oil on Board. Tom Lucas is known for Painting. A Wyoming artist, Tom Lucas, has dedicated the past for...morety years engaging in his pursuit of painting distinctive western art. Tom Lucas was recently accepted as an Associated Member of the Oil Painters of America based in Illinois. His biggest influences have been Charlie Russell, Carl Rungius, Bob Kuhn, Ken Carlson, Nicolas Fechin, and David Leffell, to name a few. Tom lives near the Wind River Mountains with his wife Tammy who stands by his side in all his endeavors to persevere.

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Conrad Schwiering Silent Solitude Print

Lot # 587 (Sale Order: 587 of 1017)      

Signed and numbered. 24 3/4" by 30 3/4" framed....more

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Elmer Schock Montana Oil on Canvas Painting

Lot # 588 (Sale Order: 588 of 1017)      

Title is Geese Landing. 16" by 20" unframed. 19 1/2" by 23 1/2" framed. Oil on Canvas. Elmer Schock is active/lives in United States. Elmer Schock is known for Painting....more

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Joel Ostlind Etching

Lot # 589 (Sale Order: 589 of 1017)      

13 3/4" by 16 7/8" framed....more

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E.A. Stout Pastel Indian Drawing

Lot # 590 (Sale Order: 590 of 1017)      

18" by 21" framed. Pastel on paper....more

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Jack (Jac) Elmo King Cowboy Drawing

Lot # 591 (Sale Order: 591 of 1017)      

4 1/2" by 8" unframed. 17 1/2" by 20 1/2" framed. Pen and Ink on Paper. Jack (Jac) Elmo King (1920 - 1998) was active/lived in Montana, Arizona. Jack King is known for We...morestern landscape, sporting painting. A soprting and Western painter, he was born in Phoenix, Arizona on December 31, 1920 and went to High School and Community College in Glendale, California. In 1941, he went to work as a draftsman at Douglas Aircraft. He went into the U. S. Navy in April of 1944. After World War II, they bought an acre and a half tract near Redlands, California where Jack built an adobe house. Then after eighteen months, he and his wife sold the home so that he could attend the Los Angeles Art Center School. He was accepted on the GI Bill in 1947 and attended for two years. In 1949, he got a job in Dallas, Texas with per diem for a year as a draftsman with the Carter Engineering Group. He did not graduate from college but they were continually promoting him in mechanical engineering positions. He then worked in Wichita, Kansas as a draftsman again. At the end of his work day, Jack would paint until midnight on freelance work for his own enjoyment. The King's moved back to West Covina, California in 1952. He went to work for Aerojet Aerospace Engineering and then worked in Tacoma, Washington until 1972. They again came back to California. Then they moved again to Idaho Falls again with Aerojet Aerospace for one year. Jack got sick so they came back to California where he retired in 1970. Despite working full-time he continued to paint whenever possible; after retirement in 1970 he painted full-time and his work was marketed exclusively through an agent in Canada. He exhibited for many years at the Calgary Stampede Western Art Auction.

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Frank Magsino Indian Camp Pencil Drawing

Lot # 592 (Sale Order: 592 of 1017)      

6" by 8" unframed. 13 1/2" by 15 1/2" framed. Pencil on Paper. Frank Magsino (1937 - 2020) was active/lived in California. Frank Magsino is known for Miniature artwork, w...moreestern-Indian genre, landscape. One of the world’s finest miniaturists, Frank Magsino, grew up among the broad vistas and rugged mountain scenery of San Jose Mindoro in the Philippines. Born in 1937, the grandchild of pioneers who settled there and built a ranch in the wilderness, Magsino was always more attracted to art than to ranching. Fortunately, his parents recognized his natural talent and encouraged it. They saw to it that his education had an art emphasis, which continued throughout his studies at the University of Santo Tomas and later at the San Francisco Academy of Art. Magsino began to exhibit and sell his work in 1968. However, in 1971 after a period of travel, his style underwent a major change. He began experimenting with miniature painting, and soon found this was a medium perfectly suited to his unique talents. Working with acrylic on masonite, Magsino often uses a magnifying glass to paint incredibly minute details. At times he uses a brush with only a single hair. The resulting miniatures are delicate masterpieces, each a world unto themselves. Few other artists have captured the range, detail and human feeling as Magsino does in his miniature paintings. Magsino’s work may be found in fine art collections throughout the world, including 20 paintings currently at the Favell Museum. "Tilting at Windmills" is pleased to include the works of Frank Magsino in our collection of quality artists.

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Alexander Phimister Proctor Bull Elk Etching

Lot # 593 (Sale Order: 593 of 1017)      

8 1/2" by 5 7/8", 17 1/4" by 14 1/8" framed. Alexander Phimister Proctor (1862 - 1950) was active/lived in New York, California, Ontario. Alexander Proctor is known for L...moreife size animal and figure sculpture. Alexander Phimister Proctor was born in Ontario Canada in 1862 to second generation pioneers. In the spring of 1871 the family moved to Denver, Colorado with the hope of prosperity. Exploring the Colorado Rockies with his father, Proctor developed a permanent interest in wildlife. Through studying and sketching specimens he developed a deep visual understanding of their artistic merits. Proctor moved to New York in 1885 where he enrolled at the National Academy of Design and the Art Student's League. In 1887 he met the sculptor John Rodgers and under his tutelage took up the modeling of wild animals seriously. After several years of winter studies in New York and summer adventures in the mountains of Washington and Colorado, Proctor's plans were to return to New York. On his return he was intercepted by a telegram from Chicago inviting him there for what was to be his greatest opportunity. In 1891 he arrived in Chicago to begin his newly commissioned work for the World's Colombian Exposition that was to open in 1893. He sculpted thirty-five life-size animals depicting those he hunted and studied in his mountain adventures. He also created two enormous equestrian sculptures. The work brought Proctor into the international spotlight and financial stability. Seeking a more formal education he moved to Paris for a year and studied at the Julien Academy under the tutelage of Denys Puech. There his work won the admiration of Parisian art critics and Augustas Saint-Gauden. Returning to the states, he began work on sculptures of General Logan and General Sherman for Saint-Gauden. In 1896 Proctor received the Rinehart Scholarship and was back in Paris for three years of study. His bronzes 'Stalking Panther' and 'The Indian Warrior' were exhibited at the Paris Exposition of Nineteen hundred and won him the Gold Medal. Proctor had as many commissions as he could handle. He often was overlapping them to satisfy his demand. Over the course of his life he created a prodigious amount of art. His enthusiasm and love of life is seen in all his sculptures that can be found across the states and around the world.

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Anita Munman Japanese Grape Vine Gouache on Paper

Lot # 594 (Sale Order: 594 of 1017)      

Title is Japanese Grape Vine. Gouache on paper. 17" long by 9 1/4"; 26 7/8" long by 19 3/8" framed. Anita Munman worked in sales for a telecommunication company in the 19...more80s. She left the work and returned to school to study the influences of Japanese culture on American art and architecture. Then, together her husband, decided to renovate their home discovered that the money their had was not enough to buy art so Anita decided to create her own art - her husband is a professor of art history and architecture. Anita made gouache paintings and ink drawings based on works by artists of the Arts and Crafts era, many of whom were inspired by the Japanese drawings and landscape prints that flooded this country from the 1920s through to the 1930s. During that time, there was an obsession with Japanese things. People were captivated by the different approach, which wasn't as realistic or symmetrical. Once her own walls were covered, Anita placed an ad in Arts & Crafts Quarterly magazine. Surprisingly, sales boomed and a catalog followed. Most recently, L. & J.G. Stickely Furniture Co. spotted her work and convinced her to sell through its catalog. She now has a stable of 6 artists who produce thirty five paintings every week. The paintings are in the style of the Arts and Crafts, influenced by woodblock prints with simple trees from Japan. Since 1993 the artist has been offering fresh works of art in the Arts & Crafts/Mission style, which are produced from her original paintings. The arts are also influenced by Japanese bugs and beetles, and swamp and bark plants. Anita continues the Arts & Crafts tradition by offering a growing selection of Limited Edition canvas giclees, a large selection of Open Edition Canvas lithographs, and once in awhile an original painting.

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Monte Dolack Enjoying the Bob Marshall Print

Lot # 595 (Sale Order: 595 of 1017)      

Signed artist proof. 39 1/4" by 30 1/4" framed....more

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Russell Chatham Late Afternoon Lithograph

Lot # 596 (Sale Order: 596 of 1017)      

Signed and Numbered print 201 of 275. 22 7/8" by 18 7/8" framed. Russell Chatham (1939 - 2019) was active/lived in Montana, California. Russell Chatham is known for Tonal...moreist western landscape painting, lithographs. A painter, lithographer, and writer of the American West, Russell Chatham has had several hundred exhibitions of his paintings and prints and is "considered one of the world's foremost lithographers" (27). He has written numerous essays and short stories on hunting, fishing and conservation as well as on food and wine and has had his work published in Sports Illustrated, Esquire, The Atlantic and Outdoor Life. Based in Livingston, Montana, he settled there in 1972, and operates a literary press, a gallery, and a company that produces catalogs, prints and posters. He also spends much time fly fishing. Chatham's paintings focus on the landscape of his surroundings and include Missouri River headwater scenes and Yellowstone National Park. He is fascinated by changing seasons and changing light and the silent, spiritual aspects of landscape. Of his work, he says: "Creating art is an attempt to search for something beyond ourselves". (29). In 1990, he began a commission of twelve large-size paintings that are odes to the Montana seasons for the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. The main image is titled The Seasons: The Headwaters of the Missouri River in April and is fourteen by ten feet and based on extensive trips to study the river from various vantage points. Chatham was raised in Carmel Valley, California, and there developed a love for the landscape. An inspiration for his painting was his grandfather, Gottardo Piazzoni, one of the foremost California painters in the early 20th century. Chatham inherited and uses his painting tools, easel and sketch box. As an artist, Chatham is mostly self-taught with a stated intent of remaining distanced from the contemporary art world. He is not prolific and sometimes finishes only six or seven large paintings a year.

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Russell Chatham Squall in Late November Lithograph

Lot # 597 (Sale Order: 597 of 1017)      

Title is Squall in Late November. Signed and numbered 217 of 275. 43" by 31" framed. Russell Chatham (1939 - 2019) was active/lived in Montana, California. Russell Chatha...morem is known for Tonalist western landscape painting, lithographs. A painter, lithographer, and writer of the American West, Russell Chatham has had several hundred exhibitions of his paintings and prints and is "considered one of the world's foremost lithographers" (27). He has written numerous essays and short stories on hunting, fishing and conservation as well as on food and wine and has had his work published in Sports Illustrated, Esquire, The Atlantic and Outdoor Life. Based in Livingston, Montana, he settled there in 1972, and operates a literary press, a gallery, and a company that produces catalogs, prints and posters. He also spends much time fly fishing. Chatham's paintings focus on the landscape of his surroundings and include Missouri River headwater scenes and Yellowstone National Park. He is fascinated by changing seasons and changing light and the silent, spiritual aspects of landscape. Of his work, he says: "Creating art is an attempt to search for something beyond ourselves". (29). In 1990, he began a commission of twelve large-size paintings that are odes to the Montana seasons for the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. The main image is titled The Seasons: The Headwaters of the Missouri River in April and is fourteen by ten feet and based on extensive trips to study the river from various vantage points. Chatham was raised in Carmel Valley, California, and there developed a love for the landscape. An inspiration for his painting was his grandfather, Gottardo Piazzoni, one of the foremost California painters in the early 20th century. Chatham inherited and uses his painting tools, easel and sketch box. As an artist, Chatham is mostly self-taught with a stated intent of remaining distanced from the contemporary art world. He is not prolific and sometimes finishes only six or seven large paintings a year.

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Edward Curtis Photogravure A Hill Camp Spokan

Lot # 598 (Sale Order: 598 of 1017)      

Photogravure of 1910 Photo of Spokane Indian Tee pees. 18 1/8" by 14 1/8" framed....more

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Edward Curtis Photogravure Blackfoot Burial

Lot # 599 (Sale Order: 599 of 1017)      

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Edward Curtis Photogravure Kaktsamah Cowlitz

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