Coeur d'Alene Art Auction - July 2021

– 96 – 123 Bonnie Marris (b. 1951) Serenity (2021) oil on canvas 48 × 24 inches signed lower right: B LMarris The artist writes, “I hike in the woods nearly every day of the year. If things are hectic, the woods and creek give me a peace like nothing else. Sometimes I share this quiet with a fox. We know each other now and pretend the creek is ours alone.” $15,000–25,000 122 W. Steve Seltzer (b. 1945) Along the Birdtail Route (2021) oil on canvas 24 × 36 inches signed lower right: W. S. Seltzer According to the artist, “The Birdtail, a well traveled route in early Montana territory, was named after the prominent geographical landmark that could be seen for miles in every direction. The campsite is a new one for this band of Native Americans, on their way to a well known Pishkun near the Great Falls of the Missouri to gather buffalo meat and hides. Several scouts have recently returned from a reconnaissance trip to determine the potential for trouble from ‘unfriendlies’ that might be in the vicinity.” $6,000–9,000